The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were decisively beaten by the Green Bay Packers, 17 to 7, on December 3, 1978.
Final
1st quarter
GB
TB
James Lofton 10-yard pass from David Whitehurst (Chester Marcol kick)
7
0
Chester Marcol 27-yard field goal
10
0
2nd quarter
GB
TB
George Ragsdale 14-yard run (Neil O'Donoghue kick)
10
7
Barty Smith 1-yard run (Chester Marcol kick)
17
7
Packers
Buccaneers
1st Downs
11
20
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
50
77
Total Yards
173
321
Yards per play
3.5
4.2
Passing
108
144
Comp - Att
13 - 19
14 - 32
Yards per pass
5.4
3.9
Interceptions thrown
1
2
Sacks - Yards lost
1 - 5
5 - 34
Rushing
65
177
Rushing Attempts
30
40
Yards per rush
2.2
4.4
Penalties
4
6
Turnovers
1
3
Fumbles lost
0
1
Interceptions
1
2
Possession
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Whitehurst | 13 | 19 | 113 | 5.9 | 1 | 1 | 79.5 | |
Team | 13 | 19 | 108 | 5.9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 79.5 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Middleton | 12 | 30 | 2.5 | 0 |
B. Smith | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 1 |
J. Culbreath | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 |
N. Simpson | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
E. Torkelson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
D. Whitehurst | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 0 |
Team | 30 | 65 | 2.2 | 1 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Lofton | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 1 | |
A. Thompson | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
B. Smith | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | |
T. Middleton | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | |
R. McGeorge | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
E. Torkelson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
Team | 13 | 113 | 5.9 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 5.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Marcol | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Team | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Beverly | 7 | 289 | 41.3 | |
Team | 7 | 289 | 41.3 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Thompson | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | |
H. Sampson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Gray | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 |
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. O'Donoghue | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Team | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Green | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | |
Team | 4 | 166 | 41.5 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Ragsdale | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | |
J. Giles | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Reece | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 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 |
 Vikings | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Falcons | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 |
 Buccaneers | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Cardinals | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 |
 Rams | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 |
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