Buccaneers vs. St. Louis Cardinals 
WON - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 St. Louis Cardinals 00
Donald Igwebuike kicked three field goals as the Buccaneers recorded their first victory under Leeman Bennett.
James Wilder rushed for 120 yards, while Steve DeBerg passed for 196 yards and a touchdown to Adger Armstrong. The Cardinals' offense was ineffective without injured starters Ottis Anderson and Roy Green. It was the Buccaneers' first shutout since their division-clinching 3–0 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Dec. 16, 1979.
The game was attended by a crowd of 34,736, the third-smallest in team history. Players afterward expressed relief, rather than joy, at getting their first win. Igwebuike, Wilder, and David Logan were presented with game balls after the game, the first ever awarded by the Buccaneers.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Fred Silva
- UMPIRE: Ron Botchan
- HEAD LINESMAN: Norm Kragseth
- LINE JUDGE: Bob Beeks
- BACK JUDGE: Jimmy Rosser
- FIELD JUDGE: Don Orr
- SIDE JUDGE: Dave Parry
SCORING
- BUCCANEERS: 4:12-1Q Igwebuike FG47
- BUCCANEERS: 9:10-2Q Armstrong 1 pass from DeBerg (Igwebuike kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 14:45-4Q Igwebuike FG46
- BUCCANEERS: 9:10-4Q Igwebuike FG50
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #89 K. House
- LT: #62 S. Farrell
- LG: #72 S. Courson
- C: #60 R. Grimes
- RG: #68 R. Mallory
- RT: #73 R. Heller
- TE: #88 J. Giles
- WR: #87 G. Carter
- QB: #17 S. DeBerg
- UB: #86 C. Magee
- RB: #32 J. Wilder
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #78 J. Cannon
- NT: #76 D. Logan
- RE: #90 R. Holmes
- LOLB: #54 E. Randle
- LILB: #58 J. Davis
- RILB: #56 C. Johnson
- ROLB: #51 C. Washington
- RCB: #21 J. Holt
- LCB: #23 J. Castille
- FS: #31 C. Curry
- SS: #44 I. Sully
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 1 Igwebuike, 5 Garcia, 7 Risher, 24 Prior, 25 Howard, 30 Greenwood, 40 Armstrong, 55 D Johnson, 57 Browner, 64 Shearin, 65 Fielder, 67 Morgan, 75 Lindstrom, 79 Kaplan, 80 Dunn, 81 Freeman, 83 T Bell, 85 Witte
DID NOT PLAY
- 8 Young, 20 Springs, 52 Brantley, 61 Kersten, 71 Studaway
INACTIVE
- none
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Wilder 29-120, DeBerg 2-4.
- CARDINALS: Mitchell 18-64, Ferrell 5-28, Anderson 1-3, Lomax 1-0.
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: DeBerg 27-11-196-1-1.
- CARDINALS: Lomax 33-21-197-2-0.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Giles 6-134, Carter 2-49, House 1-6, Magee 1-6, Armstrong 1-1.
- CARDINALS: Smith 5-47, Ferrell 5-39, Mitchell 5-38, Marsh 4-53, Tilley 2-20.
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: Davis 1-22, Holt 1-3.
- CARDINALS: Junior 1-0.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Prior 1-22.
- CARDINALS: Duncan 5-116.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Prior 1-3.
- CARDINALS: Smith 2-36.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Cannon 1-4, Browner 0.5-4.5, Morgan 0.5-4.5.
- CARDINALS: Nunn 1-14.
