Buccaneers vs. New York Giants 
WON - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19 New York Giants 13
ARE...YOU...READY...FOR...SOME...FOOTBAL! On Monday Night Football, Tampa Bay hosted the New York Giants.
Thomas Jones scored early in the second quarter, and Charles Lee scored a touchdown catch. Just when they though the season was finished a week before, the Buccaneers pulled out an important victory and moved to 5–6, snapping a three-game losing streak.
With the victory, the Buccaneers swept all four NFC East teams for the season.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Terry McAulay
- UMPIRE: Brian Balliet
- HEAD LINESMAN: Jerry Bergman
- LINE JUDGE: Byron Boston
- SIDE JUDGE: Larry Rose
- FIELD JUDGE: Lee Dyer
- BACK JUDGE: Billy Smith
- REPLAY OFFICIAL: Bobby Skelton
- VIDEO OPERATOR: not documented
SCORING
- BUCCANEERS: 11:21-2Q Jones 1 run (Gramatica kick)
- GIANTS: 06:37-2Q Bryant FG30
- BUCCANEERS: 03:37-2Q Lee 53 pass from B.Johnson (Gramatica kick)
- GIANTS: 09:22-3Q Bryant FG30
- BUCCANEERS: 03:45-3Q Gramatica FG21
- GIANTS: 12:42-4Q Walker 56 interception return (Bryant kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 01:57-4Q Safety - Dach fumbled ball out of bounds in endzone
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #83 J. Jurevicius
- LT: #72 R. Oben
- LG: #71 K. Jenkins
- C: #76 J. Wade
- RG: #60 C. Colemen
- RT: #67 K. Walker
- TE: #85 K. Dilger
- WR: #87 K. McCardell
- QB: #14 B. Johnson
- RB: #32 M. Pittman
- TE: #88 R. Dudley
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #94 G. Spires
- DT: #99 W. Sapp
- NT: #92 A. McFarland
- RE: #97 S. Rice
- SLB: #56 R. Nece
- MLB: #53 S. Quarles
- WLB: #55 D. Brooks
- LCB: #20 R. Barber
- RCB: #31 T. Wansley
- SS: #47 J. Lynch
- FS: #26 D. Smith
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 7 Gramatica, 9 Tupa, 22 Jones, 23 Phillips, 27 Stecker, 30 Barnes, 34 Gibson, 35 Ivy, 43 Cook, 44 Ciurciu, 57 Rudd, 59 Smith, 65 Whittle, 66 Benjamin, 80 Yoder, 82 Lee, 84 Barlow, 90 White, 91 Darby, 96 Wyms
DID NOT PLAY
- 10 King, 74 Green, 86 K Williams
INACTIVE
- 2 Simms, 19 Johnson, 28 Robinson, 52 Webster, 62 King, 79 Mahan, 81 R Williams, 89 Heller
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Pittman 19-55, Jones 10-27, Stecker 4-15, B.Johnson 5-(-4).
- GIANTS: Barber 13-55, Collins 2-22, Levens 1-2, Feagles 1-0.
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: B.Johnson 32-22-269-1-1.
- GIANTS: Collins 34-18-160-2-0.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: McCardell 9-83, Lee 5-91, Jurevicius 3-43, Pittman 2-22, Barlow 1-13, Stecker 1-12, Dudley 1-5.
- GIANTS: Barber 5-34, Hilliard 4-43, Toomer 4-34, Tyree 3-23, Rivers 2-26.
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: Lynch 1-18, Smith 1-0.
- GIANTS: Walker 1-56.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Jones 3-49, Barlow 1-18.
- GIANTS: Mitchell 2-47, Joyce 1-36.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Barlow 2-16.
- GIANTS: Mitchell 1-10, Joyce 1-8.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Sapp 2-15, Rice 1-12.
- GIANTS: Washington 1-4, Strahan 1-0.
