This was the third Channel 4 broadcast and the one that led to me to start supporting Tampa Bay. The rushing attack led to the first Buc touchdown which came on a 38-yard, seven-play drive that featured no passes at all. The Bucs built a 23-10 lead on Neal Colzie's two interceptions of his former team-mate Don Strock, one of which he returned 51 yards to set up James Wilder's 4th quarter score. The Bucs then had to withstand a comeback that was only denied when Mike Washington made his second and Tampa Bay's fifth interception of the night. Joe Rose's second score came with 34 seconds left and Miami then recovered the onside kick to set up Washington's late heroics.

STARTERS OFFENSE DEFENSE LT 75 Reavis LDE 65 Stalls LG 68 Yarno NT 76 Logan C 57 Leonard RDE 63 Selmon RG 62 Farrell LOLB 59 Hawkins RT 73 Hannah LILB 56 Johnson WR 89 House RILB 52 Brantley TE 86 Obradovich ROLB 53 Green TE 88 Giles LCB 41 Thomas FB 32 Wilder SS 20 Colzie RB 26 Owens FS 34 Brown QB 12 Williams RCB 40 Washington PLAYED 1 Morton, 3 Capece, 9 Swider, 21 Holt, 22 Smith, 24 Morris, 28 Carver, 30 Barrett, 33 Cotney, 51 Nafziger, 54 Wood, 58 Davis, 61 Roberts, 66 Reese, 67 Cobb, 72 Snell, 74 Sanders, 78 Cannon, 82 J Bell, 83 T Bell, 84 Jones, 87 Carter, 90 White DID NOT PLAY 11 Golsteyn, 44 Middleton, 50 Wilson, 81 Tyler

VIDEO CLIPS Doug Williams scores on a keeper for the first Tampa Bay touchdown James Wilder goes over from 3 yards out to extend the Buccaneer lead Mike Washington’s interception on the final play to secure the first win

GAME SCORING TB 0:17-1Q Capece FG28 MIA 7:30-2Q Von Schamann FG29 TB 0:22-2Q Capece FG27 TB 3:20-3Q Williams 3 run (Capece kick) TB 0:52-3Q Capece FG36 MIA 11:57-4Q Rose 7 pass from Strock (Von Schamann kick) TB 9:27-4Q Wilder 2 run (Capece kick) MIA 0:34-4Q Rose 11 pass from Strock (Von Schamann)

GAME REPORTS Cick here for how Mike Tierney of the St.Petersburg Times saw the game Click here for the gamebook and the play-by-play

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING BUCS: Owens 18-82, Wilder 10-36, Carver 8-32, Williams 1-3, Morton 1- 1. DOLPHINS: Franklin 9-56, Woodley 3-22, Vigorito 5-17, Hill 3-7, Nathan 1-1, Strock 1-0. PASSING BUCS: Williams 19-7-81-0-0. DOLPHINS: Woodley 13-7-40-1-0, Strock 34-17-204-4-2 RECEIVING BUCS: Giles 2-35, Wilder 2-8, Carter 1-17, House 1-16, Morton 1-5. DOLPHINS: Vigorito 7-39, Rose 6-62, Cefalo 4-81, Diana 2-21, Hill 2-14, Harris 1-15, Nathan 1-7, Hardy 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS BUCS: Colzie 2-51, Washington 2-0, Brown 1-0. DOLPHINS: none. KICK RETURNS BUCS: Morton 1-17. DOLPHINS: Walker 6-123. PUNT RETURNS BUCS: T.Bell 0-0. DOLPHINS: Vigorito 3-38. SACKS BUCS: Logan 1.3-11, Hawkins 0.3-3, Green 0.3-3. DOLPHINS: Baumhower 1-11, Kowlowski 1-9.