| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: September 7, 1997 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 58234 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | TB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Michael Husted 41 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Patrick Hape 1 pass from Trent Dilfer (Michael Husted kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Warrick Dunn 6 run (Michael Husted kick) | 17 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 48 FG | 17 | 3 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Johnnie Morton 73 pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Mike Alstott 1 run (Michael Husted kick) | 24 | 10 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Barry Sanders 66 pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick) | 24 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Reidel Anthony |
| 88 | WR | Horace Copeland |
| 74 | LOT | Paul Gruber |
| 60 | LOG | Jim Pyne |
| 61 | C | Tony Mayberry |
| 64 | ROG | Jorge Diaz |
| 70 | ROT | Jason Odom |
| 80 | TE | Jackie Harris |
| 12 | QB | Trent Dilfer |
| 28 | RB | Warrick Dunn |
| 40 | FB | Mike Alstott |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Chidi Ahanotu |
| 77 | NT | Brad Culpepper |
| 99 | UT | Warren Sapp |
| 91 | RDE | Regan Upshaw |
| 59 | SLB | Rufus Porter |
| 56 | MLB | Hardy Nickerson |
| 55 | WLB | Derrick Brooks |
| 21 | LCB | Donnie Abraham |
| 47 | SS | John Lynch |
| 25 | FS | Melvin Johnson |
| 27 | RCB | Anthony Parker |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Herman Moore |
| 87 | WR | Johnnie Morton |
| 72 | LOT | Ray Roberts |
| 77 | LOG | Mike Compton |
| 53 | C | Kevin Glover |
| 64 | ROG | Jeff Hartings |
| 71 | ROT | Larry Tharpe |
| 86 | TE | David Sloan |
| 19 | QB | Scott Mitchell |
| 20 | HB | Barry Sanders |
| 30 | FB | Cory Schlesinger |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Robert Porcher |
| 95 | NT | Mike Wells |
| 94 | UT | Luther Elliss |
| 93 | RDE | Kerwin Waldroup |
| 55 | SLB | Antonio London |
| 57 | MLB | Stephen Boyd |
| 59 | WLB | Reggie Brown |
| 25 | LCB | Greg Jeffries |
| 39 | SS | Van Malone |
| 27 | FS | Mark Carrier |
| 1 | RCB | Corey Raymond |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Warrick Dunn | 24 | 130 | 5.4 | 49 | 1 |
| Mike Alstott | 14 | 34 | 2.4 | 5 | 1 |
| Trent Dilfer | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Barry Sanders | 10 | 20 | 2.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Ron Rivers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Scott Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Trent Dilfer | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 0 | 115 | 4.8 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 77.6 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Scott Mitchell | 50 | 29 | 58.0 | 1 | 331 | 6.6 | 73t | 2 | 2 | 9 | 83.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Horace Copeland | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Warrick Dunn | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Reidel Anthony | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Karl Williams | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Dave Moore | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Robb Thomas | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Patrick Hape | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Barry Sanders | 8 | 102 | 12.8 | 66t | 1 |
| David Sloan | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Herman Moore | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Johnnie Morton | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 73t | 1 |
| Glyn Milburn | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Charles Mincy | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Tommy Barnhardt | 7 | 291 | 41.6 | 53 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| John Jett | 7 | 349 | 49.9 | 54 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Karl Williams | 5 | 1 | 30 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Warrick Dunn | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 4 | 2 | 14 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||
| Michael Husted | 5 | 360 | 72.0 | 2 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||
| Jason Hanson | 4 | 228 | 57.0 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Karl Williams | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Tyoka Jackson | 1.0 |
| Warren Sapp | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Robert Porcher | 2.0 |
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