Buccaneers vs. Buffalo Bills 
WON - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31 Buffalo Bills 17
Tampa Bay Buccaneers gained less than 200 yards of offense and allowed 7 sacks, but so-called "Buc Ball" still prevailed over the visiting Bills.
Warrick Dunn scored two rushing touchdowns, Karl "The Truth" Williams scored a 73-yard punt return touchdown, and Derrick Brooks had an outstanding day with 20 tackles.
The game proved more competitive than the final score indicated. The score was 10-7 at the end of three quarters.
Dunn's first touchdown made the score 17-7, when the Bills responded when future Buccaneers backup quarterback Rob Johnson threw a touchdown to Eric Moulds. Williams's punt return made the score 24-14 late. On the ensuing possession for the Bills, Brooks wrapped up Johnson and violently threw him to the ground with a hit that knocked him out of the game, but miraculously, Johnson flipped the ball to Shawn Bryson and a sure sack became a 15 yard gain to set up a field goal to make it 24-17 with about 2:30 to go.
The Bills attempted an onside kick, but the Bucs recovered. Dunn's game clinching touchdown run came two plays later.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Ed Hochuli
- UMPIRE: Neil Gereb
- HEAD LINESMAN: Mark Hittner
- LINE JUDGE: Mark Perlman
- SIDE JUDGE: Laird Hayes
- BACK JUDGE: Don Carey
- FIELD JUDGE: Jim Saracino
- REPLAY OFFICIAL: Dean Blandino
- VIDEO OPERATOR: Ted Campbell
SCORING
- BUCCANEERS: 12:17-1Q Gramatica FG45
- BILLS: 09:42-2Q Linton 4 pass from Johnson (Christie kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 03:34-2Q King 2 run (Gramatica kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 11:38-4Q Dunn 6 run (Gramatica kick)
- BILLS: 08:56-4Q Moulds 19 pass from Johnson (Christie kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 05:52-4Q Williams 73 punt return (Gramatica kick)
- BILLS: 02:27-4Q Christie FG28
- BUCCANEERS: 02:08-4Q Dunn 39 run (Gramatica kick)
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #81 J. Green
- LT: #69 P. Pierson
- LG: #64 R. McDaniel
- C: #62 J. Christy
- RG: #73 F. Middleton
- RT: #71 J. Wunsch
- TE: #83 D. Moore
- WR: #19 K. Johnson
- QB: #10 S. King
- WR: #85 R. Anthony
- RB: #28 W. Dunn
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #72 C. Ahanotu
- NT: #92 A. McFarland
- DT: #99 W. Sapp
- RE: #78 M. Jones
- MLB: #59 J. Duncan
- WLB: #55 D. Brooks
- CB: #25 B. Kelly
- LCB: #21 D. Abraham
- RCB: #20 R. Barber
- SS: #47 J. Lynch
- FS: #24 D. Robinson
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 3 Royals, 7 Gramatica, 22 Stecker, 27 Abdullah, 34 Jackson, 46 Gibson, 48 Kirby, 50 Gooch, 51 Singleton, 52 Webster, 53 Quarles, 58 Davis, 68 Unutoa, 75 Washington, 79 Hegamin, 80 Yoder, 82 Hape, 86 Williams, 95 McLaughlin, 97 Jackson, 98 Cannida
DID NOT PLAY
- 15 Zeier, 60 Coleman
INACTIVE
- 14 Hamilton, 31 Young, 33 Vance, 40 Alstott, 65 Dogins, 76 Curry, 87 Murphy, 94 White
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Dunn 20-106, King 5-8.
- BILLS: Bryson 8-32, Smith 11-30, Price 1-27, Moulds 1-20, Johnson 4-19, Flutie 2-11.
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: King 18-10-106-0-0.
- BILLS: Johnson 39-24-262-0-2, Flutie 10-4-57-0-0.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Green 4-51, Moore 3-17, Johnson 2-15, Dunn 1-23.
- BILLS: Moulds 8-102, Price 6-44, Riemersma 5-82, McDaniel 3-43, Jackson 2-15, Bryson 1-17, Smith 1-7, Cavil 1-5, Linton 1-4.
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: none.
- BILLS: none.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Anthony 2-69, Williams 1-35.
- BILLS: Watson 5-108, Bryson 1-16.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Williams 3-95.
- BILLS: Watson 4-(-3).
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Sapp 2-22, Brooks 1-2, Jones 1-1, Quarles 1-0, Jackson 1-0.
- BILLS: Cowart 2.5-20.5, Wiley 2-9, Washington 1.5-10.5, Moore 1-0.
