Tampa Bay Buccaneers 22 Tennessee Oilers 31
Sunday 8 November 1998 at Raymond James Stadium
ESPN COMMENTARY CREW Mike Patrick and Joe Theisman
It was 3rd and 8 from the Oiler 29-yard line inside the last two
minutes. The Bucs had pulled back to within two and Buc fans
thought that a famous win was on the cards. And then Steve
McNair broke free on a scramble and wound up 71 yards away in
the endzone. It was the start of a three-game losing streak that
cost the Bucs any chance at the post-season.
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
74 Gruber
DE
97 Jackson
LG
64 Diaz
DT
77 Culpepper
C
61 Mayberry
DT
99 Sapp
RG
73 Middleton
DE
91 Upshaw
RT
70 Odom
LLB
50 Gooch
TE
83 Moore
MLB
56 Nickerson
WR
85 Anthony
RLB
55 Brooks
WR
87 Emanuel
LCB
20 Barber
FB
40 Alstott
RCB
25 Kelly
RB
28 Dunn
SS
33 Vance
QB
12 Dilfer
FS
22 Mincy
PLAYED
5 Husted, 6 Barnhardt, 23 Bouie, 31 Young, 37 Ellison, 41 Neal, 51
Singleton, 53 Quarles, 54 Palmer, 59 Duncan, 69 Pierson, 71 Wunsch,
78 Jones, 80 Davis, 81 Green, 82 Hape, 84 Thomas, 86 Williams, 88
Hunter, 94 White, 98 Cannida
DID NOT PLAY
4 Walsh, 65 Dogins
INACTIVES
13 Milanovich, 21 Abraham, 26 Abdullah, 27 Parker, 47 Lynch, 75
Washington, 90 Maniecki, 98 Mix
GAME SCORING
TB
8:59-1Q
Husted FG46
TEN
1:56-1Q
Del Greco FG45
TB
10:11-2Q
Husted FG30
TB
3:39-2Q
Emanuel 58 pass from Dilfer (Husted kick)
TB
1:52-2Q
Husted FG24
TEN
10:49-3Q
George 14 run (Del Greco kick)
TEN
6:38-3Q
Archie 7 run (Del Grecok kick)
TEN
10:58-4Q
Bowden 1 interception return (Del Greco kick)
TB
3:32-4Q
Anthony 10 pass from Dilfer (2pt failed)
TEN
1:46-4Q
McNair 71 run (Del Greco kick)
GAME REPORTS
Rick Stroud reports from Raymond James Stadium
Oilers feeling at home on the road
A loss to haunt the off-season
Click here for the official gamebook and play-by-play
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Dunn 14-49, Alstott 10-32, Husted 1-20, Green 1-2.
OILERS: George 27-134, McNair 8-95, Archie 1-7.
PASSING
BUCS: Dilfer 38-20-294-1-2.
OILERS: McNair 16-9-123-0-0.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Anthony 7-68, Emanuel 5-106, Moore 3-43, Dunn 2-32, Green 2-
20, Alstott 1-25.
OILERS: Wycheck 4-66, Dyson 2-40, Harris 1-9, Mason 1-8, George 1-0.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: none.
OILERS: Bowden 1-1.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Anthony 5-115.
OILERS: Archie 4-66.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Green 0-0.
OILERS: Mason 4-28.
SACKS
BUCS: Sapp 1-6.
OILERS: none.
