Buccaneers vs. Arizona Cardinals 
LOSS - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 09 Arizona Cardinals 13
With no turnovers the Buccaneers outgained the Cardinals however Phoenix ate the clock with three offensive possessions lasting over eight minutes due to numerous penalties
The Buccaneers defense allowed only 66 yards and three unanswered points in the 2nd half. Mike Alstott notched his first career rushing TD on a one-yard A-Train power dive, but Michael Husted’s extra point attempt was blocked.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Gary Lane
- UMPIRE: Jeff Rice
- HEAD LINESMAN: Sanford Rivers
- LINE JUDGE: Dave Anderson
- BACK JUDGE: Duke Carroll
- FIELD JUDGE: Bobby Skelton
- SIDE JUDGE: Jon Bible
- REPLAY OFFICAL: NOT DOCUMENTED
SCORING
- CARDINALS: 6:20-1Q Davis FG22
- CARDINALS: 10:24-2Q Centers 5 pass from Graham (Davis kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 8:28-3Q Husted FG41
- CARDINALS: 2:07-3Q Davis FG37
- BUCCANEERS: 7:34-4Q Alstott 1 run (kick blocked)
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #84 R. Thomas
- LT: #74 P. Gruber
- LG: #60 J. Pyne
- C: #61 T. Mayberry
- RG: #62 I. Beckles
- RT: #79 D. Riesenberg
- TE: #81 J. Harris
- WR: #85 C. Hawkins
- QB: #12 T. Dilfer
- RB: #40 M. Alstott
- TE: #83 D. Moore
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #72 C. Ahanotu
- NT: #77 B. Culpepper
- UT: #99 W. Sapp
- RE: #73 R. Upshaw
- LLB: #51 L. Marts
- MLB: #56 H. Nickerson
- RLB: #55 D. Brooks
- LCB: #35 M. Mayhew
- RCB: #21 D. Abraham
- SS: #47 J. Lynch
- FS: #25 M. Johnson
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 5 Husted, 6 Barnhardt, 23 Bouie, 29 Gant, 37 Ellison, 39 Dimry, 41 Brooks, 43 Johnson, 45 Legette, 50 Gooch, 57 Jones, 64 Diaz, 71 Adams, 75 Curry, 78 Jones, 82 Tate, 86 Williams, 87 Silvan, 93 DuBose, 97 Jackson
DID NOT PLAY
- 11 Weldon, 68 Crisman, 80 Harper
INACTIVE
- 13 Milanovich, 22 Mincy, 27 Austin, 34 Thompson, 69 Pierson, 70 Odom, 90 Maniecki, 94 White
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Brooks 14-43, Alstott 9-27, Ellison 2-20, Dilfer 1-5.
- CARDINALS: Graham 5-40, Johnson 14-26, Centers 9-23, McElroy 3-12, Smith 1-3.
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: Dilfer 35-22-229-0-0.
- CARDINALS: Graham 26-17-146-0-1.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Hawkins 6-74, Thomas 4-67, Williams 4-38, Alstott 4-30, Ellison 2-8, Brooks 1-9, Moore 1-3.
- CARDINALS: Sanders 4-40, Centers 4-16, Moore 2-26, Johnson 2-24, Edwards 2-19, Dowdell 2-13, Carter 1-8
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: none
- CARDINALS: none
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Silvan 4-101.
- CARDINALS: McElroy 2-17.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Silvan 0-0.
- CARDINALS: Dowdell 1-12.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Marts 1-8. Lynch 1-5, Ahanotu 0.5-0, Sapp 0.5-0.
- CARDINALS: Joyner 1-11.
