Buccaneers vs. Green Bay Packers

LOSS - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 15 Green Bay Packers 23

***HISTORIC MARKER*** Jacques Green returned a punt 95 yards for a touchdown (only his second-career return attempt) to set a franchise record for longest punt return. However, Green Bay won 23–15.

Trent Dilfer had three fumbles, was sacked three times from Reggie White & Ryan Longwell kicked three fieldgoals.

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GAMEDAY BRIEF

OFFICALS

• REFEREE: Ed Hochuli
• UMPIRE: Chad Brown
• LINE JUDGE: Bill Spyksma
• SIDE JUDGE: Tom Fincken
• HEAD LINESMAN: George Hayward
• BACK JUDGE: Don Carey
• FIELD JUDGE: Peter Morelli
• REPLAY OFFICIAL: not documented
• VIDEO OPERATOR: not documented

SCORING

• BUCCANEERS: 10:00-1Q Longwell FG38
• PACKERS: 7:20-1Q Davis 10 pass from Favre (Longwell kick)
• PACKERS: 7:51-2Q Longwell FG27
• PACKERS: 00:00-2Q Longwell FG25
• PACKERS: 13:42-4Q Freeman 39 pass from Favre (Longwell kick)
• BUCCANEERS: 06:03-4Q Green 95 punt return (Hape pass from Dilfer)
• BUCCANEERS: 1:57-4Q Moore 2 pass from Dilfer (Husted kick)

STARTERS OFFENSE

• WR: #85 R. Anthony
• 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
• RB: #28 W. Dunn
• FB: #40 M. Alstott

STARTERS DEFENSE

• LE: #72 C. Ahanotu
• 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

• 4 Walsh, 5 Husted, 6 Barnhardt, 19 Hunter, 20 Barber, 23 Bouie, 24 Robinson, 25 Kelly, 37 Ellison, 41 Neal, 51 Singleton, 52 Bellisari, 53 Quarles, 54 Palmer, 69 Pierson, 71 Wunsch, 80 Davis, 81 Green, 82 Hape, 94 White, 97 Jackson

DID NOT PLAY

• 65 Dogins, 78 Jones

INACTIVE

• 13 Milanovich, 26 Abdullah, 31 Young, 59 Duncan, 75 Washington, 87 Emanuel, 90 Maniecki, 98 Cannida

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING

• BUCCANEERS: Dunn 12-36. Alstott 6-10, Dilfer 1-4.
• PACKERS: Levens 18-43, Blair 2-3, Henderson 1-0, Favre 4-(-9).

PASSING

• BUCCANEERS: Dilfer 36-20-211-0-1, Walsh 4-2-0-1-0.
• PACKERS: Favre 33-22-237-0-2.

RECIEVING

• BUCCANEERS: Dunn 7-46, Williams 6-75, Moore 3-16, Anthony 2-39, Green 2-26, Hape 1-11, Alstott 1-(-2).
• PACKERS: Levens 8-46, Freeman 5-83, Chmura 3-33, Brooks 2-31, Mayes 1-17, Blair 1-10, Davis 1-10, Henderson 1-7.

INTERCEPTIONS

• BUCCANEERS: none.
• PACKERS: Williams 1-0.

KICK RETURNS

• BUCCANEERS: Green 4-81, Anthony 1-21.
• PACKERS: Preston 1-48.

PUNT RETURNS

• BUCCANEERS: Green 2-99.
• PACKERS: Preston 5-26, Prior 1-0.

SACKS

• BUCCANEERS: Sapp 2-7, Upshaw 1-4, Culpepper 1-3.
• PACKERS: White 3-15, McKenzie 2-22, Dotson 1-13.

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