The Tampa Bay Buccaneers came up just a bit short against the Miami Dolphins, 23 to 20, on October 24, 1976.
Final
1st quarter
MIA
TB
Garo Yepremian 28-yard field goal
3
0
Morris Owens 18-yard pass from Parnell Dickinson (Dave Green kick)
3
7
2nd quarter
MIA
TB
Benny Malone 6-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick)
10
7
Don Nottingham 1-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick)
17
7
3rd quarter
MIA
TB
Garo Yepremian 24-yard field goal
20
7
Morris Owens 20-yard pass from Steve Spurrier (kick failed)
20
13
4th quarter
MIA
TB
Morris Owens 7-yard pass from Steve Spurrier (Dave Green kick)
20
20
Garo Yepremian 29-yard field goal
23
20
Dolphins
Buccaneers
1st Downs
19
20
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
63
59
Total Yards
290
334
Yards per play
4.6
5.7
Passing
90
191
Comp - Att
8 - 15
19 - 28
Yards per pass
4.3
6.6
Interceptions thrown
1
1
Sacks - Yards lost
6 - 42
1 - 12
Rushing
200
143
Rushing Attempts
42
30
Yards per rush
4.8
4.8
Penalties
2
8
Turnovers
1
1
Fumbles lost
0
0
Interceptions
1
1
Possession
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Griese | 8 | 15 | 132 | 8.8 | 0 | 1 | 55.4 | |
Team | 8 | 15 | 90 | 8.8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 55.4 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Malone | 22 | 118 | 5.4 | 1 |
D. Nottingham | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 1 |
N. Moore | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 |
S. Winfrey | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 |
B. Griese | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 |
L. Seiple | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
F. Solomon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Team | 42 | 200 | 4.8 | 2 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Moore | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | |
L. Seiple | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | |
F. Solomon | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | |
S. Winfrey | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | |
J. Mandich | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | |
A. Tillman | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | |
Team | 8 | 132 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Yepremian | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
Team | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Seiple | 2 | 88 | 44.0 | |
Team | 2 | 88 | 44.0 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Harris | 4 | 112 | 28.0 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 112 | 28.0 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Harris | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
F. Solomon | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Spurrier | 13 | 21 | 143 | 6.8 | 2 | 1 | 93.9 | |
P. Dickinson | 4 | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 1 | 0 | 158.3 | |
T. Hanratty | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 85.4 | |
L. Carter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
Team | 19 | 28 | 191 | 7.3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 109.7 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Carter | 15 | 51 | 3.4 | 0 |
B. Moore | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 |
P. Dickinson | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 |
R. McNeill | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 |
E. Williams | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 |
S. Spurrier | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
E. Johnson | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 |
Team | 30 | 143 | 4.8 | 0 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Owens | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 3 | |
E. Johnson | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | |
B. Moore | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
L. Carter | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | |
E. Williams | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | |
F. Pagac | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | |
J. McKay | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
R. McNeill | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
Team | 19 | 203 | 7.3 | 3 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 6.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Green | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Team | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Green | 3 | 144 | 48.0 | |
Team | 3 | 144 | 48.0 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Johnson | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 0 | |
R. McNeill | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | |
Team | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Reece | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
More Buccaneers Stats
PPG
28.8
5th
OPP PPG
27.0
28th
RUSH YDS/G
127.0
10th
PASS YDS/G
265.4
3rd
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Chiefs | NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Commanders | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 |
 Eagles | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Lions | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 |
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| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Falcons | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 |
 Buccaneers | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 |
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