Buccaneers 13-6 49ers (31 Aug, 1997) Box Score

San Francisco 49ers

0-1, 0-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SF					6
TB					13

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1-0, 1-0 home

San Francisco Passing


Jeff Brohm
Steve Young
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SACKS	RTG
10/13	99	7.6	0	3-19	97.9
4/8	33	4.1	1	4-22	21.4
14/21	91	6.3	1	7-41	64.0

Tampa Bay Passing


Trent Dilfer
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
14/26	165	6.3	1	1	2-9	70.2
14/26	156	6.3	1	1	2-9	70.2

San Francisco Rushing


Garrison Hearst
Terry Kirby
William Floyd
Steve Young
Jerry Rice
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
18	84	4.7	33
5	19	3.8	7
2	6	3.0	3
1	1	1.0	1
1	-10	-10.0	-10
27	100	3.7	33

Tampa Bay Rushing


Mike Alstott
Warrick Dunn
Trent Dilfer
Patrick Hape
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
14	69	4.9	35
8	37	4.6	15
4	8	2.0	5
1	1	1.0	1
27	115	4.3	35

San Francisco Receiving


Jerry Rice
Iheanyi Uwaezuoke
Terry Kirby
Brent Jones
Terrell Owens
Garrison Hearst
William Floyd
team

REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
4	38	9.5	16
2	29	14.5	18
2	22	11.0	16
2	20	10.0	14
1	12	12.0	12
2	6	3.0	3
1	5	5.0	5
14	132	9.4	18

Tampa Bay Receiving


Karl Williams
Mike Alstott
Jackie Harris
Robb Thomas
Reidel Anthony
Dave Moore
Warrick Dunn
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
3	74	24.7	0	55
3	50	16.7	0	26
1	15	15.0	0	15
2	9	4.5	0	5
1	7	7.0	0	7
2	6	3.0	1	5
2	4	2.0	0	3
14	165	11.8	1	55

San Francisco Fumbles


Jeff Brohm
Merton Hanks
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	0	0
0	0	1
1	0	1

Tampa Bay Fumbles


Patrick Hape
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	1	0

San Francisco Defense



Tim McDonald
Lee Woodall
Rod Woodson
Ken Norton
Marquez Pope
Bryant Young
Gary Plummer
Merton Hanks
Roy Barker
Marvin Washington
Chris Doleman
Darnell Walker
Kevin Greene
Junior Bryant
Dana Stubblefield
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
7	7	0	0	0	0	0
6	5	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	1	0	0
4	4	0	0	1	0	0
4	4	0	0	1	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	1	0	0
45	41	2	0	4	0	0

Tampa Bay Defense



Warren Sapp
Derrick Brooks
Hardy Nickerson
Rufus Porter
John Lynch
Chidi Ahanotu
Regan Upshaw
Melvin Johnson
Brad Culpepper
Anthony Parker
Reggie Rusk
Charles Mincy
Donnie Abraham
Tony Bouie
Tyrone Legette
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
11	9	2.5	0	1	0	0
11	6	0.5	0	0	0	0
7	5	1	0	0	0	0
5	4	0.5	0	0	0	0
5	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	2	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0.5	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	1	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0
59	42	7	0	3	0	0

San Francisco Interceptions


Marquez Pope
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	7	0
1	7	0

Tampa Bay Interceptions


Tyrone Legette
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	0	0
1	0	0

San Francisco Kick Returns


Terrell Owens
Iheanyi Uwaezuoke
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
2	31	15.5	23
1	25	25.0	25
3	56	18.7	25

Tampa Bay Kick Returns


Karl Williams
Warrick Dunn
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
2	49	24.5	26
1	26	26.0	26
3	75	25.0	26

San Francisco Punt Returns


Iheanyi Uwaezuoke
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	20	10.0	15	0
2	20	10.0	15	0

Tampa Bay Punt Returns


Karl Williams
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	8	8.0	8	0
1	8	8.0	8	0

San Francisco Kicking


Gary Anderson
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/3	66.7	40	0/0	6
2/3	66.7	40	0/0	6

Tampa Bay Kicking


Michael Husted
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/3	66.7	40	1/1	7
2/3	66.7	40	1/1	7

San Francisco Punting


Tommy Thompson
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
5	177	35.4	0	0	49
5	177	35.4	0	0	49

Tampa Bay Punting


Tommy Barnhardt
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
4	182	45.5	1	1	59
4	182	45.5	1	1	59

5:00 AM, 31 August 1997

Attendance: 62,554

Referees:
Phil Luckett

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Los Angeles	9	6	.600	329	347
Seattle	8	7	.533	339	340
Arizona	7	8	.467	344	342
San Francisco	6	9	.400	331	349

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