Buccaneers vs. St. Louis Rams

WON - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26 St. Louis Rams 14

MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

Round 3, Another exciting Monday Night Football rival as the Rams & Buccaneers dont disappoint the fans for a third straight season.

On Monday night, the Buccaneers hosted the Rams, continuing a popular rivalry between the two clubs. The Tampa Bay defense intercepted Kurt Warner four times, and held a 19–14 lead late in the fourth quarter.

With just over a minute to go, Warner drove the Rams to their 34-yard line, but Derrick Brooks intercepted his pass and returned it 39 yards for a touchdown, his second such score in two weeks. Tampa Bay Buccaneers won 26–14, and improved to 2–1 for the season.

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GAMEDAY BRIEF

OFFICALS

• REFEREE: Johnny Grier
• UMPIRE: Carl Paganelli
• HEAD LINESMAN: James Wilson
• LINE JUDGE: Jeff Bergman
• BACK JUDGE: Scott Green
• FIELD JUDGE: Eddy Powers
• SIDE JUDGE: Larry Rose
• REPLAY OFFICIAL: Jim Blackwood
• VIDEO OPERATOR: NOT DOCUMENTED

SCORING

• BUCCANEERS: 9:32-1Q Gramatica FG39
• RAMS: 4:28-1Q Faulk 5 run (Wilkins kick)
• BUCCANEERS: 14:55-2Q Gramatica FG47
• BUCCANEERS: 0:57-2Q Dudley 9 pass from B. Johnson (Gramatica kick)
• BUCCANEERS: 10:42-4Q Alstott 2 run (2pt conversion failed)
• RAMS: 4:21-4Q Gordon 21 run (Wilkins kick)
• BUCCANEERS: TB 0:59-4Q Brooks 39 interception return (Gramatica kick)

STARTERS OFFENSE

• WR: #19 K. Johnson
• LT: #72 R. Oben
• LG: #71 K. Jenkins
• C: #62 J. Christy
• RG: #60 C. Coleman
• RT: #67 K. Walker
• TE: #85 K. Dilger
• WR: #87 K. McCardell
• QB: #14 B. Johnson
• RB: #32 M. Pitman
• FB: #40 M. Alstott

STARTERS DEFENSE

• LDE: #94 G. Spires
• RDT: #92 A. McFarland
• LDT: #99 W. Sapp
• RDE: #97 S. Rice
• SLB: #51 A. Singleton
• MLB: #53 S. Quarles
• WLB: #55 D. Brooks
• LCB: #25 B. Kelly
• RCB: #20 R. Barber
• SS: #47 J. Lynch
• FS: #34 D. Jackson

SUBSTITUTIONS

• 7 Gramatica, 9 Tupa, 22 Gibson, 23 Phillips, 26 Smith, 27 Stecker, 30 Barnes, 35 Ivy, 38 Howell, 45 Solwold, 52 Webster, 56 Nece, 74 Green, 77 Washington, 80 Yoder, 83 Jurevicius, 86 Williams, 88 Dudley, 91 Darby, 96 Wyms, 98 Smith

DID NOT PLAY

• 11 Johnson, 34 Stephens

INACTIVE

• 10 King, 31 Wansley, 43 Cook, 75 Brown, 81 Battaglia, 82 Walker, 84 Barlow, 90 Gurley

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING

• BUCCANEERS: Pittman 11-53, Alstott 5-10.
• RAMS: Gordon 4-44, Warner 3-19, Canidate 6-15, Faulk 6-9, Wilkins 1-2.

PASSING

• BUCCANEERS: B.Johnson 32-23-199-0-1.
• RAMS: Warner 45-30-301-4-0.

RECIEVING

• BUCCANEERS: Pittman 6-28, Dilger 5-38, K.Johnson 4-59, McCardell 3-28, Dudley 2-15, Yoder 1-16, Alstott 1-10, Williams 1-5.
• RAMS: Holt 12-139, Bruce 4-43, Proehl 4-31, Faulk 2-27, Conwell 2-20, Gordon 2-15, Murphy 2-11, WIlkins 1-10, Canidate 1-5.

INTERCEPTIONS

• BUCCANEERS: Brooks 1-39, Kelly 1-31, Rice 1-30, Jackson 1-20.
• RAMS: none.

KICK RETURNS

• BUCCANEERS: Stecker 2-51.
• RAMS: Wilkins 4-68, Manumaleuna 2-19.

PUNT RETURNS

• BUCCANEERS: Williams 1-0.
• RAMS: Wilkins 1-7.

SACKS

• BUCCANEERS: Sapp 1-11, Quarles 1-8, Rice 1-7, Spires 1-6, Wyms 1-0.
• RAMS: Little 1-10.

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