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Saturday, September 2, 1978
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giants (1-0-0) | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| Buccaneers (0-1-0) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
Scoring
| NYG | TAM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Giants | Terry Jackson 32 yard interception return (Joe Danelo kick) | 7 | 0 |
| Buccaneers | Jimmy DuBose 2 yard rush (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| 2nd | Buccaneers | Neil O'Donoghue 34 yard field goal | 7 | 10 |
| Giants | Joe Danelo 42 yard field goal | 10 | 10 | |
| 3rd | Giants | Johnny Perkins 67 yard pass from Joe Pisarcik (kick failed) | 16 | 10 |
| 4th | Buccaneers | Neil O'Donoghue 26 yard field goal | 16 | 13 |
| Giants | Joe Danelo 23 yard field goal | 19 | 13 |
Team Stats
| NYG | TAM | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 12 | 16 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 35-76-0 | 39-165-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 12-25-183-1-1 | 10-28-93-0-3 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-21 | 1-7 |
| Net pass yards | 162 | 86 |
| Total yards | 238 | 251 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 4-1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-64 | 8-55 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng |
| Johnny Perkins | NYG | 4 | 110 | 1 | 67 | ||||||||||
| Joe Pisarcik | NYG | 9 | 15 | 156 | 1 | 1 | 67 | ||||||||
| Billy Taylor | NYG | 11 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| Larry Csonka | NYG | 6 | 28 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Jim Robinson | NYG | 2 | 28 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Doug Kotar | NYG | 5 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Willie Spencer | NYG | 9 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| Dan Doornink | NYG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Jerry Golsteyn | NYG | 3 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||
| Jimmie Giles | TAM | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 23 | ||||||
| Ricky Bell | TAM | 13 | 54 | 0 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Jimmy DuBose | TAM | 12 | 52 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Gary Huff | TAM | 9 | 22 | 84 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Johnny Davis | TAM | 5 | 31 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Louis Carter | TAM | 5 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| Morris Owens | TAM | 2 | 22 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Isaac Hagins | TAM | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Doug Williams | TAM | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||
| Dave Green | TAM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
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 | ||
| Harry Carson | NYG | 0.0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Bobby Hammond | NYG | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Terry Jackson | NYG | 0.0 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ernest Pough | NYG | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ray Rhodes | NYG | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Jim Robinson | NYG | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| John Skorupan | NYG | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Billy Taylor | NYG | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Isaac Hagins | TAM | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jim Obradovich | TAM | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Danny Reece | TAM | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mike Washington | TAM | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| Scoring | Punting | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | |
| Joe Danelo | NYG | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Jennings | NYG | 9 | 390 | 43.3 | 0 | ||||
| Dave Green | TAM | 7 | 310 | 44.3 | 0 | ||||
| Neil O'Donoghue | TAM | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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