The Tampa Bay Buccaneers squeaked out a win over the Buffalo Bills, 24 to 23, on December 19, 1982.

Final

Bills

4-3-0

23

Buccaneers

3-4-0

24

Team

BUF

TB

1

6

0

2

3

10

3

7

4

7

Total

23

24

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

BUF

TB

Roosevelt Leaks 8-yard run (kick failed)

6

0

2nd quarter

BUF

TB

Mel Carver 2-yard pass from Doug Williams (Bill Capece kick)

6

7

Efren Herrera 49-yard field goal

9

7

Bill Capece 27-yard field goal

9

10

3rd quarter

BUF

TB

Roosevelt Leaks 3-yard run (Efren Herrera kick)

16

10

Gordon Jones 2-yard pass from Doug Williams (Bill Capece kick)

16

17

4th quarter

BUF

TB

Mel Carver 13-yard run (Bill Capece kick)

16

24

Joe Ferguson 10-yard run (Efren Herrera kick)

23

24

Bills

Buccaneers

1st Downs

21

22

Passing 1st Downs

8

12

Rushing 1st Downs

11

9

1st downs from penalties

2

1

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

58

71

Total Yards

318

342

Yards per play

5.5

4.8

Passing

152

204

Comp - Att

17 - 25

20 - 36

Yards per pass

5.8

5.7

Interceptions thrown

3

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 16

0 - 0

Rushing

166

138

Rushing Attempts

32

35

Yards per rush

5.2

3.9

Penalties

6

3

Turnovers

5

4

Fumbles lost

2

1

Interceptions

3

Possession

Bills

Buccaneers

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Joe Ferguson	17	25	168	6.7	0	3	1	47.2
Team	17	25	152	6.7	0	3	1	47.2

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Roosevelt Leaks	13	62	4.8	2
Joe Cribbs	13	49	3.8	0
Joe Ferguson	3	23	7.7	1
Curtis Brown	2	20	10.0	0
Matt Kofler	1	12	12.0	0
Team	32	166	5.2	3

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Jerry Butler	3	42	14.0
Lou Piccone	2	38	19.0
Buster Barnett	1	22	22.0
Mark Brammer	3	22	7.3
Roosevelt Leaks	3	17	5.7
Joe Cribbs	4	16	4.0
Frank Lewis	1	11	11.0
Team	17	168	6.7	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	2	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Efren Herrera	1	1		2	5
Team	1	1		2	5

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Greg Cater	2	81	40.5
Team	2	81	40.5

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Mike Mosley	4	138	34.5	0
Team	4	138	34.5	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Robert Holt	1	6	6.0
Roland Hooks	1	1	1.0
Team	2	7	3.5

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Doug Williams	20	36	204	5.7	2	3	0	55.8
Team	20	36	204	5.7	2	3	0	55.8

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Mel Carver	20	89	4.5	1
James Wilder	8	25	3.1	0
Doug Williams	7	24	3.4	0
Team	35	138	3.9	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Kevin House	4	69	17.3	0
James Wilder	9	58	6.4	0
Jimmie Giles	2	31	15.5	0
Gordon Jones	2	28	14.0	1
Gerald Carter	1	9	9.0	0
Jim Obradovich	1	7	7.0	0
Mel Carver	1	2	2.0	1
Team	20	204	5.7	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Booker Reese			1.0
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Bill Capece	1	2		3	6
Team	1	2		3	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Larry Swider	3	136	45.3
Team	3	136	45.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Michael Morton	4	67	16.8
George Yarno	1	14	14.0
Team	5	81	16.2

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Theo Bell	1	7	7.0	0
Team	1	7	7.0	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 squeaked out a win over the Buffalo Bills, 24 to 23, on December 19, 1982.

Final

Bills

23

Buccaneers

24

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