Tampa Bay Buccaneers 25 San Diego Chargers 17
Sunday 17 November 1996 at Jack Murphy Stadium
SCORING
SD
13:55-1Q
Jones 63 pass from Humphries (Carney kick)
SD
4:12-1Q
Russell 14 run (Carney kick)
TB
0:44-1Q
Husted FG33
TB
7:15-2Q
Alstott 4 run (Husted kick)
TB
0:00-2Q
Husted FG29
SD
7:17-3Q
Carney FG42
TB
8:32-4Q
Husted FG27
TB
6:02-4Q
Rhett 1 run (two-pt. attempt failed)
TB
1:11-4Q
Husted FG19
GAME REPORTS
Rick Stroud's lead story from Jack Murphy Stadium
Bucs may have eased past corner
Bucs' natives catch Chargers
Click here for the gamebook and the play-by-play
The Bucs began their comeback with a seven-play field goal drive. Donnie Abraham intercepted a Stan
Humphries pass and returned it 21 yards to the Charger 13, setting up a Buc field goal. Two plays later, John
Lynch redirected another Humphries offering, returning it 25 yards for Errict Rhett’s one-yard go-ahead
touchdown dive.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Alstott 9-39, Barnhardt 1-25, Rhett 20-24, Ellison 2-11, Dilfer
2-0.
CHARGERS: Russell 14-76, Fletcher 4-13, Humphries 1-5.
PASSING
BUCS: Dilfer 40-30-327-1-0.
CHARGERS: Humphries 33-15-203-3-1.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Hawkins 7-94, Alstott 6-53, Thomas 5-54, Moore 3-38,
Williams 3-29, Harris 2-8, Rhett 2-5, Harper 1-27, Ellison 1-19.
CHARGERS: Fletcher 6-46, May 2-44, Roche 2-14, Ellison 2-9,
Jones 1-63, Martin 1-18, Coleman 1-9.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: Lynch 1-25, Abraham 1-21, Dimry 1-1.
CHARGERS: Harrison 1-0.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Marshall 4-115.
CHARGERS: Coleman 5-107.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Marshall 3-38.
CHARGERS: Gordon 1-3.
SACKS
BUCS: Upshaw 1-12, Marts 1-8.
CHARGERS: Mims 1-3.
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
74 Gruber
DE
72 Ahanotu
LG
64 Diaz
DT
77 Culpepper
C
61 Mayberry
DT
99 Sapp
RG
62 Beckles
DE
73 Upshaw
RT
70 Odom
LLB
51 Marts
TE
81 Harris
MLB
56 Nickerson
WR
84 Thomas
RLB
55 Brooks
WR
85 Hawkins
LCB
35 Mayhew
FB
40 Alstott
RCB
21 Abraham
RB
32 Rhett
SS
47 Lynch
QB
12 Dilfer
FS
25 Johnson
PLAYED
1 Marshall, 5 Husted, 6 Barnhardt, 23 Bouie, 29 Gant, 33
Staten, 37 Ellison, 39 Dimry, 45 Legette, 50 Gooch, 57 Jones,
68 Crisman, 69 Pierson, 78 Jones, 80 Harper, 82 Tate, 83
Moore, 86 Williams, 93 DuBose, 94 White, 97 Jackson
DID NOT PLAY
11 Weldon, 64 Diaz
INACTIVE
13 Milanovich, 22 Mincy, 27 Austin, 41 Brooks, 65 Ingram, 75
Curry, 87 Silvan, 90 Maniecki
COMMENTARY CREW
Thom Brennaman and Ron Pitts
