Tampa Bay Buccaneers 41 New York Jets 21
Sunday 16 December 1984 at Tampa Stadium
SCORING
TB
8:54-1Q
Ariri FG37
TB
7:07-1Q
Wilder 6 run (Ariri kick)
TB
6:11-2Q
J.Bell 3 pass from DeBerg (Ariri kick)
NYJ
1:11-2Q
Dennison 5 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
TB
8:45-3Q
Ariri FG35
TB
14:55-4Q
J.Bell 13 pass from DeBerg (Ariri kick)
TB
12:15-4Q
Carroll 4 pass from DeBerg (Ariri kick)
NYJ
3:22-4Q
Paige 3 pass from O'Brien (Leahy kick)
TB
1:21-4Q
Wilder 4 run (Ariri kick)
NYJ
0:54-4Q
Hector 2 run (Leahy kick)
GAME REPORTS
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Click here for Jim Selman's game report
Click here for Tom McEwen's morning-after column
A crazy finish as John McKay ordered his team to let the Jets score so they could get the ball back for James
Wilder to try and break the NFL's record for combined rushing/receiving in a season. Lost amidst the chaos, was
the Bucs' highest-ever points total (41) and Steve DeBerg throwing three TDs in a game for the first time in his
Buc career. Sadly also, it was the last-ever game LeeRoy Selmon would play for the Buccaneers but no-one
realised it at the time. The Jets would get their revenge the following season in the Meadowlands however.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Wilder 31-103, DeBerg 1-13.
JETS: Hector 10-45, Minter 10-44, O'Brien 3-2.
PASSING
BUCS: DeBerg 34-26-280-0-3.
JETS: O'Brien 34-19-201-2-2.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Wilder 9-60, House 6-70, Carter 4-57, J.Bell 3-47, Carroll 2-
21, Armstrong 1-18, T.Bell 1-7.
JETS: Hector 6-41, Jones 4-43, Shuler 3-70, Walker 2-26, Paige 2-
13, Dennison 1-5, Minter 1-3.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: Castille 1-30, Cotney 1-24.
JETS: none.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Bright 1-17.
JETS: Minter 5-107, Humphrey 1-22, Davidson 1-9.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Bright 1-21, Z.Thomas 1-7
JETS: Minter 1-8.
SACKS
BUCS: Selmon 2-17, Cannon 2-13, Green 2-10.
JETS: Gastineau 2-21, Bennett 1-10, Faurot 1-10, Carter 1-9.
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
79 Kaplan
LDE
78 Cannon
LG
72 Courson
DT
76 Logan
C
60 Grimes
RDE
63 Selmon
RG
62 Farrell
LOLB
57 Browner
RT
73 Heller
LILB
58 Davis
TE
82 Carroll
RILB
52 Brantley
WR
87 Carter
ROLB
53 Green
WR
89 House
LCB
23 Castille
QB
14 Thompson
RCB
27 Acorn
TE
82 Bell
SS
33 Cotney
RB
32 Wilder
FS
43 Reece
PLAYED
2 Ariri, 5 Garcia, 20 Morton, 24 Harvey, 29 Bright, 31 Curry, 38
Peoples, 46 Armstrong, 50 Wilson, 51 Washington, 54 Wood,
55 Spradlin, 59 Thompson, 70 Thomas, 71 Braggs, 74
Sanders, 77 Bujnoch, 81 Dixon, 83 T Bell, 84 Thomas, 85 Witte
DID NOT PLAY
14 Thompson, 21 Holt, 25 Dierking, 41 Thomas, 67 Morgan, 88
Giles
GAME HIGHLIGHTS Click on the boxes below to watch the clip
Jay Carroll had his only Buccaneer touchdown in the season finale
His fellow tight end Jerry Bell scored twice replacing Jimmie Giles
The famous final Jet touchdown where the defense let them score