Buccaneers vs. Phoenix Cardinals 
WON - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23 Phoenix Cardinals 07
A home victory for the Buccaneers.
The Buccaneers offence had no turnovers during the game with solid defense support with three forced turnovers and an important interception by Bucs LB Jimmy Williams on the first pass attempt by Cardinals QB Tony Sacca, setting up the final fieldgoal to cap a Buccaneers victory.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Gordon McCarter
- UMPIRE: Bob Wagner
- HEAD LINESMAN: John Schlyer
- LINE JUDGE: Joe Haynes
- BACK JUDGE: Paul Baetz
- FIELD JUDGE: Phil Luckett
- SIDE JUDGE: Tommy Moore
- REPLAY OFFICAL: NOT DOCUMENTED
SCORING
- BUCCANEERS: 3:11-1Q Willis FG40
- CARDINALS: 4:11-2Q Thompson 3 run (Davis kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 0:50-2Q Cobb 1 run (Willis kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 7:08-3Q Willis FG45
- BUCCANEERS: 1:56-3Q Hall 1 pass from Testaverde (Willis kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 2:05-4Q Willis FG23
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #88 M. Carrier
- LT: #74 P. Gruber
- LG: #66 B. Reimers
- C: #61 T. Mayberry
- RG: #73 T. McHale
- RT: #70 C. McRae
- TE: #82 R. Hall
- WR: #80 L. Dawsey
- QB: #14 V. Testaverde
- FB: #32 A. Highsmith
- RB: #34 R. Cobb
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #98 R. Seals
- NT: #77 M. Wheeler
- UT: #71 S. Dotson
- RE: #52 K. McCants
- LLB: #54 J. Williams
- MLB: #58 C. Tiggle
- RLB: #51 B. Thomas
- LCB: #29 R. Reynolds
- CB: #21 M. Mack
- SS: #23 M. Carter
- FS: #25 T. Covington
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 1 Willis, 4 Stryzinski, 5 Hawkins, 22 Lewis, 27 Fullington, 28 Jennings, 31 Pollard, 40 Anderson, 47 Browner ,53 Brady, 55 Brownlow, 56 Burnette, 57 Chamblee, 59 Alexander, 60 Grimes, 64 Ryan, 67 Sullivan, 72 Taylor, 79 Davis, 86 Armstrong, 87 Drewrey, 89 Anderson
DID NOT PLAY
- 17 DeBerg
INACTIVE
- 7 Erickson, 91 Hall
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Cobb 18-70, Anderson 8-41, Highsmith 5-15, Testaverde 2-2.
- CARDINALS: Bailey 6-35, Rosenbach 2-12, Chandler 1-10, Thompson 8-8, Brown 4-0, Centers 1-(-4).
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: Testaverde 25-14-167-0-1.
- CARDINALS: Rosenbach 22-12-77-1-0, Chandler 9-6-31-0-0, Sacca 9-4-29-1-0.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Dawsey 6-76, G.Anderson 2-31, Hall 2-16, Highsmith 2-14, Drewrey 1-21, Hawkins 1-9.
- CARDINALS: Hill 7-58, Proehl 4-37, Centers 3-15, Bailey 3-5, Jones 2-14, Reeves 2-7, Rolle 1-1.
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: Fullington 1-5, Williams 1-1.
- CARDINALS: none.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: G.Anderson 1-26.
- CARDINALS: Bailey 4-151, Edwards 1-24.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: none
- CARDINALS: Bailey 0-0.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Dotson 2-17.
- CARDINALS: Jones 1-16, Faulkner 0.5-5.5, McDonald 0.5-5.5.
