| Minnesota Vikings at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 5, 1981 Location: Tampa, FL |
| Venue: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 66287 |
| Weather: Lightning Temp: 82 F Humidty: 74% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Kevin House 55 pass from Doug Williams (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 45 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 25 FG | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Doug Williams 10 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Joe Senser 4 pass from Steve Dils (Rick Danmeier kick) | 13 | 14 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Neal Colzie 82 interception return (Garo Yepremian kick) | 13 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 62 | LOG | Brent Boyd |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 61 | ROG | Wes Hamilton |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 81 | TE | Joe Senser |
| 12 | QB | Steve Dils |
| 23 | RB | Ted Brown |
| 34 | RB | Rickey Young |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Mark Mullaney |
| 72 | NT | James White |
| 79 | RDE | Doug Martin |
| 59 | LOLB | Matt Blair |
| 50 | LILB | Jeff Siemon |
| 55 | RILB | Scott Studwell |
| 54 | ROLB | Fred McNeill |
| 29 | LCB | John Swain |
| 45 | SS | Tom Hannon |
| 25 | FS | Kurt Knoff |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Kevin House |
| 84 | WR | Gordon Jones |
| 72 | LOT | Ray Snell |
| 68 | LOG | George Yarno |
| 50 | C | Steve Wilson |
| 61 | ROG | Greg Roberts |
| 74 | ROT | Gene Sanders |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 12 | QB | Doug Williams |
| 42 | TB | Ricky Bell |
| 32 | FB | James Wilder |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Bill Kollar |
| 76 | NT | Dave Logan |
| 63 | RDE | Lee Roy Selmon |
| 57 | LOLB | Dave Lewis |
| 56 | LILB | Cecil Johnson |
| 54 | RILB | Richard Wood |
| 53 | ROLB | Hugh Green |
| 41 | LCB | Norris Thomas |
| 20 | SS | Neal Colzie |
| 40 | FS | Mike Washington |
| 21 | RCB | John Holt |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ted Brown | 20 | 79 | 4.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Steve Dils | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Jarvis Redwine | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Jerry Eckwood | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Ricky Bell | 11 | 35 | 3.2 | 6 | 0 |
| Doug Williams | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 15 | 1 |
| James Wilder | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Steve Dils | 62 | 37 | 59.7 | 1 | 361 | 5.8 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 74.7 |
| Ted Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Doug Williams | 22 | 8 | 36.4 | 0 | 108 | 4.9 | 55t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 68.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ted Brown | 12 | 77 | 6.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 8 | 92 | 11.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Joe Senser | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 20 | 1 |
| Terry LeCount | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Sam Harrell | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Kevin House | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 55t | 1 |
| James Wilder | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Ricky Bell | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Gordon Jones | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Neal Colzie | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 82t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 5 | 199 | 39.8 | 51 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Tom Blanchard | 9 | 428 | 47.6 | 58 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 18 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Theo Bell | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 29 | 0 | |
| Keith Nord | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Gary Davis | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Jim Obradovich | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Scot Brantley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Lee Roy Selmon | 2.0 |
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