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Sunday, December 12, 1976
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patriots (11-3-0) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 31 |
| Buccaneers (0-14-0) | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Scoring
| NWE | TAM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Buccaneers | Ed Williams 17 yard rush (Dave Green kick) | 0 | 7 |
| Patriots | Andy Johnson 69 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| Buccaneers | Morris Owens 17 yard pass from Steve Spurrier (Dave Green kick) | 7 | 14 | |
| 3rd | Patriots | Andy Johnson 9 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 4th | Patriots | Sam Hunt 68 yard interception return (John Smith kick) | 21 | 14 |
| Patriots | John Smith 30 yard field goal | 24 | 14 | |
| Patriots | Steve Grogan 1 yard rush (Steve Zabel kick) | 31 | 14 |
Team Stats
| NWE | TAM | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 13 | 14 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 39-260-3 | 45-135-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 4-14-40-0-1 | 12-18-145-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 1-12 |
| Net pass yards | 40 | 133 |
| Total yards | 300 | 268 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 8-69 | 3-20 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng |
| Andy Johnson | NWE | 14 | 127 | 2 | 69 | ||||||||||
| Don Calhoun | NWE | 12 | 68 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Sam Cunningham | NWE | 6 | 39 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| Jess Phillips | NWE | 3 | 22 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | NWE | 4 | 14 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Steve Burks | NWE | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | ||||||
| Randy Vataha | NWE | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Ed Williams | TAM | 15 | 58 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| Steve Spurrier | TAM | 12 | 17 | 145 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Jack Novak | TAM | 3 | 55 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Louis Carter | TAM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Morris Owens | TAM | 1 | 27 | 1 | 27 | ||||||||||
| Rod McNeill | TAM | 6 | 19 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Barry Smith | TAM | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Essex Johnson | TAM | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Jimmy DuBose | TAM | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Fred Pagac | TAM | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | ||
| Don Calhoun | NWE | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dick Conn | NWE | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mike Haynes | NWE | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Sam Hunt | NWE | 0.0 | 1 | 68 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Freddie Douglas | TAM | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Essex Johnson | TAM | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ken Stone | TAM | 0.0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| Scoring | Punting | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | |
| Mike Patrick | NWE | 7 | 292 | 41.7 | 0 | ||||
| John Smith | NWE | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Green | TAM | 5 | 176 | 35.2 | 0 | ||||
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