Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48 Atlanta Falcons 10
Sunday 13 September 1987 at Tampa Stadium
SCORING
TB
8:56-1Q
Freeman 11 pass from DeBerg (Igwebuike kick)
TB
0:43-1Q
Carter 6 pass from DeBerg (Igwebuike kick)
ATL
11:35-2Q
Luckhurst FG50
TB
5:18-2Q
Magee 11 pass from DeBerg (Igwebuike kick)
TB
2:37-2Q
Carter 3 pass from DeBerg (kick failed)
TB
5:43-3Q
Austin 1 run (Igwebuike kick)
TB
14:38-4Q
Carrier 2 pass from DeBerg (Igwebuike kick)
ATL
9:34-4Q
Bailey 34 pass from Campbell (Luckhurst kick)
TB
3:32-4Q
Bartalo 3 run (Igwebuike kick)
Ray Perkins' first game in charge, the season opener and everything just looked right with the world for Buc
fans after two years of Leeman Bennett. One of the biggest victories in franchise history coming off a pair of
2-14 seasons. 1987 may not have turned out so well but the start was almost perfect.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Howard 12-47, Bartalo 7-23, Smith 5-23, Austin 9-20,
Wilder 7-13, Freeman 1-1.
FALCONS: Riggs 12-52, Archer 2-8, Flowers 2-3.
PASSING
BUCS: DeBerg 34-24-333-1-5.
FALCONS: Archer 22-8-94-2-0, Campbell 11-6-77-0-1.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Carter 6-60, Carrier 6-50, Wilder 4-62, Magee 3-46, Hall
2-44, Howard 1-45, Austin 1-15, Freeman 1-11.
FALCONS: Riggs 4-27, Bailey 3-56, Johnson 3-33, Dixon 1-33,
Whisenhunt 1-14, Matthews 1-4, Flowers 1-4.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: Woods 1-42, Futrell 1-23.
FALCONS: Case 1-12.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Futrell 2-8.
FALCONS: Stamps 6-117.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Futrell 4-39.
FALCONS: none.
SACKS
BUCS: Kellin 2.5-24.5, Holmes 1.5-12.5.
FALCONS: none.
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
72 R Taylor
LDE
78 Cannon
LG
66 Yarno
NT
94 Stensrud
C
60 Grimes
RDE
90 Holmes
RG
68 Mallory
LOLB
51 Washington
RT
74 Powell
LILB
58 Davis
TE
86 Magee
RILB
54 Randle
WR
87 Carter
ROLB
57 Moss
WR
89 Carrier
LCB
29 Reynolds
FB
39 Austin
RCB
22 Jones
RB
32 Wilder
SS
33 Kemp
QB
17 DeBerg
FS
20 Woods
PLAYED
1 Igwebuike, 5 Garcia, 21 McKeever, 25 Howard, 35 Smith, 36
Futrell, 41 Swoope, 42 Bartalo, 50 Turk, 52 Brantley, 53
Graham, 56 Walker, 59 Murphy, 73 Heller , 75 Kellin, 77
Maarleveld, 79 Goode, 81 Freeman, 82 Hall, 83 Holloway, 85
G.Taylor, 98 Keys
DID NOT PLAY
14 Testaverde
COMMENTARY CREW
James Brown and Dan Jiggetts
GAME HIGHLIGHTS Click on the boxes below to watch the clip
Phil Freeman started the ball rolling with the first touchdown of the season
Followed soon after by the first of Gerald Carter’s two scores
Calvin Magee extended the lead to 21-3 on Steve DeBerg’s third touchdown pass