NFL game summary for 09/09/1979:

Neil O'Donoghue kicked a 31-yard field goal 1:41 into overtime to give the Buccaneers their second victory. The winning score was set up by Bill Kollar, who recovered Greg Landry's third-down fumble at the Baltimore 14. The Colts scored on their first three possessions to lead 17-0. Tampa Bay countered with Ricky Bell's one-yard touchdown plunge, two Doug Williams scoring passes, and Mike Washington's 49-yard interception return to go ahead 26-17. A 67-yard touchdown pass from Landry to Brian DeRoo plus Toni Linhart's 38-yard field goal sent the game into overtime. Lee Roy Selmon highlighted Tampa Bay's defensive charge, causing Landry's overtime fumble, blocking an extra point, and leading the Buccaneers to 10 quarterback sacks.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	? (3)	? (21)	? (11)	0
DEFENSE	? (13)	? (5)	? (5)	0
OFFENSE	83.0 (25)	225.0 (7)	308.0 (16)	2
DEFENSE	166.0 (18)	45.0 (1)	211.0 (4)	1

Line: Colts by 2

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	F
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0-0)	0	13	0	13	3	29
Baltimore Colts (0-2-0)	17	0	0	9	0	26

( 0- 7) BAL Don Hardeman 4 yard pass from Greg Landry (Toni Linhart kick) ( 0-10) BAL Toni Linhart 24 yard field goal ( 0-17) BAL Don Hardeman 1 yard rush (Toni Linhart kick) ( 6-17) TB Ricky Bell 1 yard rush (kick failed) (13-17) TB Isaac Hagins 9 yard pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick) (20-17) TB Mike Washington 49 yard interception return (Neil O'Donoghue kick) (26-17) TB Gordon Jones 36 yard pass from Doug Williams (kick failed) (26-23) BAL Brian DeRoo 67 yard pass from Greg Landry (kick failed) (26-26) BAL Toni Linhart 38 yard field goal (29-26) TB Neil O'Donoghue 31 yard field goal

                     TB              BAL
First Downs:         17              18
Rushes-yards:        34-98           35-92
Yards/rush:          2.9             2.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-29-196-2     22-37-183-2
Sacked-yards:        0-0             10-69
Net pass yards:      196             114
Net yards/pass:      6.8             2.4
Total net yards:     294             206
Total plays:         63 (53% run)    82 (42% run)  
Yards/play:          4.7             2.5
Fumbles-lost:        3-3             2-2
Turnovers:           5               4
Penalties-yards:     10-111          11-105

Attendance: 36,374

Passing:
TB: Doug Williams, 10 of 29 for 196 yards and 2 TDs (2 int) BAL: Greg Landry, 22 of 37 for 183 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)
Rushing:
TB: Jerry Eckwood, 19 for 53 yards; Ricky Bell, 10 for 34 yards and 1 TD; Doug Williams, 3 for 8 yards; George Ragsdale, 1 for 3 yards; Johnny Davis, 1 for 0 yards BAL: Don Hardeman, 18 for 58 yards and 1 TD; Don McCauley, 8 for 28 yards; Ben Garry, 6 for 1 yard; Greg Landry, 3 for 5 yards
Receiving:
TB: Ricky Bell, 3 for 56 yards; Isaac Hagins, 2 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Morris Owens, 2 for 31 yards; Gordon Jones, 1 for 37 yards and 1 TD; Johnny Davis, 1 for 24 yards; Jerry Eckwood, 1 for 13 yards BAL: Don Hardeman, 7 for 24 yards and 1 TD; Don McCauley, 6 for 49 yards; Brian DeRoo, 3 for 81 yards and 1 TD; Ben Garry, 2 for -3 yards; Glenn Doughty, 1 for 16 yards; Randy Burke, 1 for 9 yards; Mack Alston, 1 for 4 yards; Reese McCall, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
TB: George Ragsdale, 5 for 91 yards BAL: Nesby Glasgow, 3 for 57 yards; Ben Garry, 2 for 39 yards
Punt returns:
TB: Danny Reece, 7 for 54 yards BAL: Nesby Glasgow, 2 for -2 yards
Interceptions:
TB: Mike Washington, 1 for 49 yards and 1 TD; Richard Wood, 1 for 24 yards BAL: Norm Thompson, 1 for 12 yards; Sanders Shiver, 1 for 3 yards
Punting:
TB: Tom Blanchard, 6 for 217 yards BAL: Bucky Dilts, 8 for 334 yards
Field Goals:
TB: Neil O'Donoghue, 1/1 BAL: Toni Linhart, 2/3