Buccaneers 31-21 Dolphins (21 Sep, 1997) Box Score

Miami Dolphins

2-2, 0-2 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIA					21
TB					31

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

4-0, 2-0 home

Miami Passing


Dan Marino
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
24/37	235	6.4	2	0	0-0	100.6
24/37	235	6.4	2	0	0-0	100.6

Tampa Bay Passing


Trent Dilfer
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
18/24	248	10.3	4	1	0-0	129.9
18/24	248	10.3	4	1	0-0	129.9

Miami Rushing


Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar
Jerris McPhail
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
16	45	2.8	1	9
1	3	3.0	0	3
17	48	2.8	1	9

Tampa Bay Rushing


Mike Alstott
Warrick Dunn
Trent Dilfer
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
18	95	5.3	11
11	17	1.5	7
3	-3	-1.0	-1
32	109	3.4	11

Miami Receiving


O.J. McDuffie
Fred Barnett
Troy Drayton
Jerris McPhail
Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar
Charles Jordan
Brian Manning
Dewayne Dotson
Bernie Parmalee
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
6	55	9.2	1	13
5	50	10.0	1	20
3	45	15.0	0	24
3	28	9.3	0	11
3	22	7.3	0	12
1	19	19.0	0	19
1	11	11.0	0	11
1	4	4.0	0	4
1	1	1.0	0	1
24	235	9.8	2	24

Tampa Bay Receiving


Warrick Dunn
Reidel Anthony
Horace Copeland
Mike Alstott
Jackie Harris
Karl Williams
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
6	106	17.7	1	58
2	50	25.0	1	38
3	39	13.0	0	21
4	20	5.0	2	12
2	20	10.0	0	10
1	13	13.0	0	13
18	248	13.8	4	58

Miami Fumbles


Irving Spikes
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	0	0
1	0	0

Tampa Bay Fumbles


Mike Alstott
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	0	0
1	0	0

Miami Defensive



Zach Thomas
Derrick Rodgers
Shawn Wooden
Calvin Jackson
Corey Harris
Daryl Gardener
Anthony Harris
Terrell Buckley
Dwight Hollier
Jason Taylor
Barron Tanner
Trace Armstrong
Tim Bowens
Bracy Walker
Tim Jacobs
Ronnie Ward
Shane Burton
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
12	9	0	0	1	0	0
6	6	0	0	0	0	0
6	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	2	0	0	0	0	0
4	1	0	0	0	0	0
4	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0
57	38	0	0	3	0	0

Tampa Bay Defensive



Hardy Nickerson
Derrick Brooks
John Lynch
Charles Mincy
Anthony Parker
Melvin Johnson
Jeff Gooch
Donnie Abraham
Tyrone Legette
Brad Culpepper
Chidi Ahanotu
Tyoka Jackson
Marcus Jones
Regan Upshaw
Reggie Rusk
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
10	6	0	0	1	0	0
10	6	0	0	0	0	0
5	2	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	5	0	0
4	3	0	0	2	0	0
4	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
54	35	0	0	9	0	0

Miami Interceptions


Zach Thomas
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	10	0
1	10	0

Tampa Bay Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Tampa Bay Interceptions

Miami Kick Returns


Irving Spikes
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
4	102	25.5	41	0
4	102	25.5	41	0

Tampa Bay Kick Returns


Karl Williams
Steve White
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
2	48	24.0	27
1	0	0.0	0
3	48	16.0	27

Miami Punt Returns

	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
No Miami Punt Returns

Tampa Bay Punt Returns


Karl Williams
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	30	10.0	25	0
3	30	10.0	25	0

Miami Kicking


Olindo Mare
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
0/1	0.0	0	3/3	3
0/1	0.0	0	3/3	3

Tampa Bay Kicking


Michael Husted
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	22	4/4	7
1/1	100.0	22	4/4	7

Miami Punting


Kyle Richardson
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
3	142	47.3	0	0	53
3	142	47.3	0	0	53

Tampa Bay Punting

	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
No Tampa Bay Punting

5:00 AM, 21 September 1997

Attendance: 73,314

Referees:
Walt Coleman

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Buffalo	11	6	.647	451	311
Miami	11	6	.647	496	391
New York	7	10	.412	268	355
New England	4	13	.235	236	366

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