Buccaneers vs. Philadelphia Eagles 
WON - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19 Philadelphia Eagles 05
Tampa Bay sacked rookie Donovan McNabb six times, and recorded nine sacks overall for his NFL welcoming game as Tampa Bay Buccaneers won their first game of the 1999 season. Trent Dilfer threw two touchdown passes, and the Buccaneers rushed for over 150 yards.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Ron Blum
- UMPIRE: Steve Wilson
- LINE JUDGE: Aaron Pointer
- SIDE JUDGE: Bill Spyksma
- HEAD LINESMAN: Mark Hittner
- BACK JUDGE: Kirk Dornan
- FIELD JUDGE: Al Jury
- REPLAY OFFICIAL: Larry Hill
SCORING
- BUCCANEERS: 09:20-1Q Emanuel 19 pass from Dilfer (Gramatica kick)
- EAGLES: 05:29-1Q Johnson FG39
- EAGLES: 04:57-1Q Safety - Dilfer batted ball out of the back of the endzone
- BUCCANEERS: 08:52-2Q Gramatica FG51
- BUCCANEERS: 05:05-2Q Gramatica FG24
- BUCCANEERS: 06-25-4Q Alstott 17 pass from Dilfer (kick failed)
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #81 J. Green
- LT: #74 P. Gruber
- LG: #64 J. Diaz
- C: #61 T. Mayberry
- RG: #73 F. Middleton
- RT: #70 J. Odom
- TE: #83 D. Moore
- WR: #87 B. Emanuel
- QB: #12 T. Dilfer
- RB: #28 W. Dunn
- FB: #40 M. Alstott
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LDE: #72 C. Ahanotu
- NT: #77 B. Culpepper
- RDT: #99 W. Sapp
- RDE: #94 S. White
- SLB: #53 S. Quarles
- MLB: #56 H. Nickerson
- WLB: #55 D. Brooks
- LCB: #21 D. Abraham
- RCB: #20 R. Barber
- SS: #47 J. Lynch
- FS: #24 D. Robinson
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 3 Royals, 7 Gramatica, 25 Kelly, 27 Abdullah, 30 Smith, 31 Young, 33 Vance, 51 Singleton, 54 Palmer, 58 Davis, 59 Duncan, 65 Dogins, 69 Pierson, 71 Wunsch, 78 Jones, 80 Davis, 82 Hape, 86 Williams, 88 Murphy, 92 McFarland, 95 McLaughline
DID NOT PLAY
- 15 Zeier, 84 McDonald
INACTIVE
- 10 King, 34 Jackson, 50 Gooch, 75 Washington, 85 Anthony, 91 Upshaw, 97 Jackson, 98 Cannida
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Dunn 24-82, Alstott 15-64, Dilfer 5-10.
- EAGLES: Staley 13-42, McNabb 5-38, Pederson 1-2, Turner 1-2.
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: Dilfer 14-7-89-2-2.
- EAGLES: McNabb 11-4-26-0-0, Pederson 19-12-100-1-0.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Alstott 3-33, Moore 2-23, Emanuel 1-19, Green 1-14.
- EAGLES: Turner 6-32, Johnson 3-38, Douglas 3-15, Staley 2-22, Broughton 2-19.
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: Lynch 1-4.
- EAGLES: Dawkins 1-37, Vincent 1-26
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Green 2-53.
- EAGLES: Rossum 3-48, Bienemy 1-16.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Green 3-17.
- EAGLES: Rossum 2-9.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Sapp 3-27, Ahanotu 3-15, Jones 2-12, Culpepper 1-4.
- EAGLES: Vincent 1-17, Douglas 1-7.
