Buccaneers vs. Houston Oilers 
LOSS - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 22 Houston Oilers 31
Trailing 24–22 at the two-minute warning, Tennessee was facing 3rd down & 8 at their own 29-yard line. A defensive stop by Tampa Bay would have given them the ball back, and an opportunity to drive for a game-winning field goal. However, quarterback Steve McNair broke out for a 71-yard touchdown run, and the Tennessee Oilers won 31–22.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Larry Nemmers
- UMPIRE: Jeff Rice
- LINE JUDGE: Ron Marinucci
- SIDE JUDGE: Rick Patterson
- HEAD LINESMAN: Dale Hamer
- BACK JUDGE: Bobby Skelton
- FIELD JUDGE: Boris Cheek
- VIDEO REPLAY OFFICAL: not documented
SCORING
- BUCCANEERS: 08:59-1Q Husted FG46
- OILERS: 01:56-1Q Del Greco FG45
- BUCCANEERS: 10:11-2Q Husted FG30
- BUCCANEERS: 03:39-2Q Emanuel 58 pass from Dilfer (Husted kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 01:52-2Q Husted FG24
- OILERS: 10:49-3Q George 14 run (Del Greco kick)
- OILERS: 06:38-3Q Archie 7 run (Del Grecok kick)
- OILERS: 10:58-3Q Bowden 1 interception return (Del Greco kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 03:32-4Q Anthony 10 pass from Dilfer (2pt conversion failed)
- OILERS: 01:46-4Q McNair 71 run (Del Greco kick)
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #85 R. Anthony
- 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
- FB: #28 W. Dunn
- RB: #40 M. Alstott
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #97 T. Jackson
- NT: #77 B. Culpepper
- DT: #99 W. Sapp
- RE: #91 R. Upshaw
- SLB: #50 J. Gooch
- MLB: #56 H. Nickerson
- WLB: #55 D. Brooks
- LCB: #20 R. Barber
- RCB: #25 B. Kelly
- SS: #33 E. Vance
- FS: #22 C. Mincy
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 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
INACTIVE
- 13 Milanovich, 21 Abraham, 26 Abdullah, 27 Parker, 47 Lynch, 75 Washington, 90 Maniecki, 98 Mix
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Dunn 14-49, Alstott 10-32, Husted 1-20, Green 1-2.
- OILERS: George 27-134, McNair 8-95, Archie 1-7.
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: Dilfer 38-20-294-1-2.
- OILERS: McNair 16-9-123-0-0.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: 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
- BUCCANEERS: none.
- OILERS: Bowden 1-1.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Anthony 5-115.
- OILERS: Archie 4-66.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Green 0-0.
- OILERS: Mason 4-28.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Sapp 1-6.
- OILERS: none.
