Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17 Minnesota Vikings 12
Sunday 6 November 1983 at The Metrodome
CBS COMMENTARY CREW Jack Buck and Hank Stram
The Bucs ended their 0-9 skid with a win in the Metrodome
against the Vikings thanks to James Wilder's record-setting day.
Wilder rushed for a franchise record 219 yards including a 75-
yard score in the third quarter, and a key 34-yard run when the
Bucs were clinging to the lead and trying to run out the clock late
in the game. Tampa Bay had trailed 9-0 early in the game when
a blocked punt and a fumbled punt gave the Vikings an early
advantage, but the Buc defense brought the team back into the
game when Lee Roy Selmon sacked Steve Dils forcing a fumble,
and nose tackle David Logan returned it for a score.
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
74 Sanders
LDE
78 Cannon
LG
60 Grimes
NT
76 Logan
C
50 Wilson
RDE
63 Selmon
RG
77 Bujnoch
LOLB
51 Judie
RT
70 Thomas
LILB
58 Davis
TE
88 Giles
RILB
52 Brantley
WR
89 House
ROLB
53 Green
WR
87 Carter
LCB
23 Castille
FB
28 Carver
SS
33 Cotney
RB
32 Wilder
FS
43 Reece
QB
14 Thompson
RCB
21 Holt
PLAYED
1 Morton, 3 Capece, 5 Garcia, 22 Smith, 41 Thomas, 46 Armstrong, 54
Wood, 55 Spradlin, 56 Thompson, 57 Leonard, 62 Farrell, 64 Lowry, 66
Reese, 69 Arbubakrr, 72 Snell, 75 Reavis, 81 Tyler, 82 J Bell, 83 T Bell,
85 Witte, 86 Obradovich, 90 White
DID NOT PLAY
7 Komlo, 11 Golsteyn, 26 Owens, 40 Washington, 68 Yarno
GAME SCORING
MIN
11:16-1Q
Brown 1 run (Ricardo kick)
MIN
4:12-2Q
Safety - Sendlein blocked punt out of endzone
TB
2:29-2Q
Logan 54 fumble return (Capece kick)
TB
7:41-3Q
Wilder 75 run (Capece kick)
TB
12:57-4Q
Capece FG29
MIN
9:27-4Q
Ricardo FG21
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Wilder 31-219, Carver 1-(-5), Thompson 2-(-6).
VIKINGS: Nelson 9-36, Galbreath 9-19, Young 5-11, Brown 3-2.
PASSING
BUCS: Thompson 19-11-75-1-0.
VIKINGS: Dils 42-22-212-0-0.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Wilder 5-20, House 3-31, J.Bell 2-12, Giles 1-12.
VIKINGS: Galbreath 11-110, Young 3-14, Jordan 2-28, Nelson 2-21,
McCullum 2-20, White 1-14, Bruer 1-5.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: none.
VIKINGS: Swain 1-1.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Morton 2-47, Smith 1-21.
VIKINGS: Redwine 2-37, Lewis 1-25, Bess 1-14.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Tyler 5-20, T.Bell 0-0.
VIKINGS: Bess 5-60.
SACKS
BUCS: Selmon 2-20, Cotney 1-8, Logan 1-5.
VIKINGS: Holloway 1-8.
VIDEO CLIPS
When it comes to great pass rushing, look no further than Lee Roy
David Logan showed real speed on his fumble return touchdown
But this was James Wilder’s record-breaking day in the backfield
