Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13 New York Jets 16
Sunday 1 September 1991 at the Meadowlands
SCORING
TB
8:30-1Q
Christie FG29
NYJ
2:18-1Q
McNeil 1 run (Leahy kick)
TB
11:33-2Q
Christie F38
NYJ
3:29-2Q
Leahy FG25
NYJ
6:10-4Q
Leahy FG25
TB
5:57-4Q
Dawsey 65 pass from Testaverde (Christie kick)
NYJ
1:22-4Q
Leahy FG40
GAME REPORTS
Click here for Rick Stroud's comments on the game
Click here for an article on Floyd Peters' defensive debut
Click here for the morning-after review column
Click here for the gamebook and play-by-play
The Bucs finished the 1990 season losing to the Jets - they started 1991 in the same way. The Jets drove 48
yards in nine plays to set up their winning fieldgoal with 1:22 to play, and the Bucs then promptly fumbled
away the ensuing kick off to seal their defeat.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Anderson 7-32, Wilson 7-20, Testaverde 4-20, Cobb 3-15.
JETS: Thomas 23-92, Baxter 11-27, McNeil 2-3, Hector 1-1, Brien
2-(-4).
PASSING
BUCS: Testaverde 28-12-197-1-1.
JETS: O'Brien 25-16-176-0-0.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Hill 5-58, Carrier 3-34, Dawsey 2-84, G.Anderson 1-11,
Drewrey 1-10.
JETS: Mathis 4-51, Burkett 4-46, Boyer 3-18, Moore 2-40,
Thomas 1-16, Hector 1-3, Baxter 1-2.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: none.
JETS: Kelly 1-0.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Cobb 2-15, Hardy 1-10, Hall 1-1.
JETS: Odegard 2-43, Boyer 1-0.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Drewrey 2-12.
JETS: Mathis 0-0.
SACKS
BUCS: McCants 1-17, Murphy 1-7.
JETS: Washington 1-7.
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
74 Gruber
DE
98 Seals
LG
73 McHale
DT
79 Davis
C
61 Mayberry
DT
96 Newton
RG
62 Beckles
DE
52 McCants
RT
72 Taylor
LLB
59 Murphy
TE
82 Hall
MLB
99 Marve
WR
84 Hill
RLB
51 Thomas
WR
88 Carrier
LCB
29 Reynolds
FB
20 Wilson
RCB
45 Haddix
RB
40 Anderson
SS
30 Robinson
QB
14 Testaverde
FS
33 Frizzell
PLAYED
2 Christie, 3 Royals , 21 Rogers , 25 Covington, 34 Cobb, 36
Hardy, 37 Weatherspoon, 55 Oliver, 56 Anno, 58 Tiggle, 64
Ryan, 66 Hall, 70 McRae, 76 Dill, 77 Nichols, 80 Dawsey, 86
Thomas, 87 Drewrey, 89 Anderson, 92 Manley
DID NOT PLAY
17 Chandler, 22 Hampton, 69 Bruhin
INACTIVE
7 Carlson, 23 Carter
COMMENTARY CREW
Dick Stocton and Merlin Olsen
