The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were defeated by the Green Bay Packers, 17 to 7, on December 3, 1978.

1978 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Final

GB

Packers

8-5-1

17

1

10

0

2

7

7

3

0

0

4

0

0

Total

17

7

1st quarter

GB

TB

Packers

James Lofton 10-yard pass from David Whitehurst (Chester Marcol kick)

7

0

Packers

Chester Marcol 27-yard field goal

10

0

2nd quarter

GB

TB

Buccaneers

George Ragsdale 14-yard run (Neil O'Donoghue kick)

10

7

Packers

Barty Smith 1-yard run (Chester Marcol kick)

17

7

Packers

Buccaneers

1st Downs

11

20

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

50

77

Total Yards

173

321

Yards per play

3.5

4.2

Passing

108

144

Comp - Att

13 - 19

14 - 32

Yards per pass

5.4

3.9

Interceptions thrown

1

2

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 5

5 - 34

Rushing

65

177

Rushing Attempts

30

40

Yards per rush

2.2

4.4

Penalties

4

6

Turnovers

1

3

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

1

2

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
David Whitehurst 13 19 113 5.9 1 1 79.5
Team 13 19 108 5.9 1 1 1 79.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Terdell Middleton 12 30 2.5 0
Barty Smith 8 21 2.6 1
Jim Culbreath 2 9 4.5 0
Nate Simpson 2 5 2.5 0
Eric Torkelson 2 3 1.5 0
David Whitehurst 4 -3 -0.8 0
Team 30 65 2.2 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
James Lofton 3 39 13.0 1
Aundra Thompson 2 23 11.5 0
Barty Smith 3 21 7.0 0
Terdell Middleton 3 20 6.7 0
Rich McGeorge 1 5 5.0 0
Eric Torkelson 1 5 5.0 0
Team 13 113 5.9 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 5.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Chester Marcol 1 1 2 5
Team 1 1 2 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
David Beverly 7 289 41.3
Team 7 289 41.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Aundra Thompson 1 31 31.0 0
Howard Sampson 1 23 23.0 0
Team 2 54 27.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Johnnie Gray 3 43 14.3 0
Team 3 43 14.3 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Mike Rae 14 31 178 5.7 0 2 36.8
Louis Carter 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 39.6
Team 14 32 144 5.6 0 2 5 35.7

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
George Ragsdale 12 70 5.8 1
Louis Carter 12 29 2.4 0
Mike Rae 5 29 5.8 0
Johnny Davis 5 21 4.2 0
Charlie White 5 16 3.2 0
Larry Mucker 1 12 12.0 0
Team 40 177 4.4 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Louis Carter 6 66 11.0 0
Morris Owens 3 38 12.7 0
Charlie White 2 31 15.5 0
Jimmie Giles 2 25 12.5 0
John McKay 1 18 18.0 0
Team 14 178 5.6 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Neil O'Donoghue 0 1 1 1
Team 0 1 1 1

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Dave Green 4 166 41.5
Team 4 166 41.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
George Ragsdale 2 42 21.0 0
Jimmie Giles 1 10 10.0 0
Team 3 52 17.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Danny Reece 4 29 7.3 0
Team 4 29 7.3 0

Explore

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