Sunday October 28, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/28/1979:



Neil O'Donoghue booted field goals of 22 and 44 yards and Ricky Bell scored on a two-yard run as Tampa Bay increased its NFC Central lead to three games. Bell, who established a club single-season rushing record, picked up 75 yards on 19 carries. The Buccaneers' Doug Williams completed 12 of 25 passes for 267 yards, but did not throw a touchdown pass for the first time in nine games.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE167.9  (3)152.6  (22)320.4  (10)20
DEFENSE121.0  (9)138.4  (3)259.4  (3)20
OFFENSE100.2  (26)184.6  (13)284.9  (21)22
DEFENSE171.6  (25)157.0  (12)328.6  (18)16

Line: Vikings by 1

Team1234F
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-2-0)303612
Minnesota Vikings (4-5-0)0100010

( 3- 0) TB Neil O'Donoghue 22 yard field goal ( 3- 3) MIN Rick Danmeier 28 yard field goal ( 3-10) MIN Stu Voigt 2 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) ( 6-10) TB Neil O'Donoghue 44 yard field goal (12-10) TB Ricky Bell 2 yard rush (kick failed)
                     TB              MIN
First Downs:         20              21
Rushes-yards:        40-102          33-111
Yards/rush:          2.5             3.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-25-267-0     22-36-223-1
Sacked-yards:        1-9             4-4
Net pass yards:      258             219
Net yards/pass:      9.9             5.5
Total net yards:     360             330
Total plays:         66 (60% run)    73 (45% run)  
Yards/play:          5.5             4.5
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             3-0
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     3-19            10-87

Attendance: 46,906

Passing:
TB: Doug Williams, 12 of 25 for 267 yards MIN: Tommy Kramer, 22 of 36 for 223 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
TB: Ricky Bell, 19 for 75 yards and 1 TD; Jerry Eckwood, 19 for 28 yards; Doug Williams, 2 for -1 yards MIN: Ted Brown, 20 for 85 yards; Rickey Young, 8 for 1 yard; Tommy Kramer, 3 for 22 yards; Chuck Foreman, 2 for 3 yards
Receiving:
TB: Isaac Hagins, 5 for 149 yards; Jimmie Giles, 2 for 43 yards; Morris Owens, 2 for 36 yards; Jerry Eckwood, 2 for 25 yards; Ricky Bell, 1 for 14 yards MIN: Ahmad Rashad, 7 for 117 yards; Rickey Young, 6 for 45 yards; Ted Brown, 6 for 35 yards; Terry LeCount, 1 for 17 yards; Bob Tucker, 1 for 7 yards; Stu Voigt, 1 for 2 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
TB: Dana Nafziger, 1 for 17 yards; George Ragsdale, 1 for 0 yards MIN: Jimmy Edwards, 3 for 58 yards; Stu Voigt, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
TB: Danny Reece, 3 for 8 yards MIN: Jimmy Edwards, 4 for 45 yards
Interceptions:
TB: Mike Washington, 1 for 15 yards
Punting:
TB: Tom Blanchard, 6 for 244 yards MIN: Greg Coleman, 8 for 320 yards
Field Goals:
TB: Neil O'Donoghue, 2/2 MIN: Rick Danmeier, 1/1


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