The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were defeated by the Denver Broncos, 24 to 7, on November 15, 1981.

Final

Broncos

8-3-0

24

Buccaneers

5-6-0

7

Team

DEN

TB

1

7

0

2

0

3

7

4

10

0

Total

24

7

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

DEN

TB

Riley Odoms 12-yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick)

7

0

3rd quarter

DEN

TB

Cedric Brown 40-yard interception return (Bill Capece kick)

7

Larry Canada 1-yard run (Fred Steinfort kick)

14

7

4th quarter

DEN

TB

Larry Canada 3-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Fred Steinfort kick)

21

7

Fred Steinfort 31-yard field goal

24

7

Broncos

Buccaneers

1st Downs

22

10

Passing 1st Downs

11

9

Rushing 1st Downs

8

1

1st downs from penalties

3

0

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

72

48

Total Yards

281

209

Yards per play

3.9

4.4

Passing

128

168

Comp - Att

20 - 29

14 - 31

Yards per pass

4.1

4.9

Interceptions thrown

1

2

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 15

3 - 21

Rushing

153

41

Rushing Attempts

41

14

Yards per rush

3.7

2.9

Penalties

5

6

Turnovers

1

2

Fumbles lost

0

Interceptions

1

2

Possession

Broncos

Buccaneers

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Craig Morton	10	14	73	5.2	1	0	2	107.1
Steve DeBerg	10	15	70	4.7	1	1	0	71.5
Team	20	29	128	4.9	2	1	2	88.7

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Rick Parros	12	54	4.5	0
Dave Preston	15	50	3.3	0
Tony Reed	9	27	3.0	0
James Wright	1	11	11.0	0
Steve DeBerg	3	10	3.3	0
Larry Canada	1	1	1.0	1
Team	41	153	3.7	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Dave Preston	6	46	7.7	0
Steve Watson	3	42	14.0	0
Riley Odoms	2	23	11.5	1
Tony Reed	4	22	5.5	0
Rick Parros	3	8	2.7	0
Larry Canada	1	3	3.0	1
Rick Upchurch	1	-1	-1.0	0
Team	20	143	4.9	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Fred Steinfort	1	1		3	6
Team	1	1		3	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Luke Prestridge	6	243	40.5
Team	6	243	40.5

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Wade Manning	1	30	30.0	0
Team	1	30	30.0	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Wade Manning	5	56	11.2	0
Team	5	56	11.2	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Doug Williams	14	31	189	6.1	0	2	3	38.2
Team	14	31	168	6.1	0	2	3	38.2

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Jerry Eckwood	8	25	3.1
James Wilder	4	7	1.8
Ricky Bell	1	6	6.0
Doug Williams	1	3	3.0
Team	14	41	2.9

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Jimmie Giles	4	56	14.0
Kevin House	4	55	13.8
Gordon Jones	1	44	44.0
James Wilder	3	21	7.0
Jerry Eckwood	1	8	8.0
Theo Bell	1	5	5.0
Team	14	189	6.1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Bill Capece	0	0		1	1
Team	0	0		1	1

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Larry Swider	6	262	43.7
Team	7	262	37.4

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
John Holt	1	29	29.0
James Owens	1	23	23.0
Team	2	52	26.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
John Holt	3	17	5.7	0
Team	3	17	5.7	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

4,044

Mayfield

RUSH

990

White

REC

1,255

Evans

Team Rankings

PPG

20.5

20th

OPP PPG

19.1

7th

RUSH YDS/G

88.8

32nd

PASS YDS/G

237.9

18th

2023 Division Standings

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

Last Game

Lions

2-0-0

31

Final

23

Buccaneers

1-1-0

Sun 21 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were defeated by the Denver Broncos, 24 to 7, on November 15, 1981.

Final

Broncos

24

Buccaneers

7

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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4,044

990

1,255

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule