Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21 Green Bay Packers 3Sunday 21 October 1979 at Tampa StadiumCBS COMMENTARY CREW Dick Stockton and John Madden
The Bucs shook off their two-game losing streak and thanks to Ricky Bell's record-breaking 167 yard rushing performance, easily handled the Packers at Tampa Stadium. Three interceptions kept Green Bay at bay, the final one from David Lewis setting up Doug Williams second TD pass of the game, a 2-yarder to Jimmie Giles with 1:56 remaining.
GAME SCORINGTB6:00-1Q Bell 9 pass from Williams (O'Donoghue kick)TB6:51-2Q Williams 1 run (O'Donoghue kick)GB2:43-3Q Marcol FG42TB1:56-4Q Giles 2 pass from Williams (O'Donoghue kick)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHINGBUCS: Bell 28-167, Eckwood 10-25, Mucker 1-16, J.Davis 5-8, Berns 1-6, Williams 2-3, Ragsdale 1-3.PACKERS: Simpson 17-35, Landers 6-7, Whitehurst 1-(-4).PASSINGBUCS: Williams 10-6-85-0-2.PACKERS: Whitehurst 35-22-261-3-0.RECEIVINGBUCS: Giles 3-29, Eckwood 2-47, Bell 1-9.PACKERS: Coffman 7-106, Lofton 4-80, Simpson 4-8, Tullis 3-42, Thompson 2-21, Landers 2-4.INTERCEPTIONSBUCS: Lewis 1-8, Brown 1-7, White 1-0.PACKERS: none.KICK RETURNSBUCS: Ragsdale 2-48.PACKERS: Odom 2-52, Sampson 1-16.PUNT RETURNSBUCS: Reece 1-13.PACKERS: Odom 3-29.SACKSBUCS: none.PACKERS: none.
VIDEO CLIPSA rare Ricky Bell TD reception - most of his scores came on the groundDoug Williams rolled out and found Jimmie Giles for a clinching TDDavid Lewis had one of the three Tampa Bay interceptions