1978 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers decisively defeated the Chicago Bears, 33 to 19, on October 22, 1978.

Final

CHI

Bears

3-5-0

19

1

0

6

2

10

7

3

6

6

4

3

14

Total

19

33

1st quarter

CHI

TB

Buccaneers

Ricky Bell 1-yard run (kick failed)

0

6

2nd quarter

CHI

TB

Bears

James Scott 34-yard pass from Bob Avellini (Bob Thomas kick)

7

6

Buccaneers

Jim Obradovich 28-yard pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick)

7

13

Bears

Bob Thomas 21-yard field goal

10

13

3rd quarter

CHI

TB

Bears

Roland Harper 2-yard run (kick failed)

16

13

Buccaneers

Doug Williams 1-yard run (kick failed)

16

19

4th quarter

CHI

TB

Buccaneers

Morris Owens 40-yard pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick)

16

26

Bears

Bob Thomas 27-yard field goal

19

26

Buccaneers

Johnny Davis 3-yard run (Neil O'Donoghue kick)

19

33

Bears

Buccaneers

1st Downs

15

21

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

60

69

Total Yards

323

320

Yards per play

5.4

4.6

Passing

203

173

Comp - Att

15 - 29

11 - 20

Yards per pass

6.5

8.2

Interceptions thrown

3

1

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 15

1 - 7

Rushing

120

147

Rushing Attempts

29

48

Yards per rush

4.1

3.1

Penalties

3

5

Turnovers

3

1

Fumbles lost

0

0

Interceptions

3

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
B. Avellini
15
29
218
7.5
1
3
48.4
Team
15
29
203
7.5
1
3
2
48.4

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
R. Harper
10
65
6.5
1
W. Payton
15
34
2.3
0
B. Avellini
3
21
7.0
0
B. Parsons
1
0
0.0
0
Team
29
120
4.1
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
J. Scott
5
105
21.0
1
W. Payton
5
74
14.8
0
S. Schubert
2
33
16.5
0
R. Harper
2
3
1.5
0
G. Richards
1
3
3.0
0
Team
15
218
7.5
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
3
0
0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
B. Thomas
2
2
1
7
Team
2
2
1
7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
B. Parsons
5
218
43.6
Team
5
218
43.6

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
L. Walterscheid
2
52
26.0
0
W. Gaines
2
48
24.0
0
J. Skibinski
1
12
12.0
0
G. Latta
1
8
8.0
0
Team
6
120
20.0
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
S. Schubert
3
20
6.7
0
L. Walterscheid
1
6
6.0
0
Team
4
26
6.5
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
D. Williams
11
19
180
9.5
2
1
103.0
L. Carter
0
1
0
0.0
0
0
39.6
Team
11
20
173
9.0
2
1
1
97.9

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
R. Bell
27
95
3.5
1
J. Davis
13
41
3.2
1
D. Williams
5
9
1.8
1
L. Carter
3
2
0.7
0
Team
48
147
3.1
3

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
M. Owens
4
82
20.5
1
R. Bell
3
45
15.0
0
J. Obradovich
1
28
28.0
1
L. Mucker
1
11
11.0
0
F. Grant
1
8
8.0
0
L. Carter
1
6
6.0
0
Team
11
180
9.0
2
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
2
0
0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
N. O'Donoghue
0
0
3
3
Team
0
0
3
3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
D. Green
5
181
36.2
Team
5
181
36.2

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
G. Ragsdale
2
60
30.0
0
D. Reece
2
47
23.5
0
A. Maxson
1
17
17.0
0
Team
5
124
24.8
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
D. Reece
4
46
11.5
0
Team
4
46
11.5
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

3rd

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
6
3
0
.667
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
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
Sat
11/2
JAX JAX
@
PHI PHI
23-28

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
11/7
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
8:15 PM
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