Sunday, October 6, 1991 - Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Gameday Report

WON - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14 Philadelphia Eagles 13

Trailing the Eagles 13-0 with five minutes of game play remaining the wind hit the sails and quarterback replaced Testaverde to complete two touchdown passes for the victory. THe Buccaneers defense held Philadelphia to only 171 yards of total offense.

The Buccaneers achieved their first season victory after a 0-5 season start.

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GAMEDAY BRIEF

WEATHER: Cloudy w/Rain - 85°F. - Humidity 90% - Wind N.E. 15 mph Wind Chill 82°F.

OFFICALS

REFEREE: Red Cashion
UMPIRE: Hendi Ancich
LINE JUDGE: Bama Glass
SIDE JUDGE: Nate Jones
HEAD LINESMAN: Sid Simon
BACK JUDGE: Ken Baker
FIELD JUDGE: John Robison
REPLAY OFFICIAL: Cal Lepore

SCORING

EAGLES: 06:34-3Q Ruzek FG18
EAGLES: 04:20-3Q Ruzek FG45
EAGLES: 00:58-4Q Joyner fumble recovery in the endzone (Ruzek kick)
BUCCANEERS: 04:19-4Q Wilson 8 pass from Chandler (Christie kick)
BUCCANEERS: 01:09-4Q Hill 5 pass from Chandler (Christie kick)

STARTERS OFFENSE

WR: #88 M. Carrier
OT: #74 P. Gruber
OG: #69 J. Bruhin
C: #61 T. Mayberry
OG: #62 I. Beckles
OT: #72 R. Taylor
TE: #82 R. Hall
WR: #84 B. Hill
QB: #14 V. Testaverde
FB: #20 R. Wilson
RB: #34 R. Cobb

STARTERS DEFENSE

LE: #98 R. Seals
NT: #96 T. Newton
UT: #79 R. Davis
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 , 17 Chandler, 22 Hampton, 27 Fullington, 32 Highsmith, 33 Frizzell, 36 Hardy, 39 Hamilton, 40 Anderson, 56 Anno, 58 Tiggle, 64 Ryan, 66 Hall, 70 McRae, 73 McHale, 77 Nichols, 80 Dawsey, 87 Drewrey, 89 Anderson.92 Manley

DID NOT PLAY

76 Dill

INACTIVE

7 Carlson, 45 Haddix

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING

BUCCANEERS: Cobb 10-50, Wilson 5-11, Anderson 2-6, Chandler 3-(-3), Testaverde 2-(-4).
EAGLES: Sherman 35-89, Ken.Jackson 1-18, Byars 2-11, Drummond 1-0, Feagles 2-(-1).

PASSING

BUCCANEERS: Testaverde 18-5-52-1-0, Chandler 11-7-105-2-2.
EAGLES: Goebel 20-9-62-2-0.

RECIEVING

BUCCANEERS: Dawsey 3-50, Hall 2-15, J Anderson 1-34, Carrier 1-22, Cobb 1-12, Wilson 1-8, G Anderson 1-6, Hill 1-5, Drewrey 1-5.
EAGLES: Byars 3-15, Kei.Jackson 2-29, Ken.Jackson 2-14, Sherman 2-4.

INTERCEPTIONS

BUCCANEERS: Fullington 1-10, Carter 1-5.
EAGLES: Evans 1-31, Allen 1-7, Hopkins 1-0.

KICK RETURNS

BUCCANEERS: G.Anderson 4-62.
EAGLES: Harris 1-12.

PUNT RETURNS

BUCCANEERS: Drewrey 4-33.
EAGLES: Harris 3-26.

SACKS

BUCCANEERS: Thomas 1-8.
EAGLES: Hopkins 2-17, White 1-7.