Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 Minnesota Vikings 19Sunday 18 September 1983 at Tampa StadiumCBS COMMENTARY CREWJim Kelly and John Dockery
Benny Ricardo's fourth field goal of the game, 9:27 into overtime, handed the Bucs the first of three overtime losses they would suffer during 1983. With just over a minute remaining in regulation, and Tampa Bay clinging to a 16-13 lead, the Vikings converted a 4th and 11 from the Buc 48-yard line to set up Ricardo for a tying fieldgoal with 24 seconds remaining. In overtime, the Bucs drove to the Minnesota 15, but Bill Capece missed a 33-yard fieldgoal wide right. Steve Dils then hit Rickey Young with a 48-yard pass play to set up the game winner.
GAME SCORINGMIN 7:10-1Q LeCount 8 pass from Kramer (Ricardo kick)MIN 13:49-2Q Ricardo FG29TB 5:07-2Q Owens 1 run (kick failed)MIN 0:52-2Q Ricardo FG37TB 9:33-3Q Capece FG40TB 8:29-4Q Wilder 5 pass from Thompson (Capece kick)MIN 0:24-4Q Ricardo FG38MIN 5:33-OT Ricardo FG42
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHINGBUCS: Owens 22-55, Wilder 16-45, Thompson 2-12, Morton 2-2.VIKINGS: Brown 21-61, Nelson 8-15, Kramer 1-8, Dils 2-4, Galbreath 1-2.PASSINGBUCS: Thompson 30-17-192-2-1VIKINGS: Dils 33-16-205-0-0, Kramer 8-8-78-0-1, LeCount 1-0-0-0-0.RECEIVINGBUCS: Carter 5-85, Wilder 4-35, T.Bell 3-33, Owens 2-9, House 1-12, Obradovich 1-9, Tyler 1-9.VIKINGS: Brown 7-58, Young 6-94, LeCount 6-92, Bruer 2-30, White 1-7, Nelson 1-5, Galbreath 1-(-3).INTERCEPTIONSBUCS: none.VIKINGS: Swain 1-0, Turner 1-0.KICK RETURNSBUCS: Morton 3-74, Owens 1-22, Carver 1-11.VIKINGS: Redwine 2-49, Nelson 2-32.PUNT RETURNSBUCS: Tyler 2-5, T.Bell 1-8.VIKINGS: Bess 2-16.SACKSBUCS: Cannon 1-10, Hawkins 1-8, Selmon 1-1.VIKINGS: none.
VIDEO CLIPSJames Owens had another one of his goal-line leaps for a touchdownJames Wilder recorded his first score of the season on a nice flare passBill Capece had the chance to win the game in overtime … and missed