1997 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers handily defeated the Chicago Bears, 31 to 15, on December 21, 1997.

Final

CHI

Bears

4-12-0

15

TB

31

1

0

14

2

7

7

3

0

10

4

8

0

Total

15

31

1st quarter

CHI

TB

Buccaneers

Trent Dilfer 7-yard run (Michael Husted kick)

0

7

Buccaneers

Karl Williams 61-yard punt return (Michael Husted kick)

0

14

2nd quarter

CHI

TB

Bears

Darnell Autry 3-yard run (Jeff Jaeger kick)

7

14

Buccaneers

Karl Williams 7-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Michael Husted kick)

7

21

3rd quarter

CHI

TB

Buccaneers

Michael Husted 20-yard field goal

7

24

Buccaneers

Errict Rhett 5-yard run (Michael Husted kick)

7

31

4th quarter

CHI

TB

Bears

Rick Mirer 1-yard run (Rick Mirer rush for two-point conversion)

15

31

Bears

Buccaneers

1st Downs

15

12

Passing 1st Downs

7

5

Rushing 1st Downs

7

7

1st downs from penalties

1

0

3rd down efficiency

5 - 13

6 - 14

4th down efficiency

1 - 1

0 - 1

Total Plays

59

53

Total Yards

194

269

Yards per play

3.3

5.1

Passing

104

86

Comp - Att

18 - 29

11 - 19

Yards per pass

3.3

4.3

Interceptions thrown

2

0

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 17

1 - 8

Rushing

90

183

Rushing Attempts

27

33

Yards per rush

3.3

5.5

Penalties

3

2

Turnovers

3

1

Fumbles lost

1

1

Interceptions

2

0

Possession

31:29

28:31

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
E. Kramer
12
19
82
4.3
0
1
2
50.8
R. Mirer
6
10
39
3.9
0
1
1
28.8
Team
18
29
104
4.2
0
2
3
42.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
D. Autry
16
45
2.8
1
T. Carter
2
25
12.5
0
M. Hicks
2
9
4.5
0
R. Harmon
2
6
3.0
0
R. Mirer
4
6
1.5
1
E. Kramer
1
-1
-1.0
0
Team
27
90
3.3
2

Receiving

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
1
1
1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
J. Mangum
1.0
Team
1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
J. Jaeger
0
0
1
1
Team
0
0
1
1

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
T. Sauerbrun
7
294
42.0
Team
7
294
42.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
E. Smith
6
119
19.8
0
Team
6
119
19.8
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
R. Proehl
4
30
7.5
0
Team
4
30
7.5
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
T. Dilfer
10
18
94
5.2
1
0
1
88.7
S. Walsh
1
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
79.2
Team
11
19
86
4.9
1
0
1
88.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
W. Dunn
16
119
7.4
0
R. Anthony
1
23
23.0
0
E. Rhett
6
20
3.3
1
M. Alstott
5
12
2.4
0
T. Dilfer
1
7
7.0
1
J. Ellison
1
5
5.0
0
S. Walsh
3
-3
-1.0
0
Team
33
183
5.5
2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
K. Williams
4
47
11.8
1
W. Dunn
3
18
6.0
0
J. Davis
1
16
16.0
0
R. Anthony
1
8
8.0
0
M. Alstott
1
5
5.0
0
A. Jordan
1
0
0.0
0
Team
11
94
4.9
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
2
1
1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
W. Sapp
2.0
R. Upshaw
1.0
Team
3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
M. Husted
1
1
4
7
Team
1
1
4
7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
S. Landeta
5
233
46.6
Team
5
233
46.6

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
R. Anthony
3
90
30.0
0
Team
3
90
30.0
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
K. Williams
6
116
19.3
1
Team
6
116
19.3
1

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