Buccaneers vs. New York Giants

WON - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20 New York Giants 03

Only a minute and a half into the game, Charles Mincy intercepted Kanell for a 22-yard touchdown return. Tampa Bay Buccaneers would never trail in the game.

The Buccaneer defense held the Giants to only 135 total yards, and picked off Kanell three times in the 20–3 victory.

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GAMEDAY BRIEF

OFFICALS

• REFEREE: Jerry Markbreit
• UMPIRE: Ed Fiffick
• LINE JUDGE: Mark Steinkerchner
• SIDE JUDGE: Dave Wyant
• HEAD LINESMAN: Terry Gierke
• BACK JUDGE: Don Hakes
• FIELD JUDGE: Bob McGrath
• REPLAY OFFICIAL: not documented

SCORING

• BUCCANEERS: 13:26-1Q Mincy 22 interception return (Husted kick)
• BUCCANEERS: 00:58-1Q Husted FG35
• GIANTS: 13:25-4Q Daluiso FG22
• BUCCANEERS: 05:20-4Q Husted FG26
• BUCCANEERS: 02:00-4Q Alstott 1 run (Husted kick)

STARTERS OFFENSE

• TE: #82 P. Hape
• LT: #74 P. Gruber
• LG: #64 J. Diaz
• C: #61 T. Mayberry
• RG: #73 F. Middleton
• RT: #70 J. Odom
• TE: #83 D. Moore
• WR: #86 K. Williams
• QB: #12 T. Dilfer
• FB: #41 L. Neal
• RB: #40 M. Alstott

STARTERS DEFENSE

• LE: #97 T. Jackson
• NT: #77 B. Culpepper
• DT: #99 W. Sapp
• RE: #91 R. Upshaw
• SLB: #50 J. Gooch
• MLB: #56 H. Nickerson
• WLB: #55 D. Brooks
• LCB: #21 D. Abraham
• RCB: 27 A. Parker
• SS: #47 J. Lynch
• FS: #22 C. Mincy

SUBSTITUTIONS

• 5 Husted, 6 Barnhardt, 20 Barber, 23 Bouie, 24 Robinson, 25 Kelly, 28 Dunn, 37 Ellison, 51 Singleton, 53 Quarles, 54 Palmer, 59 Duncan, 65 Dogins, 69 Pierson, 71 Wunsch, 78 Jones, 80 Davis, 81 Green, 84 Thomas, 85 Anthony, 90 Maniecki, 94 White

DID NOT PLAY

• 4 Walsh

INACTIVE

• 13 Milanovich, 19 Hunter, 26 Abdullah, 31 Young, 72 Ahanotu, 75 Washington, 87 Emanuel, 98 Cannida

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING

• BUCCANEERS: Alstott 17-86, Dunn 21-63, Green 1-18, Anthony 1-4, Dilfer 3-3.
• GIANTS: Brown 17-67, Way 1-0, Kanell 1-(-1), Barber 2-(-2).

PASSING

• BUCCANEERS: Dilfer 20-12-85-1-0.
• GIANTS: Kanell 27-10-83-3-0, Maynard 1-0-0-0-0.

RECIEVING

• BUCCANEERS: Neal 3-8, Dunn 3-4, Alstott 2-29, Williams 2-16, Moore 1-17, Davis 1-11.
• GIANTS: Way 4-25, Calloway 2-23, Hilliard 1-12, Barber 1-10, Toomer 1-10, Brown 1-3.

INTERCEPTIONS

• BUCCANEERS: Upshaw 1-26, Mincy 1-22, Barber 1-11.
• GIANTS: Buckley 1-0

KICK RETURNS

• BUCCANEERS: Anthony 2-50.
• GIANTS: Patten 4-79.

PUNT RETURNS

• BUCCANEERS: Green 4-46, Williams 1-7.
• GIANTS: Toomer 2-(-1).

SACKS

• BUCCANEERS: Jackson 1-12.
• GIANTS: Gray 1-8, Hamilton 1-7, Wooten 1-6, Strahan 1-4, Team 1-0.

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