Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31 Indianapolis Colts 28
Sunday 2 November 1997 at the RCA Dome
FOX COMMENTARY CREW Kevin Harlan and Jerry Glanville
The Buccaneers snapped a three-game losing skid, the team’s
longest winning drought of the season, with an emotionally
draining 31-28 victory over the Indianapolis Colts at the RCA
Dome. Trent Dilfer completed seven of his final nine passes,
marching the team to two scoring drives in the final 10 minutes.
With just 52 seconds remaining, Dilfer connected on three
straight passes of 12, nine and six yards to set up Michael
Husted’s game-winning 36-yard field goal with just :11
remaining.
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
74 Gruber
LDE
72 Ahanotu
LG
60 Pyne
DT
77 Culpepper
C
61 Mayberry
DT
99 Sapp
RG
64 Diaz
RDE
91 Upshaw
RT
70 Odom
WLB
55 Brooks
TE
83 Moore
MLB
56 Nickerson
WR
85 Anthony
SLB
59 Porter
WR
88 Copeland
LCB
21 Abraham
QB
12 Dilfer
SS
47 Lynch
FB
40 Alstott
FS
22 Mincy
RB
28 Dunn
RCB
27 Parker
PLAYED
4 Walsh, 5 Husted, 7 Landeta, 23 Bouie, 25 Johnson, 31 Young, 32
Rhett, 37 Ellison, 45 Legette, 50 Gooch, 51 Singleton, 52 Bellisari, 53
Quarles, 69 Pierson, 71 Wunsch, 73 Middleton, 75 Curry, 78 Jones, 82
Hape, 84 Thomas, 86 Williams, 87 Davis, 94 White
INACTIVES
13 Milanovich, 20 Barber, 24 Robinson, 29 Gant, 65 Dogins, 80 Harris,
90 Maniecki, 97 Jackson
GAME SCORING
TB
7:29-1Q
Alstott 1 run (Husted kick)
IND
3:37-1Q
Blanchard FG43
IND
13:22-2Q
Faulk 4 run (Blanchard kick)
TB
6:31-2Q
Moore 2 pass from Dilfer (Husted kick)
TB
0:38-2Q
Williams 6 pass from Dilfer (Husted kick)
IND
10:04-3Q
Blanchard FG36
IND
0:55-3Q
Warren 1 run (Pollard pass from Holcomb)
IND
11:46-4Q
Blackmon 18 fumble return (Blanchard kick)
TB
6:52-4Q
Williams 24 pass from Dilfer (Husted kick)
TB
0:08-4Q
Husted FG36
GAME REPORTS
Rick Stroud reports from the Hoosier Dome
Hubert Mizell - escape from Indianapolis
Kelly Holcomb, another potential ex-Buc QB success story
Michael Husted comes through when needed
Click here for the gamebook and the play-by-play
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Alstott 16-45, Dunn 7-17, Anthony 1-17, Dilfer 1-5.
COLTS: Crockett 14-81, Faulk 14-40, Bailey 1-18, Warren 4-8, Justin 1-0.
PASSING
BUCS: Dilfer 25-16-164-0-3.
COLTS: Holcomb 30-19-181-1-0, Justin 3-1-44-0-0.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Moore 6-53, Dunn 3-39, Williams 2-30, Copeland 2-25, Anthony 2-
16, Hape 1-1.
COLTS: Dawkins 4-55, Warren 4-37, Harrison 3-57, Dilger 3-37, Crockett
3-29, Stablein 2-11, Faulk 1- (-1).
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: Abraham 1-0.
COLTS: none.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Anthony 4-97, Williams 1-20.
COLTS: Bailey 4-60.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Williams 3-99.
COLTS: Stablein 3-17.
SACKS
BUCS: Sapp 1-7, Upshaw 1-6.
COLTS: Footman 1-9, Morrison 1-4, Fontenot 1-1.
VIDEO CLIPS
Dave Moore had one of Trent Dilfer’s three touchdown passes
The final one to Karl Williams tied the scores in the fourth quarter
Michael Husted had the game-winning kick with eight seconds left
