Week 1
Final1Q
7 - 0
T. Jackson 32-yard TD interception return.
Made XP
1Q
7 - 7
J. DuBose 2-yard TD run.
Made XP
2Q
7 - 10
N. O'Donoghue 34-yard field goal.
2Q
10 - 10
J. Danelo 42-yard field goal.
3Q
16 - 10
J. Perkins 67-yard TD catch from J. Pisarcik.
Missed XP
4Q
16 - 13
N. O'Donoghue 26-yard field goal.
4Q
19 - 13
J. Danelo 23-yard field goal.
Top Performers
Pass Yds
156
Pisarcik
NYG

Rush Yds
54
Bell
TB

Rec Yds
110
Perkins
NYG

Scrim TD
1
Perkins
NYG

1978 NFC East
| 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 York Giants, 19 to 13, on September 2, 1978.
Game Info
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Pisarcik #9 | 9/15 | 156 | 10.4 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 89.9 |
J. Golsteyn #12 | 3/10 | 27 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Huff #19 | 9/22 | 84 | 3.8 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 14.2 |
D. Williams #12 | 1/5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
D. Green #4 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Csonka #39 | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 12 |
B. Taylor #38 | 11 | 18 | 1.6 | 0 | 19 |
W. Spencer #27 | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 |
D. Kotar #44 | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 5 |
D. Doornink #33 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bell #42 | 13 | 54 | 4.2 | 0 | 28 |
J. DuBose #35 | 12 | 52 | 4.3 | 1 | 9 |
J. Davis #38 | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 15 |
L. Carter #32 | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 7 |
G. Huff #19 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 10 |
J. Giles #88 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Perkins #86 | 0/0 | 110 | 27.5 | 1 | 67 |
J. Robinson #85 | 0/0 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 16 |
B. Taylor #38 | 0/0 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 11 |
D. Doornink #33 | 0/0 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
D. Kotar #44 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
W. Spencer #27 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Giles #88 | 0/0 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | 23 |
M. Owens #85 | 0/0 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 18 |
I. Hagins #81 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
L. Carter #32 | 0/0 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Jackson #24 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
R. Rhodes #22 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
H. Carson #53 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Washington #40 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Danelo #18 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 7 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. O'Donoghue #11 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Jennings #13 | 9 | 390 | 43.3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Green #4 | 7 | 310 | 44.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Pough #22,85 | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Skorupan #55 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Taylor #38 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Obradovich #86 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Hagins #81 | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Hammond #33 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Robinson #85 | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Jackson #24 | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Reece #46 | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Pisarcik #9 | 9/15 | 156 | 10.4 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 89.9 |
J. Golsteyn #12 | 3/10 | 27 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Csonka #39 | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 12 |
B. Taylor #38 | 11 | 18 | 1.6 | 0 | 19 |
W. Spencer #27 | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 |
D. Kotar #44 | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 5 |
D. Doornink #33 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Perkins #86 | 0/0 | 110 | 27.5 | 1 | 67 |
J. Robinson #85 | 0/0 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 16 |
B. Taylor #38 | 0/0 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 11 |
D. Doornink #33 | 0/0 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
D. Kotar #44 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
W. Spencer #27 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Jackson #24 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
R. Rhodes #22 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
H. Carson #53 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Danelo #18 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Jennings #13 | 9 | 390 | 43.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Pough #22,85 | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Skorupan #55 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Taylor #38 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Hammond #33 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Robinson #85 | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Jackson #24 | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Huff #19 | 9/22 | 84 | 3.8 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 14.2 |
D. Williams #12 | 1/5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
D. Green #4 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bell #42 | 13 | 54 | 4.2 | 0 | 28 |
J. DuBose #35 | 12 | 52 | 4.3 | 1 | 9 |
J. Davis #38 | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 15 |
L. Carter #32 | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 7 |
G. Huff #19 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 10 |
J. Giles #88 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Giles #88 | 0/0 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | 23 |
M. Owens #85 | 0/0 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 18 |
I. Hagins #81 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
L. Carter #32 | 0/0 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Washington #40 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. O'Donoghue #11 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Green #4 | 7 | 310 | 44.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Obradovich #86 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Hagins #81 | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Reece #46 | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 0 | 0 |
238
Total Yds
251
162
Pass Yds
86
76
Rush Yds
165
64
Total Plays
68
3.7
Yards Per Play
3.7
5.6
Yards Per Pass
3.0
2.2
Yards Per Rush
4.2
12
1st Downs
16
9
Punts
7
1
Turnovers
4
1
Interceptions Thrown
3
0
Fumbles Lost
1
7
Penalties
8
64
Penalty Yards
55
1
Sacks
4
7
Sack Yards
21
1
D/ST TD
0
NYG
TB