NFL game summary for 09/23/1979:

Tampa Bay scored three touchdowns in the second quarter to defeat Los Angeles and extend their club-record winning streak to four games. Jim Youngblood gave Los Angeles a 6-0 lead with a 31-yard interception return in the first quarter. Tampa Bay took the lead 47 seconds into the second quarter on a 15-yard touchdown pass from Doug Williams to Larry Mucker. Ricky Bell's five-yard touchdown run and Williams' 29-yard pass to Jimmy Giles accounted for the Buccaneers' final two scores. For the first time in Tampa Bay history, the Buccaneers' defense did not allow a point.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Los Angeles Rams	OFFENSE	147.0  (13)	187.7  (10)	334.7  (8)	5
	DEFENSE	107.3  (4)	112.0  (3)	219.3  (3)	4
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	OFFENSE	166.5  (2)	164.0  (18)	330.5  (9)	6
	DEFENSE	90.5  (5)	149.5  (6)	240.0  (5)	7

Line: Rams by 3

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Los Angeles Rams (2-2-0)	6	0	0	0	6
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-0-0)	0	21	0	0	21

( 6- 0) LA  Jim Youngblood 31 yard interception return (kick failed)
( 6- 7) TB  Larry Mucker 15 yard pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick)
( 6-14) TB  Ricky Bell 5 yard rush (Neil O'Donoghue kick)
( 6-21) TB  Jimmie Giles 29 yard pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick)

                     LA              TB
First Downs:         11              15
Rushes-yards:        27-110          45-148
Yards/rush:          4.1             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-35-97-1      5-20-101-1
Sacked-yards:        2-21            0-0
Net pass yards:      76              101
Net yards/pass:      2.1             5.0
Total net yards:     186             249
Total plays:         64 (42% run)    65 (69% run)  
Yards/play:          2.9             3.8
Fumbles-lost:        4-3             2-2
Turnovers:           4               3
Penalties-yards:     5-61            4-23

Attendance: 69,497

Passing:
LA: Pat Haden, 13 of 27 for 64 yards; Vince Ferragamo, 4 of 8 for 33 yards (1 int)
TB: Doug Williams, 5 of 20 for 101 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)

Rushing:
LA: Lawrence McCutcheon, 8 for 9 yards; Wendell Tyler, 7 for 43 yards; Elvis Peacock, 6 for 47 yards; Cullen Bryant, 4 for 15 yards; Pat Haden, 1 for 6 yards; Terry Nelson, 1 for -10 yards
TB: Jerry Eckwood, 22 for 59 yards; Ricky Bell, 18 for 69 yards and 1 TD; Johnny Davis, 3 for 16 yards; Doug Williams, 2 for 4 yards

Receiving:
LA: Lawrence McCutcheon, 5 for 9 yards; Cullen Bryant, 4 for 20 yards; Charle Young, 2 for 28 yards; Preston Dennard, 2 for 20 yards; Elvis Peacock, 2 for 14 yards; Wendell Tyler, 1 for 7 yards; Eddie Hill, 1 for -1 yards
TB: Jimmie Giles, 1 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Morris Owens, 1 for 28 yards; Jerry Eckwood, 1 for 25 yards; Larry Mucker, 1 for 15 yards and 1 TD; Isaac Hagins, 1 for 4 yards

Kick returns:
LA: Drew Hill, 4 for 107 yards
TB: George Ragsdale, 2 for 55 yards

Punt returns:
LA: Eddie Brown, 7 for 29 yards
TB: Danny Reece, 5 for 39 yards; Tony Davis, 1 for 7 yards

Interceptions:
LA: Jim Youngblood, 1 for 31 yards and 1 TD
TB: Jeris White, 1 for 39 yards

Punting:
LA: Ken Clark, 8 for 320 yards
TB: Tom Blanchard, 9 for 398 yards

Field Goals:
LA: Frank Corral, 0/2
TB: Neil O'Donoghue, 0/1

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