Week 17
Final
CHI
TB1Q
0 - 7
T. Dilfer 7-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1Q
0 - 14
K. Williams 61-yard TD punt return.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
7 - 14
D. Autry 3-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
7 - 21
K. Williams 7-yard TD catch from T. Dilfer.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
7 - 24
M. Husted 20-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
7 - 31
E. Rhett 5-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
15 - 31
R. Mirer 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
2PT Conversion
Top Performers
Pass Yds
94
Dilfer
TB
Rush Yds
119
Dunn
TB
Rec Yds
47
Williams
TB
Scrim TD
1
Mirer
CHI
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1997 NFC Central
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Packers | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 |
 Buccaneers | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 |
 Lions | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 |
 Vikings | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 |
 Bears | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 |
Game Summary
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers decisively defeated the Chicago Bears, 31 to 15, on December 21, 1997.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Kramer #12 | 12/19 | 82 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 50.8 |
R. Mirer #3 | 6/10 | 39 | 3.9 | 0 | 1 | 1-9 | 28.8 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Dilfer #12 | 10/18 | 94 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 1-8 | 88.7 |
S. Walsh #4 | 1/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 79.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Autry #21 | 16 | 45 | 2.8 | 1 | 8 |
T. Carter #30 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 16 |
M. Hicks #44 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 8 |
R. Mirer #3 | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 3 |
R. Harmon #33 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
E. Kramer #12 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Dunn #28 | 16 | 119 | 7.4 | 0 | 76 |
R. Anthony #85 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
E. Rhett #32 | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 1 | 5 |
M. Alstott #40 | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 5 |
T. Dilfer #12 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 7 |
J. Ellison #37 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
S. Walsh #4 | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Proehl #87 | 0/0 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | 11 |
C. Conway #80 | 0/0 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 |
R. Wetnight #89 | 0/0 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 13 |
B. Engram #84 | 0/0 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 |
T. Allen #49 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
T. Carter #30 | 0/0 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
R. Harmon #33 | 0/0 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
J. Allred #84 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
D. Autry #21 | 0/0 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Williams #86 | 0/0 | 47 | 11.8 | 1 | 17 |
W. Dunn #28 | 0/0 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
J. Davis #80 | 0/0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
R. Anthony #85 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
M. Alstott #40 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Mangum #26 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Johnson #25 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
W. Sapp #99 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Abraham #21 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Upshaw #91 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jaeger #18 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Husted #5 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Sauerbrun #16 | 7 | 294 | 42.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Landeta #5 | 5 | 233 | 46.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Smith #83 | 6 | 119 | 19.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Anthony #85 | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Proehl #87 | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Williams #86 | 6 | 116 | 19.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Kramer #12 | 12/19 | 82 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 50.8 |
R. Mirer #3 | 6/10 | 39 | 3.9 | 0 | 1 | 1-9 | 28.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Autry #21 | 16 | 45 | 2.8 | 1 | 8 |
T. Carter #30 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 16 |
M. Hicks #44 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 8 |
R. Mirer #3 | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 3 |
R. Harmon #33 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
E. Kramer #12 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Proehl #87 | 0/0 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | 11 |
C. Conway #80 | 0/0 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 |
R. Wetnight #89 | 0/0 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 13 |
B. Engram #84 | 0/0 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 |
T. Allen #49 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
T. Carter #30 | 0/0 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
R. Harmon #33 | 0/0 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
J. Allred #84 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
D. Autry #21 | 0/0 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Mangum #26 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jaeger #18 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Sauerbrun #16 | 7 | 294 | 42.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Smith #83 | 6 | 119 | 19.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Proehl #87 | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Dilfer #12 | 10/18 | 94 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 1-8 | 88.7 |
S. Walsh #4 | 1/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 79.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Dunn #28 | 16 | 119 | 7.4 | 0 | 76 |
R. Anthony #85 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
E. Rhett #32 | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 1 | 5 |
M. Alstott #40 | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 5 |
T. Dilfer #12 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 7 |
J. Ellison #37 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
S. Walsh #4 | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Williams #86 | 0/0 | 47 | 11.8 | 1 | 17 |
W. Dunn #28 | 0/0 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
J. Davis #80 | 0/0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
R. Anthony #85 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
M. Alstott #40 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Johnson #25 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
W. Sapp #99 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Abraham #21 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Upshaw #91 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Husted #5 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Landeta #5 | 5 | 233 | 46.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Anthony #85 | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Williams #86 | 6 | 116 | 19.3 | 0 | 1 |
194
Total Yds
269
104
Pass Yds
86
90
Rush Yds
183
59
Total Plays
53
3.3
Yards Per Play
5.1
3.3
Yards Per Pass
4.3
3.3
Yards Per Rush
5.5
31:29
Possession
28:31
15
1st Downs
12
7
Passing 1st Downs
5
7
Rushing 1st Downs
7
1
1st Downs from Penalties
0
5/13
3rd Down
6/14
1/1
4th Down
0/1
7
Punts
5
3
Turnovers
1
2
Interceptions Thrown
0
1
Fumbles Lost
1
3
Penalties
2
1.0
Sacks
3.0
0
D/ST TD
1
