The Tampa Bay Buccaneers couldn't pull it off against the San Diego Chargers, 24 to 23, on December 13, 1981.

1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Final

SD

24

1

7

7

2

7

0

3

0

3

4

10

13

Total

24

23

1st quarter

SD

TB

Chargers

Eric Sievers 27-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick)

7

0

Buccaneers

Theo Bell 58-yard pass from Doug Williams (Bill Capece kick)

7

7

2nd quarter

SD

TB

Chargers

John Cappelletti 8-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick)

14

7

3rd quarter

SD

TB

Buccaneers

Bill Capece 49-yard field goal

14

10

4th quarter

SD

TB

Chargers

James Brooks 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick)

21

10

Buccaneers

James Wilder 8-yard run (kick failed)

21

16

Buccaneers

James Wilder 23-yard run (Bill Capece kick)

21

23

Chargers

Rolf Benirschke 29-yard field goal

24

23

Chargers

Buccaneers

1st Downs

27

18

Passing 1st Downs

20

13

Rushing 1st Downs

7

5

1st downs from penalties

0

0

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

82

58

Total Yards

445

404

Yards per play

5.4

7.0

Passing

351

290

Comp - Att

33 - 51

22 - 36

Yards per pass

6.9

7.4

Interceptions thrown

2

2

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

3 - 31

Rushing

94

114

Rushing Attempts

31

19

Yards per rush

3.0

6.0

Penalties

5

3

Turnovers

4

3

Fumbles lost

2

1

Interceptions

2

2

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Dan Fouts 33 49 351 7.2 1 2 0 77.8
Wes Chandler 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 39.6
Kellen Winslow 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 39.6
Team 33 51 351 6.9 1 2 0 74.9

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
James Brooks 17 50 2.9 1
John Cappelletti 9 32 3.6 1
Chuck Muncie 3 17 5.7 0
Dan Fouts 1 3 3.0 0
Wes Chandler 1 -8 -8.0 0
Team 31 94 3.0 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Wes Chandler 8 112 14.0 0
Charlie Joiner 7 99 14.1 0
Kellen Winslow 8 55 6.9 0
James Brooks 7 31 4.4 0
Eric Sievers 1 27 27.0 1
Dwight Scales 1 22 22.0 0
John Cappelletti 1 5 5.0 0
Team 33 351 6.9 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 2 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Rolf Benirschke 1 1 3 6
Team 1 1 3 6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
George Roberts 4 189 47.3
Team 4 189 47.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
James Brooks 4 99 24.8 0
Hank Bauer 1 14 14.0 0
Team 5 113 22.6 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
James Brooks 2 29 14.5 0
Team 2 29 14.5 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Doug Williams 22 35 321 9.2 1 2 3 78.4
Kevin House 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 39.6
Team 22 36 290 8.9 1 2 3 76.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
James Owens 11 61 5.5 0
James Wilder 4 34 8.5 2
Doug Williams 1 17 17.0 0
Jerry Eckwood 1 2 2.0 0
Ricky Bell 2 0 0.0 0
Team 19 114 6.0 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Theo Bell 3 96 32.0 1
James Wilder 6 78 13.0 0
Kevin House 3 61 20.3 0
Jimmie Giles 4 38 9.5 0
James Owens 4 36 9.0 0
Jerry Eckwood 2 12 6.0 0
Team 22 321 8.9 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 1 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 0.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Bill Capece 1 1 2 5
Team 1 1 2 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Larry Swider 5 205 41.0
Team 5 205 41.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
James Owens 2 52 26.0 0
James Wilder 1 19 19.0 0
Tony Davis 1 13 13.0 0
Team 4 84 21.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Neal Colzie 1 0 0.0 0
Team 1 0 0.0 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