Mike Tierney The Tampa Bay Bucs pulled a Rip Van Winkle act Sunday, awakening after shutout weekends (though it seemed like 10 years) for three field goals the Buffalo Bills. And that's why smiles brightened a locker room previously darkened by frowns. But what the Bucs needed for a touchdown and maybe a Victory were a few timely buckets of water in the face. Their scoring total represents one point for each advancement past midfield, and seven for those nine ventures that became serious threats. And that is why Bay Buc quarterbacks Steve Spurrier and tackle Mike Current weren’t smiling. “I can't feel good after a game like that," Spurrier said while pulling on a pair of blue jeans. “The defense played super, the offensive line played great. We run up and down the field and score nine little points. It’s pitiful. A good offensive team would have had 40 points.” Echoed Current, "You're never good until you win. You gotta cross the goal line. You can gain 5,000 yards... but you gotta score." Current is part of an offensive line that opened up the daylight for Bay Buc running backs to gain 110 of a total team offense of 338 yards, Furthermore, It guarded Spurrier so protectively the quarterback was dumped only once for a two-yard loss. "It was real good to those holes in there today," said Charlie Davis, a producer of 31 rushing yards. “Last week there much happening up there. No running's any good without blocking. You just witnessed it — one of the runners in the game today and he got nothing.” Actually OJ Simpson collected 39 yards, but that’s next to nothing for him. "Just straight ahead blocking," chimed in running back Ed Williams who stepped off 50 yards. “It’s a little better for us.” Maturity earned the offense a measure of freedom Sunday. The responsibility fell upon Spurrier, for the first time in the regular season, to call most of the plays. And he and Coach John McKay even summoned from up their sleeves a couple of trick plays that contrasted starkly with the Bay Bucs’ usually predictable offensive ways. One, a fake field goal and pass to kicker Dave Green (a wide receiver in college) was a near success. The other, a halfback pass by Louis Carter (a successful passer from that position In college) was a failure. The Bucs, trailing 14-9 midway in the fourth quarter, assembled for another three-point try when holder Spurrier straightened up with the center snap and aimed a pass at Green, sunning himself alone near the sideline. He made the catch but was driven out of bounds one yard shy of the first down. "l didn’t see it (the first down stick)," said Green, who also found 11tnø Sunday to squeeze in three four field goals and five punts. "I had to turn around to get the ball.” On fourth-and-two pass late in the game, however, intended catcher Bob Moore blanketed by a Bills’ defender. Carter overshot his tall tight end in the end zone, making him 0-2 as a professional. At Tampa Stadium, Carter is 1 for 3, having thrown a TD pass for the University of Maryland against the Florida Gators. "l had the option of running it," Carter said "but I didn't see much room." There was room for feeling of satisfaction among the Buc blockers, backs and receivers. Next step is a touchdown. “When it happens, says guard Tom Alward, “You’ll hear a big sigh.”