The Tampa Bay Buccaneers handily beat the Miami Dolphins, 31 to 21, on September 21, 1997.

Final

Dolphins

2-2-0

21

Buccaneers

4-0-0

31

Team

MIA

TB

1

0

7

2

7

3

0

10

4

14

7

Total

21

31

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

MIA

TB

Mike Alstott 3-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Michael Husted kick)

0

7

2nd quarter

MIA

TB

Mike Alstott 1-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Michael Husted kick)

0

14

O.J. McDuffie 10-yard pass from Dan Marino (Olindo Mare kick)

7

14

3rd quarter

MIA

TB

Michael Husted 22-yard field goal

7

17

Reidel Anthony 38-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Michael Husted kick)

7

24

4th quarter

MIA

TB

Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar 1-yard run (Olindo Mare kick)

14

24

Warrick Dunn 58-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Michael Husted kick)

14

31

Fred Barnett 1-yard pass from Dan Marino (Olindo Mare kick)

21

31

Dolphins

Buccaneers

1st Downs

21

24

Passing 1st Downs

16

13

Rushing 1st Downs

5

6

1st downs from penalties

0

5

3rd down efficiency

3 - 9

7 - 9

4th down efficiency

2 - 2

0 - 0

Total Plays

54

56

Total Yards

283

357

Yards per play

5.2

6.4

Passing

235

248

Comp - Att

24 - 37

18 - 24

Yards per pass

6.4

10.3

Interceptions thrown

0

1

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

Rushing

48

109

Rushing Attempts

17

32

Yards per rush

2.8

3.4

Penalties

8

2

Turnovers

0

1

Fumbles lost

0

Interceptions

0

1

Possession

26:27

33:33

Dolphins

Buccaneers

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Dan Marino	24	37	235	6.4	2	0	0	100.6
Team	24	37	235	6.4	2	0	0	100.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar	16	45	2.8	1
Jerris McPhail	1	3	3.0	0
Team	17	48	2.8	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
O.J. McDuffie	6	55	9.2	1
Fred Barnett	5	50	10.0	1
Troy Drayton	3	45	15.0	0
Jerris McPhail	3	28	9.3	0
Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar	3	22	7.3	0
Charles Jordan	1	19	19.0	0
Brian Manning	1	11	11.0	0
DeWayne Dotson	1	4	4.0	0
Bernie Parmalee	1	1	1.0	0
Team	24	235	6.4	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Olindo Mare	0	1		3	3
Team	0	1		3	3

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Kyle Richardson	3	142	47.3
Team	3	142	47.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Irving Spikes	4	102	25.5	0
Team	4	102	25.5	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team	0	0		0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Trent Dilfer	18	24	248	10.3	4	1	0	129.9
Team	18	24	248	10.3	4	1	0	129.9

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Mike Alstott	18	95	5.3
Warrick Dunn	11	17	1.5
Trent Dilfer	3	-3	-1.0
Team	32	109	3.4

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Warrick Dunn	6	106	17.7	1
Reidel Anthony	2	50	25.0	1
Horace Copeland	3	39	13.0	0
Mike Alstott	4	20	5.0	2
Jackie Harris	2	20	10.0	0
Karl Williams	1	13	13.0	0
Team	18	248	10.3	4	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Michael Husted	1	1		4	7
Team	1	1		4	7

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Team	0	0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Karl Williams	2	48	24.0
Steve White	1	0	0.0
Team	3	48	16.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Karl Williams	3	30	10.0	0
Team	3	30	10.0	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 handily beat the Miami Dolphins, 31 to 21, on September 21, 1997.

Final

Dolphins

21

Buccaneers

31

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