Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17 New York Jets 32
Sunday 12 December 1982 at Shea Stadium
NYJ8:40-1Q McNeil 4 run (Leahy kick)
NYJ7:36-1Q McNeil 4 run (Leahy kick)
TB5:00-2Q Capece FG32
NYJ12:08-3Q Leahy FG34
TB7:13-3Q Wilder 1 run (Capece kick)
NYJ0:14-3Q Shuler 1 pass from Todd (kick failed)
NYJ9:28-4Q Dierking 1 run (kick failed)
NYJ7:23-4Q Leahy FG29
TB4:55-4Q Wilder 15 pass from Williams (Capece kick)

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Williams 3-19, Wilder 11-17, Carver 3-9, Owens 4-3, House 1-(-1).
JETS: McNeil 14-53, Dierking 12-41, Crutchfield 6-29, Augustyniak 5-12, Harper 1-5, Todd 1-(-2).
PASSING
BUCS: Williams 38-18-204-2-1.
JETS: Todd 29-17-189-0-1.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Wilder 11-116, Giles 4-51, T.Bell 2-36, House 1-1.
JETS: Walker 4-54, McNeil 3-49, Barkum 3-26, Augustyniak 3-21, Jones 1-17, Gaffney 1-15, Harper 1-6, Shuler 1-1.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: none.
JETS: Schroy 1-34, Buttle 1-9.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Morton 3-26, Carver 1-18, Smith 1-9.
OPPONENTS: Harper 3-77.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Holt 2-0, T.Bell 1-1.
OPPONENTS: Harper 3-18.
SACKS
BUCS: Green 1-12, Brantley 1-8.
OPPONENTS: none.
GAME REPORTS AND COMMENTS
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In a game played in 23 degree temperatures, the lowest ever at the time the Bucs had played in, fumbles killed Tampa chances of a third straight win. They had eight in the snowy conditions at Shea Stadium, losing three of them.

The Jets drove 62 yards to score on the opening drive of the game and when the Bucs fumbled the ensuing kickoff, Freeman McNeil's second touchdown run of the quarter put Tampa Bay into an early 14-0 hole.

The Bucs closed to 17-10 in the third quarter but Ken Schroy's interception set up Richard Todd's one-yard scoring strike to Micky Shuler. James Wilder led the team with 11 receptions and a 100-yard receiving day.
OFFENSEDEFENSE
LT75 Reavis LDE65 Stalls
LG72 Snell NT76 Logan
C 57 Leonard RDE63 Selmon
RG61 Roberts LOLB59 Hawkins
RT62 Farrell LILB56 Johnson
WR89 House RILB52 Brantley
WR84 Jones ROLB53 Green
TE88 Giles LCB41 Thomas
FB32 Wilder SS20 Colzie
RB26 Owens FS34 Brown
QB12 Williams RCB22 Smith
SUBSTITUTIONS
1 Morton, 3 Capece, 9 Swider, 21 Holt, 24 Morris, 28 Carver, 30 Barrett, 33 Cotney, 50 Wilson, 51 Nafziger, 54 Wood, 58 Davis, 66 Reese, 68 Yarno, 78 Cannon, 82 J Bell, 83 T Bell, , 86 Obradovich, 87 Carter, 90 White
DID NOT PLAY
11 Golsteyn, 15 Quinn, 40 Washington, 44 Middleton, 73 Hannah, 74 Sanders, 81 Tyler
INACTIVE