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By the numbers

By JOHN ROMANO

© St. Petersburg Times, published December 31, 2000

4

Interceptions returned for touchdowns by the Bucs defense, tying the team record set in 1981.

2

Average sacks per season for Marcus Jones during his first four years.

13

Sacks for Marcus Jones in his fifth season.

3.3

Tampa Bay's rushing average in three games on artificial turf this season.

4.4

Tampa Bay's rushing average in 13 games on grass fields this season.

.667

Shaun King's winning percentage (14-7) as a starting quarterback for the Bucs.

25

Career interceptions for Donnie Abraham, placing him third on the Bucs all-time list behind Cedric Brown (29) and Mike Washington (28).

874

Receiving yards for Keyshawn Johnson in his first season with Tampa Bay.

1,027

Average receiving yards for Keyshawn Johnson in his four years in New York.

1/7.2

Ratio of touchdown per receptions in Dave Moore's career. That is the best ratio in Bucs history.

8

Consecutive seasons the NFC Central has put multiple teams in the playoffs. The record is 11 straight seasons set by the NFC West from 1982-92.

41

Takeaways for the Buccaneers defense, the second most in the NFC. Tampa Bay's +

17 turnover ratio was the best in the conference.

29:38

Average possession time for the Bucs offense, which ranks ninth among the 12 playoff teams.

33.3

Percentage of successful third-down plays. The league average was 38.2.

129.1

Average rushing yards per game, placing the Bucs offense seventh in the NFL.

161.4

Average passing yards per game, placing the Bucs offense 26th in the NFL.

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