Tampa Bay Buccaneers 28 Washington Redskins 32 Sunday 22 October 1989 at RFK Stadium
SCORING TB 5:04-1Q Reynolds 33 blocked punt return (Igwebuike kick) WAS 12:45-2Q Lohmiller FG33 WAS 10:34-2Q Safety – Testaverde sacked in the endzone WAS 0:13-2Q Clark 7 pass from Rypien (Lohmiller kick) WAS 10:30-3Q Clark 10 pass from Rypien (Lohmiller kick) WAS 8:20-3Q Lohmiller FG42 WAS 1:20-3Q Riggs 6 run (Lohmiller kick) TB 14:36-4Q Tate 10 pass from Testaverde (Igwebuike kick) TB 14:10-4Q Hill 20 pass from Testaverde (Igwebuike kick) WAS 3:04-4Q Lohmiller FG29 TB 1:11-4Q Carrier 4 pass from Testaverde (Igwebuike kick)
After Ricky Reynolds returned a blocked punt for the score, it was all Washington as the Redskins scored 29 unanswered points to take control of the game. A fourth quarter Buc comeback made it closer than it really was, but the Bucs' rushing total of just one yard on 10 carries said it all. Mark Carrier had another big game as he continued his emergence into one of the best receivers in the NFL.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING BUCS: Tate 6-7, Howard 1-3, Wilder 3-(-9). REDSKINS: Riggs 27-99, Byner 5-43, Monk 1-14, Clark 1-11, Rypien 6-9, Morris 1-3. PASSING BUCS: Testaverde 38-19-311-2-3. REDSKINS: Rypien 36-24-221-1-2. RECEIVING BUCS: Carrier 8-106, Hill 3-42, Peebles 2-63, Wilder 2-25, Smith 1-44, Drewrey 1-13, Tate 1-10, Howard 1-8. REDSKINS: Clark 10-73, Monk 8-97, Sanders 4-39, Johnson 1-8, Byner 1-4. INTERCEPTIONS BUCS: Robinson 1-0. REDSKINS: Bowles 1-25, Wilburn 1-0. KICK RETURNS BUCS: Elder 4-82, Wilder 1-23. REDSKINS: Johnson 2-41, Howard 1-12, Branch 1-6. PUNT RETURNS BUCS: Drewrey 2-14. REDSKINS: Howard 3-38, Davis 1-3. SACKS BUCS: Robinson 1-7, Thomas 1-5. REDSKINS: Grant 1-8, Manley 1-7.
STARTERS OFFENSE DEFENSE LT 74 Gruber DE 79 Davis LG 62 Simmonds DT 95 Jarvis C 60 Grimes DE 94 Goff RG 69 Bruhin LOLB 59 Murphy RT 72 Taylor LILB 99 Marve TE 82 Hall RILB 54 Randle WR 84 Hill ROLB 58 Moss WR 88 Carrier LCB 29 Reynolds FB 43 Howard RCB 22 Jones RB 34 Tate SS 30 Robinson QB 12 Ferguson FS 20 Harris PLAYED 1 Igwebuike, 5 Mohr, 25 Cocroft, 32 Wilder, 36 Futrell, 40 Elder, 47 Smith, 51 Thomas, 56 Anno, 57 Najarian, 70 Swayne, 73 McHale, 75 Bax, 77 Weston, 78 Cannon, 83 Peebles, 85 Walker, 86 Harris, 87 Drewrey, 97 Lee DID NOT PLAY 11 Bell, 12 Ferguson, 65 Graham INACTIVE 39 Hamilton, 55 Rolling
COMMENTARY CREW Verne Lundqvist and Terry Bradshaw
GAME HIGHLIGHTS Click on the boxes below to watch the clip Ricky Reynolds scored for the second time in as many weeks with a blocked punt return Lars Tate began the fourth quarter comeback with a touchdown reception Mark Carrier’s score got the Buccaneers to within four