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Tampa Bay 27 at Philadelphia 22
1983 Week 4 - Sunday, March 27, 1983
Tampa Bay Bandits(3-0) at Philadelphia Stars(3-0)(-2.5)
Attendance: 18,718, TV: ABC
PHILADELPHIA(AP) -"We're having a lot of fun playing 'Bandit ball," Tampa Bay quarterback John Reaves said after returning to Philadelphia - the scene of the downward slide of his career as a pro--and throwing a TD pass that triggered Tampa Bay's 27- 22 triumph over the Stars.
Cornerback Jeff George gave Reaves the ball, recovering Philadelphia quarterback Chuck Fusina's fumble, and Reaves gave the Bandits their opening TD with a 33-yard pass to Eric Truvillion.
Reaves was the No. 1 draft choice of the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles in 1972. But a year later he was a benchwarmer behind Roman Gabriel and two years after that he was traded away.
"It was great to win here," he said. "I was 0-8 as a starter for the Eagles. The adrenaline was really pumping. It was something special. I was really looking forward all week to coming back here."
After Kelvin Bryant ran 35 yards for the tying score, George gave the Bandits the
lead for good, intercepting Fusina and racing 22 yards for a TD. Bryant, who finished with 112 yards rushing to increase his league-leading total to 456, also caught a 38-yard pass from reserve QB Jim Krohn in the fourth quarter for the Stars' other touchdown.
1 2 3 4 F
TB 14 13 0 0 - 27
PHI 7 6 3 6 - 22
Scoring
TB: Truvillion 33 yd pass from Reaves (Andrusyshyn kick) - TB 7, PHI 0
PHI:Bryant 35 yd run (Trout kick) - PHI 7, TB 7
TB: George 22 yd interception return (Andrusyshyn kick) - TB 14, PHI 7
PHI:Trout 35 yd field goal - TB 14, PHI 10
TB: Andrusyshyn 43 yd field goal - TB 17, PHI 10
TB: Platt 1 yd run (Andrusyshyn kick) - TB 24, PHI 10
TB: Andrusyshyn 38 yd field goal - TB 27, PHI 10
PHI:Trout 37 yd field goal - TB 27, PHI 13
PHI:Trout 27 yd field goal - TB 27, PHI 16
PHI:Bryant 38 yd pass from Fusina (pass failed) - TB 27, PHI 22
Box Score
TB PHI
First Downs 18 17
Rushes-Yards 37-129 31-151
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 32-16-269-1 31-13-177-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 1-9 5-33
Total Plays-Yards 70-389 67-295
Fumbles-Lost 7-2 4-2
Penalties-Yards 7-50 3-20
Turnovers 3 3
Time of Possession 31:03 28:57
Attendance = 18,718
TAMPA BAY PHILADELPHIA
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Reaves 32 16 269 1 1 76.2 Fusina 11 2 33 0 0 39.6
Krohn 20 11 144 1 1 73.8
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Platt 24 75 3.1 1 Bryant 22 112 5.1 1
Boone,G 11 54 4.9 1 Riley 3 12 4.0 0
Reaves 1 0 0.0 0 Fusina 2 11 5.5 0
Truvillion 1 0 0.0 0 Harvin 2 9 4.5 0
Russell 1 9 9.0 0
Krohn 1 -2 -2.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Buggs,D 4 90 22.5 0 Bryant 3 57 19.0 1
Truvillion 2 38 19.0 1 Fitzkee 6 48 8.0 0
Gillespie 2 35 17.5 0 Donovan 2 35 17.5 0
Platt 2 28 14.0 0 Collier 1 19 19.0 0
Gilbert 2 26 13.0 0 Parker 1 18 18.0 0
Boone,G 2 22 11.0 0
Cox 1 22 22.0 0
Young,R 1 8 8.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Bailey 1 39 39.0 0 Harvin 5 107 21.4 0
Boone,G 2 12 6.0 0 Riley 1 17 17.0 0
Plstt 1 -1 -1.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
Cox 4 12 3.0 0 Woerner 2 15 7.5 0
Wilson,G 1 0 0.0 0
Bailey 1 -1 -1.0 0
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Andrusyshyn 2-3 43 3-3 9 Trout 3-3 37 1-1 10
miss: 48 miss: none
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Andrusyshyn 5 182 36.4 Landeta 6 244 40.7
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
Nordgren 2 19 Mills 0.5 4.5
Ramey 1 7 Sutton 0.5 4.5
Times 1 6
Kirchbaum 1 1
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
George 1 22 22.0 1 Woerner 1 1 1.0 0
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Archived news report
Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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