GAME HIGHLIGHTS Click on the boxes below to view the big playsAnthony Davis scores the Bucs’ first offensive touchdown of the seasonGary Huff hooks up with Morris Owens for the longest play in Buc historyJeris White ended a Seattle scoring threat with this interception
Steve Myer threw for four touchdown passes as the two 1976 expansion teams played a far better game than their penalty-stricken affair the previous season. Gary Huff's record-setting pass to Morris Owens tied the scores in the fourth quarter and was the longest pass play in team history at the time. The Bucs only scored four offensive touchdowns in the first 12 games of the 1977 season and half of them came in this game as well as scoring 23 of their 50 points in one day. The Bucs were only one point underdogs.
GAME SCORINGSEA10:52-1Q Largent 8 pass from Myer (Leypoldt kick)TB4:24-1Q Leavitt FG40TB2:02-1Q Leavitt FG37SEA12:43-2Q Largent 4 pass from Myer (Leypoldt kick)TB0:47-2Q Davis 1 run (Leavitt kick)SEA0:02-2Q Leypoldt FG43TB9:53-3Q Leavitt FG20SEA10:42-4Q Ferguson 45 pass from Myer (Leypoldt kick)TB10:17-4Q Owens 67 pass from Huff (Leavitt kick)SEA7:07-4Q Smith 44 pass from Myer (kick failed)
STARTERSOFFENSEDEFENSELT75 Reavis LDE78 RudolphLG79 Wilson DT76 PearC51 Ryczek RDE63 L SelmonRG68 Medlin LOLB57 LewisRT62 Winans LILB61 D SelmonTE83 Nafziger RILB54 WoodWR85 Owens ROLB56 C JohnsonWR89 McKay LCB45 WhiteFB43 Williams SS33 CotneyRB28 Davis FS34 BrownQB19 Huff RCB40 WashingtonPLAYED4 Green, 9 Leavitt, 25 Jordan, 32 L Carter, 35 DuBose, 38 Wender, 46 Reece, 52 Harris, 53 Bonness, 59 Lemon, 64 Robinson, 66 B Carter, 70 Carlton, 73 Hannah, 77 Kollar, 81 Hagins, 82 Butler, 87 MuckerDID NOT PLAY14 Hedberg, 17 Blount, 65 R JohnsonINACTIVE42 Bell, 80 Novak
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHINGBUCS: Davis 14-83, Williams 8-39, DuBose 8-37, Carter 3-8, Huff 1-0.SEAHAWKS: Smith 19-94, Sims 10-28, Testermann 2-12, Benjamin 1-4, Myer 3-(-4).PASSINGBUCS: Huff 32-18-217-4-1.SEAHAWKS: Myer 30-20-252-2-4.RECEIVINGBUCS: Owens 9-166, McKay 2-19, Davis 2-13, Williams 2-13, Carter 2-4, DuBose 1-2.SEAHAWKS: Smith 4-57, Largent 4-44, Testermann 4-26, Ferguson 3-65, Howard 3-44, Benjamin 2-16.INTERCEPTIONSBUCS: White 1-26, Wood 1-16..SEAHAWKS: Beamon 2-0. McMillan 1-21, Preece 1-0.KICK RETURNSBUCS: Hagins 5-117.SEAHAWKS: Packer 3-59, Hunter 2-47, Smith 1-21.PUNT RETURNSBUCS: Hagins 2-8.SEAHAWKS: Packer 1-5.SACKSBUCS: L.Selmon 1-11.SEAHAWKS: none.