A good win for the Bucs who completely dominated this game. There were quite a few games last season where Tampa would outplay the other team, but lose the game. So far this season they seem to be able to score points and control the ball, they racked up 169 rushing yards. The Bengals seem to be going in the opposite direction.
Tampa Bay
Steve Spurrier 17/32 217yds 1TD 1Int
Charles Alexander 22car/95yds 1TD
Morris Owens 8tt/5rec/75yds 1TD
Clay Matthews 4 tackles 2 sacks
Mike Washington 4 tackles 1 knockdown 1 Int
Andy Dorris 3 sacks
Cincinnati
Ken Anderson 9/20 185yds 1TD 1Int
Lenvil Elliott 2car/13yds
Isaac Curtis 7tt/4rec/126yds 1TD
Jim LeClair 10 tackles 3 knockdowns
Lucius Sanford 9 tackles 1 sack
Danny Johnson 11 tackles 1 sack
Tampa Bay
Steve Spurrier 17/32 217yds 1TD 1Int
Charles Alexander 22car/95yds 1TD
Morris Owens 8tt/5rec/75yds 1TD
Clay Matthews 4 tackles 2 sacks
Mike Washington 4 tackles 1 knockdown 1 Int
Andy Dorris 3 sacks
Cincinnati
Ken Anderson 9/20 185yds 1TD 1Int
Lenvil Elliott 2car/13yds
Isaac Curtis 7tt/4rec/126yds 1TD
Jim LeClair 10 tackles 3 knockdowns
Lucius Sanford 9 tackles 1 sack
Danny Johnson 11 tackles 1 sack
TAMPA, Fla.--Earl Douthitt is the name in the six-point transaction listings on Page 2 of the sports section. He's the celebrated champion's anonymous sparring partner. He's the Harlem Globetrotters' Washington Generals.
ReplyDeleteExcept for two plays this afternoon.
For two plays this afternoon, Earl Douthitt was the fiercest defensive force to be found on any NFL gridiron anywhere. And in this vagabond backup safety's two plays of dominance, the short history of the whole Tampa Bay Buccaneers franchise seemed to take a decisive turn.
With the game tied at 13 at the start of the fourth quarter, Dave Green punted the Cincinnati Bengals back to their own 5. The first Cincinnati play was a handoff to Archie Griffin, whom Douthitt so frequently found himself chasing when Griffin was winning Heisman Trophies at Ohio State and Douthitt was toiling for woeful Iowa. Douthitt, a never-starting Buc since the NFL76 expansion draft, leveled Griffin after a two-yard gain. Back dropped Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson on second down, and here came Douthitt on a daring safety blitz.
Down went Anderson for a safety!
Down went Cincinnati, 22-13!
And up rises Tampa to 2-0!