The Bucs snatched a narrow win over their interstate expansion rivals but only thanks to the gambling nature of coach Tom Coughlin. On the back of TE Pete Mitchell's monster game, the Jags could have tied the scores with 37 seconds left with an extra point, but Coughlin went for an unsuccessful two-point conversion. Jacksonville then recovered the onside kick, but Martin Mayhew's interception finally secured what should have been a much-easier victory than it eventually was.

GAME SCORING TB 1:17-1Q Husted FG33 TB 0:18-2Q Rhett 1 run (Husted kick) JAC 7:28-3Q Hollis FG22 JAC 14:52-4Q Brunell 9 run (Hollis kick) TB 8:11-4Q Rhett 6 run (Husted kick) JAC 0:37-4Q Mitchell 12 pass from Beuerlein (pass failed)

GAME REPORTS Click here for the gamebook and the play-by-play Don Banks reports from Tampa Stadium To score or not to score - that is the question Clifton Abraham was allegedly "covering" the tight end

STARTERS OFFENSE DEFENSE LT 74 Gruber DE 72 Ahanotu LG 60 Pyne DT 73 Culepper C 61 Mayberry DT 71 Dotson RG 62 Beckles DE 75 Curry RT 76 Dill LLB 52 Rouse TE 81 Harris MLB 56 Nickerson WR 82 Harper RLB 55 Brooks WR 80 Dawsey LCB 35 Mayhew WR 85 Hawkins RCB 39 DImry RB 32 Rhett SS 29 Gant QB 12 Dilfer FS 22 Everett PLAYED 1 Roby, 5 Husted, 11 Weldon, 21 McGruder, 23 Bouie, 25 Johnson, 26 Abraham, 28 Buckley, 37 Ellison, 41 Edmonds, 49 Saunders, 53 Brady, 54 Stephens, 67 Sullivan, 70 McRae, 83 Moore, 86 Armstrong, 87 Thomas, 88 Copeland, 91 Smith, 93 DuBose, 94 McIntosh, 99 Sapp INACTIVE 15 Philcox, 44 Booty, 45 Stargell, 47 Lynch, 51 Marts, 65 Ingram, 69 Pierson, 77 Wheeler

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING BUCS: Rhett 24-100, Ellison 2-26, Edmonds 3-18, Dilfer 3-8, Hawkins 1-(-7). JAGUARS: Stewart 6-36, Brunell 6-27, Dunbar 7-25, Maston 4-(-1). PASSING BUCS: Dilfer 20-9-103-0-0. JAGUARS: Brunell 21-15-169-0-0, Beurelein 12-9-104-1-1. RECEIVING BUCS: Harper 4-58, Dawsey 2-24, Moore 2-10, Copeland 1-11. JAGUARS: Mitchell 10-161, Givins 4-39, Jackson 3-33, Maston 3-4, Stewart 2- 10, Smith 1-16, Howard 1-10. INTERCEPTIONS BUCS: Mayhew 1-15. JAGUARS: none. KICK RETURNS BUCS: Edmonds 3-65. JAGUARS: Marsh 3-40. PUNT RETURNS BUCS: Edmonds 4-48. JAGUARS: Howard 2-21. SACKS BUCS: Ahanotu 2-10, McIntosh 1-0. JAGUARS: Pritchett 1-2.