INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Wilder 14-93, Carver 7-12.
COWBOYS: Dorsett 26-110, Donley 1-25, Springs 7-24,
Newhouse 5-15, Pearson 1-4, DuPree 1-1, White 1-0.
PASSING
BUCS: Williams 28-8-113-3-1.
COWBOYS: White 45-27-312-2-2.
RECEIVING
BUCS: House 4-52, Wilder 2-5, Jones 1-49, Giles 1-7.
COWBOYS: Pearson 7-95, Johnson 4-76, Hill 4-45, Cosbie 3-32,
Springs 3-16, Newsome 2-14, Dorsett 2-14, Newhouse 1-11,
DuPree 1-9.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: Cotney 1-50, Holt 1-0.
COWBOYS: Hunter 1-19, Clinkscale 1-11, Thurman 1-0.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Owens 5-110.
COWBOYS: Fellows 4-71.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: T.Bell 1-8.
COWBOYS: Fellows 5-57.
SACKS
BUCS: Logan 1.5-14.5, Brantley 1-6, Selmon 1-6, Green 1-6,
Cannon 0.5-2.5.
COWBOYS: none.
Despite being outgained 456-218 in total yardage, the Bucs somehow had a 17-16 lead entering the fourth quarter but then a pair
of penalties pinned the Bucs deep in their own territory and Monty Hunter' interception return for a score put Dallas ahead to stay.
The Cowboys ran almost double the number of plays against a weakened Buc defense missing defensive secondary starters Mike
Washington and Cedric Brown through injury. The Tampa defense played heroically in the first half after their offense had not
mustered a single first down in its first five possessions. Hugh Green returned a Danny White fumble for a touchdown that he
snatched out of midair, and Mark Cotney returned an interception deep into Dallas territory for a Bill Capece fieldgoal.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17 Dallas Cowboys 30
Sunday 9 January 1983 at Texas Stadium
SCORING
DAL
5:08-1Q
Septien FG33
DAL
2:14-1Q
Septien FG33
TB
9:59-2Q
Green 60 fumble return (Capece kick)
TB
4:14-2Q
Capece FG32
DAL
0:33-2Q
Springs 6 pass from White (Septien kick)
DAL
6:49-3Q
Septien FG19
TB
1:16-3Q
Jones 49 pass from Williams (Capece kick)
DAL
13:21-4Q
Hunter 19 interception return (Septien kick)
DAL
3:33-4Q
Newsome 10 pass from White (Septien kick)
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
75 Reavis
LDE
65 Stalls
LG
72 Snell
NT
76 Logan
C
50 Wilson
RDE
63 Selmon
RG
62 Farrell
LOLB
59 Hawkins
RT
73 Hannah
LILB
56 Johnson
WR
89 House
RILB
52 Brantley
WR
84 Jones
ROLB
53 Green
TE
88 Giles
LCB
41 Thomas
FB
32 Wilder
SS
33 Cotney
RB
28 Carver
FS
20 Colzie
QB
12 Williams
RCB
21 Holt
SUBSTITUTIONS
1 Morton, 3 Capece, 9 Swider, 24 Morris, 26 Owens,
35 Moser, 44 O'Steen, 45 Middleton, 54 Wood, 57
Leonard, 58 Davis, 66 Reese, 68 Yarno, 78 Cannon,
82 J Bell, 83 T Bell, 86 Obradovich, 87 Carter, 90
White
DID NOT PLAY
11 Golsteyn, 15 Quinn, 22 Smith, 34 Brown, 40
Washington, 61 Roberts, 74 Sanders, 81 Tyler
COMMENTARY CREW
Pat Summerall and John Madden
GAME REPORTS
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GAME HIGHLIGHTS Click on the boxes below to watch the clip
Hugh Green’s remarkable fumble return touchdown where he takes the ball out of mid-air
Mark Cotney’s interception and 50-yard return set up a second quarter fieldgoal
Gordon Jones broke away from two Dallas defenders to give the Bucs a 17-16 lead
