Buccaneers vs. Green Bay Packers 
WON - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23 Green Bay Packers 21
Buccaneers quarterback Vinny Testaverde won NFC Offensive Player of the Week as a result of an almost faultless performance in this season-opening win in Lambeau Field.
Mark Robinson's second interception of the game ended the Packer's drive at the Buccaneers 16-yard line with 5:32 remaining in regulation play, at the Buccaneers ran out the rest of the clock with four consecutive first downs.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Paul Haggerty
- UMPIRE: Neal Gereb
- LINE JUDGE: Bob Baker
- SIDE JUDGE: David Parry
- HEAD LINESMAN: Sal Semon
- BACK JUDGE: Bob Williams
- FIELD JUDGE: Jim Robison
- REPLAY OFFICIAL: Glen Klemmer
- VIDEO OPERATOR: not documented
SCORING
- PACKERS: 08:50-1Q Fullwood 3 run (Jacke kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 14:51-2Q Tate 2 run (Igwebuike kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 08:16-2Q Tate 1 run (Igwebuike kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 00:25-2Q Howard 9 pass from Testaverde (kick failed)
- PACKERS: 09:02-3Q West 11 pass from Majkowski (Jacke kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 01:40-3Q Igwebuike FG52
- PACKERS: 12:16-4Q Bland recovery of fumble in the endzone (Jacke kick)
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #88 M. Carrier
- LT: #74 P. Gruber
- LG: #62 Simmonds
- C: #60 R. Grimes
- RG: #69 Bruhin
- RT: #72 R. Taylor
- TE: #82 R. Hall
- WR: #84 B. Hill
- QB: #14 V. Testaverde
- FB: #34 Tate
- RB: #43 Howard
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #79 Davis
- NT: #95 C. Jarvis
- RE: #78 Cannon
- LOB: #59 K. Murphy
- LIB: #99 E. Marve
- RIB: #54 Randle
- ROB: #57 W. Moss
- LC: #29 R. Reynolds
- RC: #22 Jones
- SS: #30 Robinson
- FS: #39 H. Hamilton
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 1 Igwebuike, 5 Mohr, 20 Harris, 24 Stamps, 32 Wilder, 36 Futrell, 38 Lawson, 40 Elder, 47 Smith, 51 Thomas, 53 Coleman, 55 Rolling, 56 Anno, 70 Swayne, 73 McHale, 83 Peebles, 86 Harris, 87 Drewrey, 97 Lee, 98 Seals
DID NOT PLAY
- 12 Ferguson, 65 Graham, 75 Bax
INACTIVE
- 85 Walker, 94 Goff
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Howard 17-67, Tate 14-38, Stamps 3-15, Testaverde 2-14, Wilder 4-8.
- PACKERS: Fullwood 8-54, Haddix 4-21, Woodside 2-12, Majkowski 1-7, Fontenot 1-5, Kemp 1-4.
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: Testaverde 27-22-205-0-1.
- PACKERS: Majkowski 27-17-220-3-1.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Howard 7-59, Carrier 6-73, Harris 3-24, Hall 2-15, Tate 2-15, Wilder 1-13, Hill 1-6..
- PACKERS: Woodside 6-49, Sharpe 3-25, Query 2-65, West 2-37, Kemp 2-12, Haddix 1-23, Fontenot 1-9.
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: Robinson 2-22, Hamilton 1-24.
- PACKERS: none.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Elder 2-39, Stamps 1-16.
- PACKERS: Fullwood 4-97.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: none.
- PACKERS: Sutton 1-0.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Seals 1-2, Davis 1-0.
- PACKERS: none.
