Sunday October 10, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/10/1976:



Tommy Casanova plagued the Tampa Bay offense and a varied Bengals' attack stymied the Buccaneers' defense in leading Cincinnati to its fourth victory. Casanova set up a first-quarter Boobie Clark touchdown run with a 21-yard interception and then scored himself in the third quarter after picking up a fumble and racing 25 yards.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE106.8  (27)58.8  (27)165.5  (27)9
DEFENSE183.0  (23)179.8  (17)362.8  (22)10
OFFENSE149.8  (11)160.2  (15)310.0  (14)7
DEFENSE110.5  (4)142.8  (9)253.2  (6)13

Line: Bengals by 21

Team1234F
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-5-0)00000
Cincinnati Bengals (4-1-0)1407021

( 0- 7) CIN Bob Trumpy 10 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick) ( 0-14) CIN Boobie Clark 3 yard rush (Chris Bahr kick) ( 0-21) CIN Tommy Casanova 25 yard fumble return (Chris Bahr kick)
                     TB              CIN
First Downs:         12              17
Rushes-yards:        33-114          39-188
Yards/rush:          3.5             4.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-23-122-2     10-15-98-0
Sacked-yards:        4-36            2-9
Net pass yards:      86              89
Net yards/pass:      3.2             5.2
Total net yards:     200             277
Total plays:         60 (55% run)    56 (69% run)  
Yards/play:          3.3             4.9
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             4-3
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     7-54            5-37

Attendance: 49,700

Passing:
TB: Steve Spurrier, 12 of 22 for 122 yards (2 int); Parnell Dickinson, 0 of 1 for 0 yards CIN: Ken Anderson, 10 of 15 for 98 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
TB: Charlie Davis, 16 for 40 yards; Louis Carter, 7 for 35 yards; Ed Williams, 5 for 14 yards; Essex Johnson, 2 for 7 yards; Rod McNeill, 1 for 17 yards; Parnell Dickinson, 1 for 3 yards; Jimmy DuBose, 1 for -2 yards CIN: Lenvil Elliott, 12 for 60 yards; Tony Davis, 9 for 55 yards; Archie Griffin, 9 for 38 yards; Boobie Clark, 9 for 35 yards and 1 TD
Receiving:
TB: Morris Owens, 4 for 62 yards; Ed Williams, 3 for 16 yards; John McKay, 2 for 23 yards; Essex Johnson, 2 for 13 yards; Manfred Moore, 1 for 8 yards CIN: Billy Brooks, 3 for 37 yards; Isaac Curtis, 3 for 27 yards; Bob Trumpy, 2 for 20 yards and 1 TD; Tony Davis, 1 for 9 yards; Chip Myers, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
TB: Essex Johnson, 2 for 39 yards; Louis Carter, 1 for 25 yards; Rod McNeill, 1 for 21 yards CIN: Willie Shelby, 1 for 21 yards
Punt returns:
TB: Manfred Moore, 2 for 15 yards; Danny Reece, 1 for -4 yards CIN: Marvin Cobb, 2 for 7 yards; Willie Shelby, 2 for 6 yards; Lemar Parrish, 1 for 1 yard
Interceptions:
CIN: Tommy Casanova, 1 for 21 yards; Bernard Jackson, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
TB: Dave Green, 6 for 195 yards CIN: Pat McInally, 5 for 213 yards
Field Goals:
CIN: Chris Bahr, 0/1


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