The Bucs dominated the first half of this game, holding the ball for 23 minutes and outgaining the Colts 182-68 in total yardage, yet only had a seven point advantage after a deflected interception gave Indianapolis the ball at the Tampa 2-yard line. After half-time, it was all Indianapolis as Vinny was sacked four times in spite of the Buc offense amassing 28 first downs and over 350 yards of total offense.

GAME SCORING TB 10:05-1Q Jennings 20 pass from Testaverde (Willis kick) IND 8:51-1Q Culver 2 run (Biasucci kick) TB 13:08-2Q Cobb 1 run (Willis kick) IND 12:19-3Q Hester 34 pass from George (Biasucci kick) IND 5:49-3Q Biasucci FG45 IND 7:36-4Q Cash 14 pass from George (Biasucci kick)

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STARTERS OFFENSE DEFENSE LT 74 Gruber DE 52 McCants LG 66 Reimers DT 71 Dotson C 61 Mayberry DT 77 Wheeler RG 70 McRae LB 54 Williams RT 72 Taylor LB 51 Thomas TE 82 Hall DB 47 Browner WR 80 Dawsey DB 31 Pollard WR 88 Carrier LCB 29 Reynolds TE 86 Armstrong RCB 21 Mack RB 34 Cobb SS 23 Carter QB 14 Testaverde FS 27 Fullington PLAYED 1 Willis, 4 Stryzinski, 5 Hawkins, 20 Brooks, 22 Lewis, 28 Jennings, 32 Highsmith, 37 McDowell, 53 Brady, 55 Brownlow, 56 Burnette, 57 Chamblee, 58 Tiggle, 59 Alexander, 64 Ryan, 67 Sullivan, 69 Blados, 78 Mayfield, 79 Davis, 87 Drewrey, 98 Seals DID NOT PLAY 17 DeBerg, 40 Anderson INACTIVE 7 Erickson, 73 McHale

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING BUCS: Cobb 23-76, Jennings 3-18, Testaverde 3-16, Brooks 5-6. COLTS: Johnson 20-67, Culver 1-2, George 1-0. PASSING BUCS: Testaverde 47-23-286-2-1, Stryzinski 1-1-2-0-0. COLTS: George 33-15-234-3-2. RECEIVING BUCS: Dawsey 5-61, Carrier 5-51, Jennings 4-59, Drewrey 3-61, Hall 3-16, Hawkins 2-20, McDowell 1-11, Highsmith 1-9. COLTS: Langhorne 4-77, Johnson 4-34, Hester 3-82, Brooks 3-27, Cash 1-14. INTERCEPTIONS BUCS: Carter 2-0, Fullington 1-4. COLTS: Goode 1-46, Daniel 1-0. KICK RETURNS BUCS: Hawkins 2-32. COLTS: Verdin 1-25. PUNT RETURNS BUCS: Drewrey 1-11. COLTS: Verdin 1-0, Prior 0-0. SACKS BUCS: Williams 1-10. COLTS: Clancy 2-22, Banks 1-13, Bickett 1-10.