The Tampa Bay Buccaneers handily beat the Chicago Bears, 33 to 19, on October 22, 1978.

1978 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Final

CHI

Bears

3-5-0

19

1

0

6

2

10

7

3

6

6

4

3

14

Total

19

33

1st quarter

CHI

TB

Buccaneers

Ricky Bell 1-yard run (kick failed)

0

6

2nd quarter

CHI

TB

Bears

James Scott 34-yard pass from Bob Avellini (Bob Thomas kick)

7

6

Buccaneers

Jim Obradovich 28-yard pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick)

7

13

Bears

Bob Thomas 21-yard field goal

10

13

3rd quarter

CHI

TB

Bears

Roland Harper 2-yard run (kick failed)

16

13

Buccaneers

Doug Williams 1-yard run (kick failed)

16

19

4th quarter

CHI

TB

Buccaneers

Morris Owens 40-yard pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick)

16

26

Bears

Bob Thomas 27-yard field goal

19

26

Buccaneers

Johnny Davis 3-yard run (Neil O'Donoghue kick)

19

33

Bears

Buccaneers

1st Downs

15

21

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

60

69

Total Yards

323

320

Yards per play

5.4

4.6

Passing

203

173

Comp - Att

15 - 29

11 - 20

Yards per pass

6.5

8.2

Interceptions thrown

3

1

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 15

1 - 7

Rushing

120

147

Rushing Attempts

29

48

Yards per rush

4.1

3.1

Penalties

3

5

Turnovers

3

1

Fumbles lost

0

0

Interceptions

3

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Bob Avellini 15 29 218 7.5 1 3 48.4
Team 15 29 203 7.5 1 3 2 48.4

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Roland Harper 10 65 6.5 1
Walter Payton 15 34 2.3 0
Bob Avellini 3 21 7.0 0
Bob Parsons 1 0 0.0 0
Team 29 120 4.1 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
James Scott 5 105 21.0 1
Walter Payton 5 74 14.8 0
Steve Schubert 2 33 16.5 0
Roland Harper 2 3 1.5 0
Golden Richards 1 3 3.0 0
Team 15 218 7.5 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Bob Thomas 2 2 1 7
Team 2 2 1 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Bob Parsons 5 218 43.6
Team 5 218 43.6

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Len Walterscheid 2 52 26.0 0
Wentford Gaines 2 48 24.0 0
John Skibinski 1 12 12.0 0
Greg Latta 1 8 8.0 0
Team 6 120 20.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Steve Schubert 3 20 6.7 0
Len Walterscheid 1 6 6.0 0
Team 4 26 6.5 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Doug Williams 11 19 180 9.5 2 1 103.0
Louis Carter 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 39.6
Team 11 20 173 9.0 2 1 1 97.9

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Ricky Bell 27 95 3.5 1
Johnny Davis 13 41 3.2 1
Doug Williams 5 9 1.8 1
Louis Carter 3 2 0.7 0
Team 48 147 3.1 3

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Morris Owens 4 82 20.5 1
Ricky Bell 3 45 15.0 0
Jim Obradovich 1 28 28.0 1
Larry Mucker 1 11 11.0 0
Frank Grant 1 8 8.0 0
Louis Carter 1 6 6.0 0
Team 11 180 9.0 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Neil O'Donoghue 0 0 3 3
Team 0 0 3 3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Dave Green 5 181 36.2
Team 5 181 36.2

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
George Ragsdale 2 60 30.0 0
Danny Reece 2 47 23.5 0
Alvin Maxson 1 17 17.0 0
Team 5 124 24.8 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Danny Reece 4 46 11.5 0
Team 4 46 11.5 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