Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21 Philadelphia Eagles 6
Sunday 3 September 1995 at Veterans Stadium
SCORING
PHI
7:28-1Q
Anderson FG21
TB
7:09-1Q
Copeland 64 pass from Dilfer (Husted kick)
PHI
0:35-1Q
Anderson FG28
TB
12:07-4Q
Harris 10 pass from Dilfer (Husted kick)
TB
4:01-4Q
Rhett 19 run (Husted kick)
GAME REPORTS
Click here for the gamebook and the play-by-play
How Horace Copeland replaced Alvin Harper
Yes Bucs fans, it's a winning start
The defense does the ultimate bend-don't-break
The Bucs opened Sam Wyche's fourth season with a win on the road in Philadelphia thanks to a monster game
from Horace Copeland and two TDs from Trent Dilfer. Little did anyone realise that would be half his total
number of scoring passes on the season. Making his debut as the Eagles' offensive co-ordinator was a 33-
year-old Jon Gruden.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Rhett 26-85, Dilfer 3-(-2).
EAGLES: Cunningham 3-42, Watters 17-37, Garner 5-23, Turner 2-9.
PASSING
BUCS: Dilfer 19-11-215-1-2.
EAGLES: Cunningham 36-25-191-1-0.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Copeland 5-155, Rhett 2-22, Harris 2-18, Dawsey 1-16,
Hawkins 1-4.
EAGLES: Barnett 5-47, Watters 5-34, Martin 4-41, Turner 4-29,
Williams 4-28, West 2-11, Johnson 1-1.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: Marts 1-8.
EAGLES: Frazier 1-3.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Edmonds 3-92.
EAGLES: Garner 2-45, Martin 2-26.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Edmonds 3-17.
EAGLES: Martin 2-42.
SACKS
BUCS: Nickerson 1-8, Wheeler 1-8, Culpepper 1-7, Sapp 1-5, Dotson
1-1.
EAGLES: Fuller 1-13.
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
74 Gruber
DE
72 Ahanotu
LG
70 McRae
DT
77 Wheeler
C
61 Mayberry
DT
99 Sapp
RG
62 Beckles
DE
75 Curry
RT
76 Dill
LLB
51 Marts
TE
81 Harris
MLB
56 Nickerson
TE
86 Armstrong
RLB
55 Brooks
WR
80 Dawsey
LCB
35 Mayhew
FB
83 Moore
RCB
39 DImry
RB
32 Rhett
SS
27 Bussey
QB
12 Dilfer
FS
22 Everett
PLAYED
1 Roby, 5 Husted, 11 Weldon, 21 McGruder, 28 Buckley, 29
Gant, 37 Ellison, 41 Edmonds, 44 Booty, 45 Stargell, 47 Lynch,
52 Rouse, 53 Brady, 54 Stephens, 71 Dotson, 73 Culpepper,
82 Davis, 85 Hawkins, 88 Copeland, 93 DuBose, 95 Powe
DID NOT PLAY
60 Pyne, 69 Pierson
INACTIVE
15 Philcox, 25 Johnson, 26 Abraham, 65 Ingram, 67 Sullivan,
82 Harper, 87 Thomas, 94 McIntosh
COMMENTARY CREW
Mike Breen and Bill Maas
