Buccaneers vs. Indianapolis Colts 
LOSS - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14 Indianapolis Colts 24
Testaverde, having been sacked four times, attempted to rally the offense with 28 first downs and over 350 offensive yards as the Buccaneers dominated the first half of this game, controlling the ball for 23 minutes and outgaining the Colts 182-68 in total yardage, yet only had a seven point advantage after a deflected interception gave Indianapolis the ball at the Tampa 2-yard line.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Red Cashion
- UMPIRE: Dave Hamilton
- LINE JUDGE: Charles Stewart
- SIDE JUDGE: Tom Fincken
- HEAD LINESMAN: Sid Semon
- BACK JUDGE: Dick Creed
- FIELD JUDGE: John Robison
- REPLAY OFFICAL: not documented
SCORING
- BUCCANEERS: 10:05-1Q Jennings 20 pass from Testaverde (Willis kick)
- COLTS: 08:51-1Q Culver 2 run (Biasucci kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 13:08-2Q Cobb 1 run (Willis kick)
- COLTS: 12:19-3Q Hester 34 pass from George (Biasucci kick)
- COLTS: 05:49-3Q Biasucci FG45
- COLTS: 07:36-4Q Cash 14 pass from George (Biasucci kick)
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #88 M. Carrier
- LT: #74 P. Gruber
- LG: #66 B. Reimers
- C: #61 T. Mayberry
- RG: #70 C. McRae
- RT: #72 R. Taylor
- TE: #82 R. Hall
- TE: #86 T. Armstrong
- WR: #80 L. Dawsey
- QB: #14 V. Testaverde
- RB: #34 R. Cobb
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #77 M. Wheel
- NT: #71 S. Dotson
- RE: #52 K. McCants
- LLB: #54 J. Williams
- RLB: #51 B. Thomas
- DB: #47 J. Browner
- DB: #31 D. Pollard
- LCB: #29 R. Reynolds
- CB: #21 M. Mack
- SS: #23 M. Carter
- FS: #27 D. Fullington
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 1 Willis, 4 Stryzinski, 5 Hawkins, 20 Brooks, 22 Lewis, 28 Jennings, 32 Highsmith, 37 McDowell, 53 Brady, 55 Brownlow, 56 Burnette, 57 Chamblee, 58 Tiggle, 59 Alexander, 64 Ryan, 67 Sullivan, 69 Blados, 78 Mayfield, 79 Davis, 87 Drewrey, 98 Seals
DID NOT PLAY
- 17 DeBerg, 40 Anderson
INACTIVE
- 7 Erickson, 73 McHale
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Cobb 23-76, Jennings 3-18, Testaverde 3-16, Brooks 5-6.
- COLTS: Johnson 20-67, Culver 1-2, George 1-0.
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: Testaverde 47-23-286-2-1, Stryzinski 1-1-2-0-0.
- COLTS: George 33-15-234-3-2.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Dawsey 5-61, Carrier 5-51, Jennings 4-59, Drewrey 3-61, Hall 3-16, Hawkins 2-20, McDowell 1-11, Highsmith 1-9.
- COLTS: Langhorne 4-77, Johnson 4-34, Hester 3-82, Brooks 3-27, Cash 1-14.
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: Carter 2-0, Fullington 1-4.
- COLTS: Goode 1-46, Daniel 1-0.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Hawkins 2-32.
- COLTS: Verdin 1-25.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Drewrey 1-11.
- COLTS: Verdin 1-0, Prior 0-0.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Williams 1-10.
- COLTS: Clancy 2-22, Banks 1-13, Bickett 1-10.
