The Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost to the Minnesota Vikings, 24 to 7, on October 1, 1978.

1978 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Final

MIN

Vikings

3-2-0

24

1

7

0

2

10

7

3

0

0

4

7

0

Total

24

7

1st quarter

MIN

TB

Vikings

Robert Miller 1-yard run (Rick Danmeier kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

MIN

TB

Vikings

Rick Danmeier 36-yard field goal

10

0

Buccaneers

Morris Owens 56-yard pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick)

10

7

Vikings

Sammy White 21-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick)

17

7

4th quarter

MIN

TB

Vikings

Fred McNeill 16-yard blocked punt return (Rick Danmeier kick)

24

7

Vikings

Buccaneers

1st Downs

19

18

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

69

61

Total Yards

319

370

Yards per play

4.6

6.1

Passing

208

283

Comp - Att

20 - 31

16 - 35

Yards per pass

6.5

7.6

Interceptions thrown

1

3

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 5

2 - 28

Rushing

111

87

Rushing Attempts

37

24

Yards per rush

3.0

3.6

Penalties

5

3

Turnovers

1

3

Fumbles lost

0

0

Interceptions

1

3

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Fran Tarkenton 20 31 213 6.9 1 1 81.8
Team 20 31 208 6.9 1 1 1 81.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Robert Miller 13 38 2.9 1
Rickey Young 15 38 2.5 0
Brent McClanahan 4 19 4.8 0
Mark Kellar 5 16 3.2 0
Team 37 111 3.0 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Ahmad Rashad 5 60 12.0 0
Sammy White 4 49 12.3 1
Stu Voigt 2 44 22.0 0
Robert Miller 4 26 6.5 0
Bob Tucker 2 14 7.0 0
Rickey Young 2 13 6.5 0
Steve Craig 1 7 7.0 0
Team 20 213 6.9 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Rick Danmeier 1 1 3 6
Team 1 1 3 6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Mike Wood 6 218 36.3
Team 6 218 36.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Kevin Miller 1 38 38.0 0
Sammy White 1 17 17.0 0
Team 2 55 27.5 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Kevin Miller 3 28 9.3 0
Team 3 28 9.3 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Doug Williams 16 35 311 8.9 1 3 51.0
Team 16 35 283 8.9 1 3 2 51.0

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Jimmy DuBose 10 35 3.5 0
Ricky Bell 9 31 3.4 0
Louis Carter 1 11 11.0 0
Doug Williams 4 10 2.5 0
Team 24 87 3.6 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Morris Owens 5 132 26.4 1
Larry Mucker 2 66 33.0 0
John McKay 3 54 18.0 0
Jimmie Giles 3 36 12.0 0
Ricky Bell 1 11 11.0 0
Louis Carter 1 9 9.0 0
Jimmy DuBose 1 3 3.0 0
Team 16 311 8.9 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Neil O'Donoghue 0 2 1 1
Team 0 2 1 1

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Dave Green 4 169 42.3
Team 5 169 33.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
George Ragsdale 3 73 24.3 0
Louis Carter 1 12 12.0 0
Larry Mucker 1 3 3.0 0
Team 5 88 17.6 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Larry Mucker 2 18 9.0 0
Danny Reece 1 3 3.0 0
Team 3 21 7.0 0

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More Buccaneers Stats

Team Leaders

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PASS

4,044

Mayfield

Baker Mayfield

RUSH

990

White

Rachaad White

REC

1,255

Evans

Mike Evans

Team Rankings

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PPG

20.5

20th

OPP PPG

19.1

7th

RUSH YDS/G

88.8

32nd

PASS YDS/G

237.9

18th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
Falcons Falcons
7 10 0 .412
Panthers Panthers
2 15 0 .118

Last Game

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DET Lions

2-0-0

31

Final

23

Sun 21 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM