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- The 1978 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season was the franchise's third season in the National Football League the third playing their home games at Tampa Stadium and the third under head coach John McKay. As their two 1977 victories had been in the last two games of the season, they entered the 1978 season with the longest active winning streak in the NFC Central. The Buccaneers entered the season with new offensive talent, having selected Doug Williams with the 17th overall pick of the draft. This choice was questioned by many, as there was still an element of society who claimed that a black quarterback was not mentally capable of winning in the NFL, and prejudice is believed to have been a factor in Williams having been drafted as low as seventeenth. According to Buccaneer coach John McKay, "All things being equal, Williams would have gone higher in the draft". Second-year tight end Jimmie Giles, part of the trade that landed Williams, emerged as the Buccaneers’ first receiving threat and still holds several of their scoring records. (en)
- La stagione 1978 dei Tampa Bay Buccaneers è stata la 3ª della franchigia nella National Football League. La squadra iniziò la stagione con nuovo talento in attacco, avendo selezionato nel primo giro del draft il quarterback Doug Williams. Il tight end Jimmie Giles, parte dello scambio che fece arrivare Williams, emerse come il miglior ricevitore della squadra e detiene ancora dei record di franchigia. (it)
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- Top passers
*DET – Greg Landry – 8/10, 55 yards, TD
*TB – Gary Huff – 4/9, 48 yards, INT
Top rushers
*DET – Dexter Bussey – 21 rushes, 88 yards
*TB – Rickey Bell – 15 rushes, 98 yards, TD
Top receivers
*DET – Jesse Thompson – 3 receptions, 29 yards, TD
*TB – Jimmie Giles – 2 receptions, 37 yards (en)
- Top passers
*TB – Doug Williams – 5/19, 63 yards, TD
*MIN – Fran Tarkenton – 23/31, 180 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
*TB – Ricky Bell – 21 rushes, 59 yards, TD
*MIN – Chuck Foreman – 12 rushes, 25 yards
Top receivers
*TB – Morris Owens – 4 receptions, 42 yards, TD
*MIN – Sammy White – 4 receptions, 62 yards (en)
- Top passers
*MIN – Fran Tarkenton – 20/31, 213 yards, TD, INT
*TB – Doug Williams – 16/35, 311 yards, TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
*MIN – Robert Miller – 13 rushes, 38 yards, TD
*TB – Jimmy DuBose – 10 rushes, 35 yards
Top receivers
*MIN – Ahmad Rashad – 5 receptions, 60 yards
*TB – Morris Owens – 5 receptions, 132 yards, TD (en)
- Top passers
*ATL – Steve Bartkowski – 12/24, 81 yards, TD, 3 INT
*TB – Doug Williams – 6/23, 74 yards, TD
Top rushers
*ATL – Haskel Stanback – 23 rushes, 112 yards
*TB – Jimmy DuBose – 11 rushes, 50 yards
Top receivers
*ATL – Bubba Bean – 4 receptions, 23 yards
*TB – Isaac Hagins – 4 receptions, 45 yards (en)
- Top passers
*TB – Doug Williams – 14/23, 226 yards, TD
*KC – Tony Adams – 15/28, 136 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
*TB – Jimmy DuBose – 21 rushes, 75 yards, 2 TD
*KC – Tony Reed – 12 rushes, 42 yards
'Top receivers
*TB – Larry Mucker – 3 receptions, 81 yards
*KC – Henry Marshall – 5 receptions, 89 yards, TD (en)
- Top passers
*NYG – Joe Pisarcik – 9/15, 156 yards, TD, INT
*TB – Gary Huff – 9/22, 84 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
*NYG – Larry Csonka – 6 rushes, 28 yards
*TB – Rickey Bell – 13 rushes, 54 yards
Top receivers
*NYG – Johnny Perkins – 4 receptions, 110 yards, TD
*TB – Jimmie Giles – 5 receptions, 57 yards (en)
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