| Detroit Lions at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 9, 1978 Location: Tampa, FL |
| Venue: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 64445 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 84 F Humidty: 67% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Ricky Bell 1 run (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Benny Ricardo 48 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Jesse Thompson 9 pass from Greg Landry (Benny Ricardo kick blocked) | 9 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Benny Ricardo 47 FG | 12 | 7 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Benny Ricardo 27 FG | 15 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 45 | WR | Ray Jarvis |
| 84 | WR | Jesse Thompson |
| 76 | LOT | Karl Baldischwiler |
| 61 | LOG | Homer Elias |
| 63 | C | Mike Montler |
| 62 | ROG | Lynn Boden |
| 74 | ROT | Brad Oates |
| 81 | TE | David Hill |
| 11 | QB | Greg Landry |
| 24 | RB | Dexter Bussey |
| 25 | FB | Horace King |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ernie Price |
| 77 | LDT | John Woodcock |
| 78 | RDT | Doug English |
| 60 | RDE | Bubba Baker |
| 50 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 55 | MLB | Ed O'Neil |
| 59 | RLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 28 | LCB | James Hunter |
| 42 | SS | Reggie Pinkney |
| 40 | FS | Jimmy Allen |
| 27 | RCB | Luther Bradley |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Jim Obradovich |
| 85 | WR | Morris Owens |
| 75 | LOT | Dave Reavis |
| 65 | LOG | Randy Johnson |
| 79 | C | Steve Wilson |
| 68 | ROG | Dan Medlin |
| 70 | ROT | Darryl Carlton |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 10 | QB | Mike Boryla |
| 42 | TB | Ricky Bell |
| 38 | FB | Johnny Davis |
| Offense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Charley Hannah |
| 76 | NT | Dave Pear |
| 63 | RDE | Lee Roy Selmon |
| 57 | LOLB | Dave Lewis |
| 61 | LILB | Dewey Selmon |
| 54 | RILB | Richard Wood |
| 56 | ROLB | Cecil Johnson |
| 45 | LCB | Jeris White |
| 33 | SS | Mark Cotney |
| 34 | FS | Cedric Brown |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Washington |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Dexter Bussey | 21 | 88 | 4.2 | 36 | 0 |
| Horace King | 17 | 38 | 2.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Lawrence Gaines | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Andy Bolton | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Rick Kane | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Ricky Bell | 15 | 98 | 6.5 | 56 | 1 |
| Johnny Davis | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Louis Carter | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 8 | 0 |
| George Ragsdale | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Greg Landry | 10 | 8 | 80.0 | 0 | 55 | 5.5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 122.9 |
| Gary Danielson | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 14 | 3.5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.7 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Gary Huff | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 1 | 48 | 5.3 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 21.8 |
| Mike Boryla | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 15 | 3.0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 47.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jesse Thompson | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 13 | 1 |
| Horace King | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ray Jarvis | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Rick Kane | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| David Hill | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Jimmie Giles | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Morris Owens | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Isaac Hagins | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Johnny Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Carter | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| James Hunter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Tom Skladany | 9 | 379 | 42.1 | 52 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Dave Green | 8 | 352 | 44.0 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jesse Thompson | 3 | 0 | 30 | 10.0 | 21 | 0 |
| James Hunter | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Luther Blue | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Mark Cotney | 5 | 1 | 38 | 7.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Cedric Brown | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Leonard Thompson | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| George Ragsdale | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Bubba Baker | 3.0 |
| John Woodcock | 2.0 |
| Dave Gallagher | 1.0 |
| Ed O'Neil | 1.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Lee Roy Selmon | 1.0 |
| Dave Pear | 1.0 |
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