Buccaneers vs. Oakland Raiders 
LOSS - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 Oakland Raiders 49
The Oakland Raiders, with an NFL-best 11–1 record, scored three touchdowns before the Buccaneers got their third first down.
Mark van Eeghen scored on two 1-yard runs. A 2-yard Ed Williams touchdown run tied the score at 7–7 after the Buccaneers recovered a fumble at the Oakland 14-yard line in the first quarter.
A Dave Green field goal made the score 21–10 at halftime, but Ken Stabler threw for two third-quarter touchdowns for the Raiders. Steve Spurrier finished the Buccaneers’ scoring with a fourth-quarter touchdown pass to Morris Owens.
Dewey Selmon suffered a serious knee injury, the Buccaneers’ 14th of the season, on the first play of the game.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Fred Silva
- UMPIRE: Ralph Morcroft
- LINE JUDGE: Bob Baur
- HEAD LINESMAN: George Murphy
- BACK JUDGE: Dave Parry
- FIELD JUDGE: Jimmy Cole
SCORING
- RAIDERS: 10:40-1Q van Eeghen 1 run (Mann kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 07:46-1Q Williams 2 run (Green kick)
- RAIDERS: 12:37-2Q van Eeghen 1 run (Mann kick)
- RAIDERS: 08:12-2Q Banaszak 2 run (Mann kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 02:48-2Q Green FG30
- RAIDERS: 10:43-3Q Bankston 9 pass from Stabler (Mann kick)
- RAIDERS: 07:50-3Q Branch 25 pass from Stabler (Mann kick)
- RAIDERS: 02:45-3Q Garrett 1 run (Mann kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 04:55-4Q Owens 9 pass from Spurrier (kick failed)
- RAIDERS: 03:07-4Q Siana 37 pass from Rae (Mann kick)
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #89 J. McKay
- LT: #72 H. Fest
- LG: #67 T. Alward
- C: #51 D. Ryczek
- RG: #79 S. Wilson
- RT: #74 M. Current
- TE: #86 B. Moore
- WR: #85 M. Owens
- QB: #11 S. Spurrier
- RB: #43 E. Williams
- RB: #32 L. Carter
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #78 C. Rudolph
- LT: #76 D. Pear
- RT: #61 D. Selmon
- RE: #66 P. Toomay
- LLB: #30 J. Gunn
- MLB: #52 S. Reese
- RLB: #54 R. Wood
- LCB: #25 C. Jordan
- RCB: #20 R. Pierson
- LS: #33 M. Cotney
- RS: #28 K. Stone
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 4 Green, 19 Johnson, 22 McNeill, 24 Word, 27 Davis, 35 DuBose, 44 Moore, 53 Ball, 56 Cooper, 59 Lemon, 64 Robinson, 65 Moore, 70 Young, 77 Little, 80 Novak, 82 Pagac, 84 Douglas, 88 Smith
DID NOT PLAY
- 5 Hanratty, 40 Washington, 71 Young, 83 Leak
INACTIVE
- 26 Davis, 46 Reese
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Carter 13-40, Williams 9-34, Owens 1-18, M.Moore 2-10, McNeill 3-6, Johnson 1-3.
- RAIDERS: Van Eeghen 21-93, Davis 9-50, Garrett 7-30, Jennings 1-3, Banaszak 1-2, Rae 1-1, Ginn 1-0, Stabler 1-0.
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: Spurrier 29-12-128-2-1, Carter 1-1-23-0-0.
- RAIDERS: Stabler 25-13-245-1-2, Rae 8-4-72-0-1.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Carter 3-9, Douglas 2-46, Owens 2-26, Williams 2-20, M.Moore 1-23, McKay 1-12, B.Moore 1-11, Johnson 1-4.
- RAIDERS: Branch 5-110, Biletnikoff 4-61, Bankston 3-25, Siani 2-50, Davis 2-30, van Eeghen 2-31, Jennings 1-10.
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: Ball 1-2.
- RAIDERS: Brown 1-22, Hall 1-12, Phillips 0-11.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: McNeil 5-92, Carter 2-33, M.Moore 1-3.
- RAIDERS: Garrett 2-22, Banasak 1-10.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: M.Moore 2-14.
- RAIDERS: Colzie 4-21.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Rudolph 1-10.
- RAIDERS: Matusak 2-17, Rowe 1-8, Hendricks 1-9, Villapiano 1-10.
