1978 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were defeated by the Minnesota Vikings, 24 to 7, on October 1, 1978.

Final

MIN

Vikings

3-2-0

24

1

7

0

2

10

7

3

0

0

4

7

0

Total

24

7

1st quarter

MIN

TB

Vikings

Robert Miller 1-yard run (Rick Danmeier kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

MIN

TB

Vikings

Rick Danmeier 36-yard field goal

10

0

Buccaneers

Morris Owens 56-yard pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick)

10

7

Vikings

Sammy White 21-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick)

17

7

4th quarter

MIN

TB

Vikings

Fred McNeill 16-yard blocked punt return (Rick Danmeier kick)

24

7

Vikings

Buccaneers

1st Downs

19

18

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

69

61

Total Yards

319

370

Yards per play

4.6

6.1

Passing

208

283

Comp - Att

20 - 31

16 - 35

Yards per pass

6.5

7.6

Interceptions thrown

1

3

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 5

2 - 28

Rushing

111

87

Rushing Attempts

37

24

Yards per rush

3.0

3.6

Penalties

5

3

Turnovers

1

3

Fumbles lost

0

0

Interceptions

1

3

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
F. Tarkenton
20
31
213
6.9
1
1
81.8
Team
20
31
208
6.9
1
1
1
81.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
R. Miller
13
38
2.9
1
R. Young
15
38
2.5
0
B. McClanahan
4
19
4.8
0
M. Kellar
5
16
3.2
0
Team
37
111
3.0
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
A. Rashad
5
60
12.0
0
S. White
4
49
12.3
1
S. Voigt
2
44
22.0
0
R. Miller
4
26
6.5
0
B. Tucker
2
14
7.0
0
R. Young
2
13
6.5
0
S. Craig
1
7
7.0
0
Team
20
213
6.9
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
1
0
0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
R. Danmeier
1
1
3
6
Team
1
1
3
6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
M. Wood
6
218
36.3
Team
6
218
36.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
K. Miller
1
38
38.0
0
S. White
1
17
17.0
0
Team
2
55
27.5
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
K. Miller
3
28
9.3
0
Team
3
28
9.3
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
D. Williams
16
35
311
8.9
1
3
51.0
Team
16
35
283
8.9
1
3
2
51.0

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
J. DuBose
10
35
3.5
0
R. Bell
9
31
3.4
0
L. Carter
1
11
11.0
0
D. Williams
4
10
2.5
0
Team
24
87
3.6
0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
M. Owens
5
132
26.4
1
L. Mucker
2
66
33.0
0
J. McKay
3
54
18.0
0
J. Giles
3
36
12.0
0
R. Bell
1
11
11.0
0
L. Carter
1
9
9.0
0
J. DuBose
1
3
3.0
0
Team
16
311
8.9
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
1
0
0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
N. O'Donoghue
0
2
1
1
Team
0
2
1
1

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
D. Green
4
169
42.3
Team
5
169
33.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
G. Ragsdale
3
73
24.3
0
L. Carter
1
12
12.0
0
L. Mucker
1
3
3.0
0
Team
5
88
17.6
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
L. Mucker
2
18
9.0
0
D. Reece
1
3
3.0
0
Team
3
21
7.0
0

More Buccaneers Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

28.8

5th

OPP PPG

27.0

28th

RUSH YDS/G

127.0

10th

PASS YDS/G

265.4

5th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
3
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
5
0
.444
Saints Saints
2
7
0
.222
Panthers Panthers
2
7
0
.222
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
11/10
SF SF
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/24
TB TB
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/1
TB TB
@
CAR CAR
4:05 PM
Sun
12/8
LV LV
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
12/15
TB TB
@
LAC LAC
4:25 PM
Last Game
KC Chiefs

8-0-0

30

Final

24

Mon 4 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
7
2
0
.778
Jets Jets
3
6
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
6
2
0
.750
Ravens Ravens
7
3
0
.700
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
6
3
0
.667
Colts Colts
4
5
0
.444
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
8
0
0
1.000
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC East W L T PCT
Commanders Commanders
7
2
0
.778
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
7
1
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
6
2
0
.750
NFC South W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
3
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
5
0
.444
NFC West W L T PCT
Cardinals Cardinals
5
4
0
.556
Rams Rams
4
4
0
.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
11/6
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
34-35
Sun
11/3
TB TB
@
KC KC
24-30
Sat
11/2
IND IND
@
MIN MIN
13-21
Sat
11/2
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
26-20
Sat
11/2
DET DET
@
GB GB
24-14

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
11/10
NYG NYG
@
CAR CAR
9:30 AM
Sun
11/10
SF SF
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
BUF BUF
@
IND IND
1:00 PM