Sunday September 19, 2004 - Seattle Seahawks vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Gameday Report

LOSS - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 06 Seattle Seahawks 10

Brad Johnson struggled mightily, completing only 4-of-7 for 34 yards and one interception. Jon Gruden pulled Johnson after the first quarter and replaced him with second year player Chris Simms, to the delight of many Buccaneers fans.

Simms drove the Buccaneers to the Seattle 1 yard line. Attempting a quarterback sneak on third-and-goal, Simms fumbled the snap. Tampa Bay settled for a field goal and a 10–3 halftime deficit.

In the fourth quarter, another field goal narrowed the game to 10–6. With just over two minutes left, Simms drove the Buccaneers to the Seattle 26. The game ended, however, after he was intercepted with 1:11 to go.

Simms debut yielded mixed results; 175 yard passing, but no touchdowns, and two costly turnovers. The Buccaneers started the season 0–2.

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GAMEDAY BRIEF

WEATHER: Partly Cloudy - 88°F. - Humidity 46% - Wind N.E. 8 mph Wind Chill 85°F.

OFFICALS

REFEREE: Johnny Grier
UMPIRE: Ed Coukart
HEAD LINESMAN: Jim Mello
LINE JUDGE: Jeff Bergman
SIDE JUDGE: Larry Rose
FIELD JUDGE: Eddy Powers
BACK JUDGE: Scott Green
REPLAY OFFICIAL: James Wilson
VIDEO OPERATOR: unknown

SCORING

SEAHAWKS: 02:24-1Q Brown FG44
SEAHAWKS: 14:25-2Q Robinson 29 pass from Hasselbeck (Brown kick)
BUCS: 00:49-2Q Gramatica FG24
BUCS: 04:35-4Q Gramatica FG27

STARTERS OFFENSE

WR: #82 C. Lee
LT: #70 D. Deese
LG: #78 M. Stinchcomb
C: #76 J. Wade
RG: #60 C. Coleman
RT: #75 T. Steussie
TE: #85 K. Dilger
WR: #81 T. Brown
QB: #14 B. Johnson
RB: #30 C. Garner
FB: #40 M Alstott

STARTERS DEFENSE

DE: #94 G. Spires
DT: #92 A. McFarland
DT: #91 C. Darby
DE: #97 S. Rice
SLB: #52 I. Gold
MLB: #53 S. Quarles
WLB: #55 D. Brooks
LCB: #25 B. Kelly
RCB: #20 R. Barber
SS: #26 D. Smith
FS: #23 J. Phillips

SUBSTITUTIONS

2 Simms, 9 Bidwell, 10 Gramatica, 11 Schroeder, 15 Murphy, 22 White, 27 Edwards, 34 Comella, 35 Ivy, 37 Allen, 38 Howell, 50 Gooch, 51 Burns, 56 Nece, 58 Cooper, 66 Gregory, 79 Mahan, 80 Clayton, 86 Moore, 88 Dudley, 90 White, 96 Wyms

DID NOT PLAY

67 Walker

INACTIVE

8 Griese, 24 Cox, 43 Cook, 69 Davis, 77 Terry, 84 Galloway, 89 Heller, 93 Savage

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING

BUCCANEERS: Garner 13-75, Simms 4-13, Alstott 2-6, Johnson 1-3, White 4-(-5).
SEAHAWKS: Alexander 17-45, Strong 2-11, Morris 3-2.

PASSING

BUCCANEERS: Johnson 7-4-34-1-0, Simms 32-21-175-1-0.
SEAHAWKS: Hasselbeck 26-12-147-1-1.

RECIEVING

BUCCANEERS: Brown 7-49, Clayton 6-61, Garner 6-24, Lee 1-35, Dudley 1-17, Dilger 1-12, Alstott 1-6, Schroeder 1-4, White 1-1.
SEAHAWKS: Jackson 5-50, Robinson 4-66, Stevens 1-16, Engram 1-13, Morris 1-2.

INTERCEPTIONS

BUCCANEERS: Brooks 1-3.
SEAHAWKS: Trufant 1-41, Boulware 1-6.

KICK RETURNS

BUCCANEERS: Murphy 3-63.
SEAHAWKS: Murphy 3-63.

PUNT RETURNS

BUCCANEERS: Brown 2-15, Schroeder 1-0.
SEAHAWKS: Engram 3-25.

SACKS

BUCCANEERS: McFarland 2-10, Spires 2-6, Quarles 1-5, Phillips 1-2.
SEAHAWKS: Winstrom 2-11, Huff 1-10, Bernard 1-5, Cochran 1-4.