The Tampa Bay Buccaneers fell to the New York Giants, 19 to 13, on September 2, 1978.

Final

Giants

1-0-0

19

Buccaneers

0-1-0

13

Team

NYG

TB

1

7

2

3

6

0

4

3

Total

19

13

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

NYG

TB

Terry Jackson 32-yard interception return (Joe Danelo kick)

7

0

Jimmy DuBose 2-yard run (Neil O'Donoghue kick)

7

2nd quarter

NYG

TB

Neil O'Donoghue 34-yard field goal

7

10

Joe Danelo 42-yard field goal

10

3rd quarter

NYG

TB

Johnny Perkins 67-yard pass from Joe Pisarcik (kick failed)

16

10

4th quarter

NYG

TB

Neil O'Donoghue 26-yard field goal

16

13

Joe Danelo 23-yard field goal

19

13

Giants

Buccaneers

1st Downs

12

16

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

64

68

Total Yards

238

251

Yards per play

3.7

Passing

162

86

Comp - Att

12 - 25

10 - 28

Yards per pass

5.6

3

Interceptions thrown

1

3

Sacks - Yards lost

4 - 21

1 - 7

Rushing

76

165

Rushing Attempts

35

39

Yards per rush

2.2

4.2

Penalties

7

8

Turnovers

1

4

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

1

3

Possession

Giants

Buccaneers

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Joe Pisarcik	9	15	156	10.4	1	1		89.9
Jerry Golsteyn	3	10	27	2.7	0	0		39.6
Team	12	25	162	7.3	1	1	4	69.3

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Larry Csonka	6	28	4.7
Billy Taylor	11	18	1.6
Willie Spencer	9	16	1.8
Doug Kotar	5	14	2.8
Dan Doornink	4	0	0.0
Team	35	76	2.2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Johnny Perkins	4	110	27.5	1
Jimmy Robinson	2	28	14.0	0
Billy Taylor	2	20	10.0	0
Dan Doornink	2	14	7.0	0
Doug Kotar	1	8	8.0	0
Willie Spencer	1	3	3.0	0
Team	12	183	7.3	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Joe Danelo	2	2		1	7
Team	2	2		1	7

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Dave Jennings	9	390	43.3
Team	9	390	43.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Ernest Pough	2	64	32.0
Billy Taylor	1	22	22.0
John Skorupan	1	17	17.0
Team	4	103	25.8

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Bobby Hammond	1	0	0.0
Jimmy Robinson	1	-4	-4.0
Terry Jackson	2	-7	-3.5
Team	4	-11	-2.8

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SCK	RATE
Gary Huff	9	22	84	3.8	2		14.2
Doug Williams	1	5	9	1.8	1		0.0
Dave Green	0	1	0	0.0	0		39.6
Team	10	28	86	3.3	3	1	6.1

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Ricky Bell	13	54	4.2	0
Jimmy DuBose	12	52	4.3	1
Johnny Davis	5	31	6.2	0
Louis Carter	5	19	3.8	0
Gary Huff	3	10	3.3	0
Jimmie Giles	1	-1	-1.0	0
Team	39	165	4.2	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Jimmie Giles	5	57	11.4
Morris Owens	2	22	11.0
Isaac Hagins	1	9	9.0
Louis Carter	2	5	2.5
Team	10	93	3.3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	4	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			4.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Neil O'Donoghue	2	2		1	7
Team	2	2		1	7

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Dave Green	7	310	44.3
Team	7	310	44.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Isaac Hagins	4	69	17.3
Jim Obradovich	1	17	17.0
Team	5	86	17.2

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Danny Reece	5	76	15.2	0
Team	5	76	15.2	0

Explore

More Buccaneers Stats

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

Search

Play

Company

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers fell to the New York Giants, 19 to 13, on September 2, 1978.

Final

Giants

19

Buccaneers

13

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Explore

More Buccaneers Stats

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