| New York Giants at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 2, 1980 Location: Tampa, FL |
| Venue: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 68256 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 80 F Humidty: 42% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 7 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Ricky Bell 21 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Garo Yepremian 22 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Garo Yepremian 37 FG | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Mike Shumann 25 pass from Doug Williams (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Garo Yepremian 35 FG | 0 | 23 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Gary Shirk 8 pass from Phil Simms (Scott Brunner pass failed) | 6 | 23 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Ricky Bell 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 6 | 30 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Larry Heater 1 run (Joe Danelo kick) | 13 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Earnest Gray |
| 82 | WR | Danny Pittman |
| 60 | LOT | Brad Benson |
| 69 | LOG | Roy Simmons |
| 56 | C | Jim Clack |
| 68 | ROG | J.T. Turner |
| 77 | ROT | Vern Holland |
| 87 | TE | Gary Shirk |
| 11 | QB | Phil Simms |
| 38 | RB | Billy Taylor |
| 41 | FB | Bo Matthews |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | George Martin |
| 76 | NT | Curtis McGriff |
| 70 | RDE | Gary Jeter |
| 10 | LOLB | Brad Van Pelt |
| 62 | LILB | Ben Apuna |
| 51 | RILB | Frank Marion |
| 58 | ROLB | Mike Whittington |
| 36 | LCB | Mark Haynes |
| 37 | SS | Donnie Harris |
| 20 | FS | Gary Woolford |
| 46 | RCB | Mike Dennis |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Isaac Hagins |
| 75 | LOT | Dave Reavis |
| 68 | LOG | George Yarno |
| 50 | C | Steve Wilson |
| 72 | ROG | Ray Snell |
| 73 | ROT | Charley Hannah |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 80 | TE | Tony Samuels |
| 12 | QB | Doug Williams |
| 42 | RB | Ricky Bell |
| 38 | RB | Johnny Davis |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Bill Kollar |
| 76 | NT | Dave Logan |
| 63 | RDE | Lee Roy Selmon |
| 77 | LOLB | Dave Lewis |
| 58 | SILB | Dewey Selmon |
| 54 | WILB | Richard Wood |
| 56 | ROLB | Cecil Johnson |
| 25 | LCB | Curtis Jordan |
| 33 | SS | Mark Cotney |
| 34 | FS | Cedric Brown |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Washington |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Billy Taylor | 14 | 56 | 4.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Larry Heater | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 5 | 1 |
| Leon Perry | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Phil Simms | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bo Matthews | 4 | -5 | -1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Ricky Bell | 26 | 130 | 5.0 | 21t | 2 |
| Jerry Eckwood | 14 | 54 | 3.9 | 14 | 0 |
| Kevin House | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Doug Williams | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Johnny Davis | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Phil Simms | 34 | 22 | 64.7 | 2 | 155 | 4.6 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 60.3 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Doug Williams | 25 | 13 | 52.0 | 0 | 163 | 6.5 | 25t | 1 | 3 | 28 | 85.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Billy Taylor | 11 | 67 | 6.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Gary Shirk | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 9 | 1 |
| Earnest Gray | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bo Matthews | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Friede | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Danny Pittman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Ricky Bell | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Gordon Jones | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Shumann | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 25t | 1 |
| Isaac Hagins | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jerry Eckwood | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Kevin House | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Richard Wood | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Mike Washington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 5 | 219 | 43.8 | 50 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Tom Blanchard | 4 | 174 | 43.5 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Alvin Garrett | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Danny Reece | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2.5 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Beasley Reece | 5 | 99 | 19.8 | 35 | 0 | |
| Myron Lapka | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Danny Pittman | 0 | 11 | 11L | 0 | ||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Gary Davis | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 33 | 0 | |
| Curtis Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Giants | |
| George Martin | 2.0 |
| Beasley Reece | 1.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Bill Kollar | 1.0 |
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