| Detroit Lions at Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 12, 1997 Location: Tampa, FL Venue: Houlihan's Stadium Attendance: 72095 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 84 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Michael Husted 25 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Barry Sanders 80 run (Jason Hanson kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Warrick Dunn 59 pass from Trent Dilfer (Michael Husted kick failed) | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 34 FG | 10 | 9 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Barry Sanders 82 run (Jason Hanson kick) | 17 | 9 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 39 FG | 20 | 9 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Barry Sanders 7 pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick) | 27 | 9 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Herman Moore |
| 87 | WR | Johnnie Morton |
| 77 | LOT | Mike Compton |
| 66 | LOG | Hessley Hempstead |
| 53 | C | Kevin Glover |
| 64 | ROG | Jeff Hartings |
| 71 | ROT | Larry Tharpe |
| 86 | TE | David Sloan |
| 19 | QB | Scott Mitchell |
| 20 | HB | Barry Sanders |
| 44 | FB | Tommy Vardell |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Robert Porcher |
| 95 | NT | Mike Wells |
| 94 | UT | Luther Elliss |
| 93 | RDE | Kerwin Waldroup |
| 58 | SLB | George Jamison |
| 57 | MLB | Stephen Boyd |
| 59 | WLB | Reggie Brown |
| 23 | LCB | Bryant Westbrook |
| 39 | SS | Van Malone |
| 27 | FS | Mark Carrier |
| 1 | RCB | Corey Raymond |
| 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 |
| 83 | TE | Dave Moore |
| 12 | QB | Trent Dilfer |
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 29:43 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 4/11 | 0/1 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 1 |
| TB | 30:17 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5/15 | 0/1 | 6 | 41 | 4 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Barry Sanders | 24 | 215 | 9.0 | 82t | 2 |
| Tommy Vardell | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Scott Mitchell | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Ron Rivers | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 259 | 7.8 | 2 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Mike Alstott | 12 | 40 | 3.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Trent Dilfer | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Warrick Dunn | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 72 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Scott Mitchell | 20 | 16 | 80.0 | 0 | 222 | 11.1 | 79 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 129.6 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 16 | 80.0 | 0 | 222 | 11.1 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 129.6 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Trent Dilfer | 31 | 17 | 54.8 | 2 | 237 | 7.6 | 59t | 1 | 3 | 20 | 63.5 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 17 | 54.8 | 2 | 237 | 7.6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 63.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Johnnie Morton | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 16 | 0 |
| Herman Moore | 5 | 120 | 24.0 | 79 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| David Sloan | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Barry Sanders | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7t | 1 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 222 | 13.9 | 1 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Horace Copeland | 6 | 105 | 17.5 | 46 | 0 |
| Warrick Dunn | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 59t | 1 |
| Reidel Anthony | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Karl Williams | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jackie Harris | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Robb Thomas | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 237 | 13.9 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Corey Raymond | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Robert Bailey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||
| John Jett | 5 | 219 | 43.8 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 219 | 43.8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||
| Sean Landeta | 7 | 294 | 42.0 | 60 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 294 | 42.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 1 | 3 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 3 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Karl Williams | 4 | 0 | 23 | 5.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||
| Jason Hanson | 6 | 384 | 64.0 | 2 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||
| Michael Husted | 3 | 218 | 72.7 | 3 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Reidel Anthony | 2 | 0 | 75 | 37.5 | 45 | 0 |
| Karl Williams | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 76 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Robert Porcher | 1.5 |
| Luther Elliss | 0.5 |
| Tracy Scroggins | 0.5 |
| Kerwin Waldroup | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Warren Sapp | 1.0 |
| Regan Upshaw | 1.0 |
| Chidi Ahanotu | 1.0 |
| Brad Culpepper | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |