Buccaneers vs. Indianapolis Colts 
LOSS - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17 Indianapolis Colts 03
The Buccaneers defense, lead by team MVP Broderick Thomas and his 13 tackles, two forced fumbles and two sacks, lead to the Tampa Bay victory over the Colts 17 to 03.
Buccaneers Coach, Richard Williamson, finished his brief head coaching career in Tampa Bay with a win over the Colts. Testaverde threw three picks but managed to connect with Mark Carrier for one score, whilst Lawrence Dawsey capped a great rookie season by scoring on a reverse for another.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Bernie Kukar
- UMPIRE: Gordon Wells
- LINE JUDGE: Walt Coleman
- SIDE JUDGE: Don Carlsen
- HEAD LINESMAN: Aaron Pointer
- BACK JUDGE: Roy Clymer
- FIELD JUDGE: Pat Judge
- REPLAY OFFICAL: George Sladsky
SCORING
- COLTS: 14:55-2Q Biasucci FG39
- BUCCANEERS: 00:21-2Q Carrier 29 pass from Testaverde (Christie kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 06:34-3Q Dawsey 9 run (Christie kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 13:36-4Q Christie FG28
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #88 M. Carrier
- LT: #74 P. Gruber
- LG: #73 T. McHale
- C: #61 T. Mayberry
- RG: #62 I. Beckles
- RT: #72 R. Taylor
- TE: #82 R. Hall
- WR: #80 L. Dawsey
- QB: #14 V. Testaverde
- FB: #20 R. Wilson
- RB: #34 R. Cobb
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #98 R. Seals
- NT: #77 G. Nichols
- UT: #96 T. Newton
- RE: #52 K. McCants
- LLB: #59 K. Murphy
- MLB: #55 J. Solomon
- RLB: #51 B. Thomas
- LCB: #29 R. Reynolds
- RCB: #44 C. Carter
- SS: #25 T. Covington
- FS: #23 M. Carter
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 2 Christie, 3 Royals, 22 Hampton, 24 Jones, 27 Fullington, 32 Highsmith, 33 Frizzell, 36 Hardy, 40 Anderson, 56 Anno, 57 Chamblee, 58 Tiggle, 64 Ryan, 66 Hall, 69 Bruhin, 70 McRae, 86 Thomas, 87 Drewrey, 89 Anderson
DID NOT PLAY
- O'Hara, 7 Carlson, 76 Dill
INACTIVE
- none.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Cobb 24-87, Wilson 4-31, Dawsey 1-9, Highsmith 2-7, Testaverde 1-(-2).
- COLTS: Manoa 4-30, Dickerson 11-19, George 2-13, Clark 3-2.
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: Testaverde 31-15-168-3-1.
- COLTS: George 37-20-203-0-0.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Carrier 3-60, Dawsey 3-39, Drewrey 3-38, Cobb 3-25, Wilson 2-(-4), G Anderson 1-10.
- COLTS: Brooks 7-76, Hester 3-42, Dickerson 3-32, Martin 2-33, Clark 2-18, Verdin 1-5, Manoa 1-0, Perkins 1-(-3).
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: none.
- COLTS: Baylor 1-32, Herrod 1-25, Prior 1-13.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: G.Anderson 1-20, Hardy 1-13.
- COLTS: Martin 2-58.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Drewrey 4-60.
- COLTS: Verdin 3-22, Grant 1-6.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Thomas 2-15, Chamblee 1-8, Nichols 1-8, Hall 1-6. Newton 1-2.
- COLTS: Team 1-0.
