INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Carver 20-89, Wilder 8-25, Williams 7-24.
BILLS: Leaks 13-62, Cribbs 13-49, Ferguson 3-23, Brown 2-20,
Kofler 1-12.
PASSING
BUCS: Williams 36-20-204-3-2.
BILLS: Ferguson 25-17-168-3-0.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Wilder 9-58, House 4-69, Giles 2-31, Jones 2-28, Carter 1-
9, Obradovich 1-7, Carver 1-2.
BILLS: Cribbs 4-16, Butler 3-42, Brammer 3-22, Piccone 2-38,
Leaks 3-17, Barnett 1-22, Lewis 1-11.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: Colzie 1-13, Washington 1-13, Thomas 1-0.
BILLS: Freeman 1-14, Simpson 1-3, Marve 1-0.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Morton 4-67, Yarno 1-14.
BILLS: Mosley 4-138.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: T.Bell 1-7.
BILLS: Holt 1-6, Hooks 1-1.
SACKS
BUCS: Reese 1-16.
BILLS: none.
Leading by a single point inside the final minute, Lee Roy Selmon forced Roosevelt Leaks to fumble at the Tampa 17-yard line and
Cedric Brown recovered to prevent the Bills attempting a game-winning fieldgoal. The Bucs had moved to a 24-16 lead early in the
fourth quarter when rookie RB Mel Carver scored on a 13-yard run. The Bills closed to within a point when Joe Ferguson
scrambled for a touchdown with just over four minutes left and having forced a Tampa Bay punt, were driving for a winning
fieldgoal attempt when Selmon came up with the crucial play of the season. Undrafted rookie Mel Carver replaced the injured
James Owens as the starting tailback and had his best day as a Buccaneer in the process.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24 Buffalo Bills 23
Sunday 19 December 1982 at Tampa Stadium
SCORING
BUF
12:52-1Q
Leaks 8 run (kick failed)
TB
4:36-1Q
Carver 2 pass from Williams (Capece kick)
BUF
1:00-2Q
Herrera FG49
TB
0:00-2Q
Capece FG27
BUF
9:57-3Q
Leaks 3 run (Herrera kick)
TB
4:16-3Q
Jones 2 pass from Williams (Capece kick)
TB
14:00-4Q
Carver 13 run (Capece kick)
BUF
4:05-4Q
Ferguson 10 run (Herrera kick)
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
75 Reavis
LDE
65 Stalls
LG
72 Snell
NT
76 Logan
C
50 Wilson
RDE
63 Selmon
RG
61 Roberts
LOLB
59 Hawkins
RT
62 Farrell
LILB
56 Johnson
WR
89 House
RILB
52 Brantley
WR
84 Jones
ROLB
53 Green
TE
88 Giles
LCB
41 Thomas
TE
82 J Bell
SS
20 Colzie
RB
32 Wilder
FS
34 Brown
QB
12 Williams
RCB
40 Washington
SUBSTITUTIONS
1 Morton, 3 Capece, 9 Swider, 21 Holt, 22 Smith, 24
Morris, 28 Carver, 30 Barrett, 33 Cotney, 44 Middleton,
51 Nafziger, 54 Wood, 57 Leonard, 58 Davis, 66
Reese, 68 Yarno, 78 Cannon, 83 T Bell, 86
Obradovich, 87 Carter, 90 White
DID NOT PLAY
11 Golsteyn, 15 Quinn, 26 Owens, 73 Hannah, 74
Sanders, 81 Tyler
COMMENTARY CREW
Charlie Jones and Lynn Dawson
GAME HIGHLIGHTS Click on the boxes below to watch the clip
Mel Carver opens the scoring for the Buccaneers on a clever passing play
Gordon Jones catches a two-yard scoring pass from Doug Williams
Lee Roy Selmon forces the fumble that secures the win for the Bucs in the final minute