| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Los Angeles Rams Game Statistics |
| Date: November 5, 1978 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
| Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 55182 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 68 F Humidty: 70% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 23 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 3 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | TB | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Frank Corral 29 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Nolan Cromwell 16 run (Frank Corral kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Neil O'Donoghue 42 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Billy Waddy 68 pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Neil O'Donoghue 25 FG | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Neil O'Donoghue 30 FG | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Frank Corral 27 FG | 9 | 20 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Ricky Bell 1 run (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 16 | 20 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Frank Corral 32 FG | 16 | 23 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | John McKay 23 pass from Mike Rae (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 23 | 23 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Frank Corral 27 FG | 23 | 26 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Frank Grant |
| 85 | WR | Morris Owens |
| 75 | LOT | Dave Reavis |
| 64 | LOG | Greg Horton |
| 79 | C | Steve Wilson |
| 72 | ROG | Garry Puetz |
| 70 | ROT | Darryl Carlton |
| 86 | TE | Jim Obradovich |
| 12 | QB | Doug Williams |
| 42 | TB | Ricky Bell |
| 38 | FB | Johnny Davis |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Charley Hannah |
| 76 | NT | Dave Pear |
| 63 | RDE | Lee Roy Selmon |
| 57 | LOLB | Dave Lewis |
| 61 | LILB | Dewey Selmon |
| 54 | RILB | Richard Wood |
| 53 | ROLB | Rik Bonness |
| 45 | LCB | Jeris White |
| 33 | SS | Mark Cotney |
| 34 | FS | Cedric Brown |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Washington |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Ron Jessie |
| 82 | WR | Willie Miller |
| 77 | LOT | Doug France |
| 65 | LOG | Tom Mack |
| 61 | C | Rich Saul |
| 60 | ROG | Dennis Harrah |
| 75 | ROT | John Williams |
| 83 | TE | Terry Nelson |
| 11 | QB | Pat Haden |
| 30 | RB | Lawrence McCutcheon |
| 22 | FB | John Cappelletti |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 76 | LDT | Cody Jones |
| 90 | RDT | Larry Brooks |
| 89 | RDE | Fred Dryer |
| 53 | LLB | Jim Youngblood |
| 64 | MLB | Jack Reynolds |
| 59 | RLB | Bob Brudzinski |
| 27 | LCB | Pat Thomas |
| 42 | SS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 48 | FS | Bill Simpson |
| 49 | RCB | Rod Perry |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Ricky Bell | 21 | 104 | 5.0 | 22 | 1 |
| Mike Rae | 4 | 95 | 23.8 | 42 | 0 |
| Johnny Davis | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Louis Carter | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| George Ragsdale | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Mucker | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| John Cappelletti | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 14 | 30 | 2.1 | 18 | 0 |
| Nolan Cromwell | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16t | 1 |
| Cullen Bryant | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Pat Haden | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Terry Nelson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jim Jodat | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Mike Rae | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 3 | 123 | 7.2 | 28 | 1 | 9 | 70 | 56.4 |
| Doug Williams | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 13 | 3.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.6 |
| Louis Carter | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 66 | 66.0 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Pat Haden | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 0 | 233 | 8.6 | 68t | 1 | 3 | 13 | 96.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Ricky Bell | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| John McKay | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 28 | 1 |
| Jim Obradovich | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Morris Owens | 1 | 66 | 66.0 | 66 | 0 |
| Frank Grant | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Willie Miller | 6 | 105 | 17.5 | 33 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 33 | 0 |
| Billy Waddy | 1 | 68 | 68.0 | 68t | 1 |
| Ron Jessie | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Nolan Cromwell | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Rod Perry | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Dave Green | 4 | 194 | 48.5 | 53 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Glen Walker | 8 | 333 | 41.6 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Danny Reece | 6 | 0 | 30 | 5.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Larry Mucker | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Jackie Wallace | 4 | 0 | 50 | 12.5 | 31 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Danny Reece | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| George Ragsdale | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Louis Carter | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Jim Obradovich | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Jimmie Giles | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Jerry Latin | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 25 | 0 | |
| Jim Jodat | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Dave Pear | 1.0 |
| Rik Bonness | 1.0 |
| Bill Kollar | 1.0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |
| Cody Jones | 3.0 |
| Bob Brudzinski | 2.0 |
| Jack Youngblood | 1.0 |
| Jim Youngblood | 1.0 |
| Fred Dryer | 1.0 |
| Isiah Robertson | 1.0 |
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