Week 16
Final1Q
3 - 0
S. Mike-Mayer 32-yard field goal.
FG Made
1Q
3 - 3
N. O'Donoghue 47-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
10 - 3
C. Muncie 21-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
10 - 10
J. Giles 2-yard TD catch from D. Williams.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
17 - 10
H. Childs 1-yard TD catch from A. Manning.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
250
Manning
NO

Rush Yds
68
Muncie
NO

Rec Yds
80
Childs
NO

Scrim TD
1
Muncie
NO

Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1978 NFC West
NOTB
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | |
8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | |
7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | |
7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | |
5 | 11 | 0 | .313 |
Game Summary
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers fell to the New Orleans Saints, 17 to 10, on December 17, 1978.
Game Info
December 16, 1978
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Manning #8 | 25/36 | 250 | 6.9 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 75.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Williams #12 | 7/22 | 96 | 4.4 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 61.9 |
L. Carter #32 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Muncie #42 | 11 | 68 | 6.2 | 1 | 21 |
T. Galbreath #34 | 11 | 60 | 5.5 | 0 | 9 |
M. Strachan #33 | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | 8 |
K. Jones #32 | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 8 |
A. Manning #8 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Davis #38 | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 0 | 18 |
L. Carter #32 | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 0 | 17 |
G. Ragsdale #23 | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 18 |
D. Williams #12 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Childs #85 | 0/0 | 80 | 13.3 | 1 | 21 |
W. Chandler #89 | 0/0 | 56 | 9.3 | 0 | 14 |
L. Hardy #87 | 0/0 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 25 |
T. Galbreath #34 | 0/0 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 12 |
I. Harris #82 | 0/0 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
R. Mauti #84 | 0/0 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 |
K. Jones #32 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
C. Muncie #42 | 0/0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Mucker #87 | 0/0 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | 48 |
J. Giles #88 | 0/0 | 19 | 9.5 | 1 | 17 |
L. Carter #32 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
G. Ragsdale #23 | 0/0 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Lewis #57 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Washington #40 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Mike-Mayer #5 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. O'Donoghue #11 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Blanchard #16 | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Green #4 | 9 | 361 | 40.1 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Mauti #84 | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Schwartz #48 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Chandler #89 | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Reece #46 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Giles #88 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Chandler #89 | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Reece #46 | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Manning #8 | 25/36 | 250 | 6.9 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 75.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Muncie #42 | 11 | 68 | 6.2 | 1 | 21 |
T. Galbreath #34 | 11 | 60 | 5.5 | 0 | 9 |
M. Strachan #33 | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | 8 |
K. Jones #32 | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 8 |
A. Manning #8 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Childs #85 | 0/0 | 80 | 13.3 | 1 | 21 |
W. Chandler #89 | 0/0 | 56 | 9.3 | 0 | 14 |
L. Hardy #87 | 0/0 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 25 |
T. Galbreath #34 | 0/0 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 12 |
I. Harris #82 | 0/0 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
R. Mauti #84 | 0/0 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 |
K. Jones #32 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
C. Muncie #42 | 0/0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Mike-Mayer #5 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Blanchard #16 | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Mauti #84 | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Schwartz #48 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Chandler #89 | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Chandler #89 | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Williams #12 | 7/22 | 96 | 4.4 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 61.9 |
L. Carter #32 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Davis #38 | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 0 | 18 |
L. Carter #32 | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 0 | 17 |
G. Ragsdale #23 | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 18 |
D. Williams #12 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Mucker #87 | 0/0 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | 48 |
J. Giles #88 | 0/0 | 19 | 9.5 | 1 | 17 |
L. Carter #32 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
G. Ragsdale #23 | 0/0 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Lewis #57 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Washington #40 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. O'Donoghue #11 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Green #4 | 9 | 361 | 40.1 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Reece #46 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Giles #88 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Reece #46 | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 |
421
Total Yds
177
250
Pass Yds
75
171
Rush Yds
102
74
Total Plays
47
5.7
Yards Per Play
3.8
6.9
Yards Per Pass
3.0
4.5
Yards Per Rush
4.6
24
1st Downs
10
4
Punts
9
3
Turnovers
0
2
Interceptions Thrown
0
1
Fumbles Lost
0
5
Penalties
5
49
Penalty Yards
30
2
Sacks
0
21
Sack Yards
0
0
D/ST TD
0
NO
TB