Buccaneers vs. Dallas Cowboys

LOSS - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10 Dallas Cowboys 14

The Buccaneers came to play with a solid defensive effort as Broderick Thomas tied Lee Roy Selmon's team record with three sacks in one game and Garry Anderson on offense setting a new Buccaneers record when he scored his fifth straight gam touchdown.

Jimmy Johnson's Cowboys also showed up to play as they held the Buccaneers offense to under 300 yards total and controlled the second half game clock by utilizing Emmitt Smith's 121 yards rushing.

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GAMEDAY BRIEF

OFFICALS

• REFEREE: Pat Haggerty
• UMPIRE: Bob Wagner
• LINE JUDGE: Bob Baker
• HEAD LINESMAN: Earnie Frantz
• BACK JUDGE: Dick Creed
• FIELD JUDGE: Bill Stanley
• SIDE JUDGE: Mike Carey

SCORING

• COWBOYS: 03:28-1Q Novacek 12 pass from Aikman (Willis kick)
• BUCCANEERS: 14:57-2Q Christie FG33
• BUCCANEERS: 02:35-2Q Anderson 58 pass from Testaverde (Christie kick)
• COWBOYS: 14:08-4Q Smith 14 run (Willis kick)

STARTERS OFFENSE

• WR: #88 M. Carrier
• LT: #74 P. Gruber
• LG: #76 S. Dill
• C: #60 R. Grimes
• RG: #62 I. Beckles
• RT: #72 R. Taylor
• TE: #82 R. Hall
• WR: #84 B. Hill
• QB: #14 V. Testaverde
• FB: #33 R. Cobb
• RB: #40 G. Anderson

STARTERS DEFENSE

• LE: #79 R. Davis
• NT: #95 C. Jarvis
• RE: #71 J. Skow
• LOLB: #51 B. Thomas
• LILB: #99 E. Marve
• RILB: #54 E. Randle
• ROLB: #58 W. Moss
• LCB: #29 R. Reynolds
• RCB: #45 W. Haddix
• FS: #39 H. Hamilton
• SS: #30 M. Robinson

SUBSTITUTIONS

• 2 Christie, 3 Royals, 20 Harris, 26 Harvey, 31 Rice, 32 Perkins. 38 Lawson, 42 Everett, 52 McCants, 53 Coleman, 56 Anno, 59 Murphy, 61 Mayberry, 69 Bruhin, 75 Bax, 78 Cannon, 80 Pillow, 83 Peebles, 87 Drewrey, 89 J Anderson, 96 Newton, 98 Seals

DID NOT PLAY

• 17 Chandler

INACTIVE

• 7 Carlson, 70 Swayne

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING

• BUCCANEERS: G Anderson 17-76, Testaverde 2-19, Cobb 6-12.
• COWBOYS: Smith 23-121, Aikman 4-26, Highsmith 3-10, Agee 1-4, Johnston 1-2, McKinnon 1-(-8).

PASSING

• BUCCANEERS: Testaverde 21-13-194-0-1.
• COWBOYS: Aikman 24-17-173-1-1.

RECIEVING

• BUCCANEERS: G Anderson 3-88, Harvey 3-25, Hall 2-29, Carrier 2-27, Hill 2-21, Cobb 1-4.
• COWBOYS: Martin 6-51, Novacek 3-35, Agee 2-48, McKinnon 2-32, Smith 2-(-9), Wright 1-10, Johnston 1-6.

INTERCEPTIONS

• BUCCANEERS: Everett 1-23.
• COWBOYS: none.

KICK RETURNS

• BUCCANEERS: Cobb 2-62.
• COWBOYS: Dixon 1-28, Wright 1-22.

PUNT RETURNS

• BUCCANEERS: Drewrey 2-19.
• COWBOYS: Harris 3-17.

SACKS

• BUCCANEERS: Thomas 3-24.
• COWBOYS: Jones 2.5-21, Tolbert 1-3, Stubbs 0.5-6.

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