| Detroit Lions at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 16, 1984 Location: Tampa, FL |
| Venue: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 44560 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 90 F Humidty: 45% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Mark Nichols 77 pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Gary Danielson 4 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Gerald Carter 5 pass from Steve DeBerg (Obed Ariri kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | James Wilder 2 run (Obed Ariri kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 28 FG | 17 | 14 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Jimmie Giles 5 pass from Steve DeBerg (Obed Ariri kick) | 17 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 39 | WR | Leonard Thompson |
| 72 | LOT | Chris Dieterich |
| 64 | LOG | Larry Lee |
| 52 | C | Steve Mott |
| 67 | ROG | Don Greco |
| 70 | ROT | Keith Dorney |
| 87 | TE | David Lewis |
| 84 | TE | Rob Rubick |
| 16 | QB | Gary Danielson |
| 20 | RB | Billy Sims |
| 30 | FB | James Jones |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | William Gay |
| 62 | LDT | Curtis Green |
| 78 | RDT | Doug English |
| 66 | RDE | Mike Cofer |
| 53 | LLB | Garry Cobb |
| 57 | MLB | Ken Fantetti |
| 59 | RLB | Jimmy Williams |
| 27 | LCB | Bobby Watkins |
| 33 | LS | Bill Graham |
| 35 | RS | Alvin Hall |
| 29 | RCB | Bruce McNorton |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Gerald Carter |
| 89 | WR | Kevin House |
| 74 | LOT | Gene Sanders |
| 72 | LOG | Steve Courson |
| 50 | C | Steve Wilson |
| 62 | ROG | Sean Farrell |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Heller |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 14 | QB | Jack Thompson |
| 32 | TB | James Wilder |
| 28 | FB | Mel Carver |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | John Cannon |
| 76 | NT | Dave Logan |
| 63 | RDE | Lee Roy Selmon |
| 56 | LOLB | Cecil Johnson |
| 58 | LILB | Jeff Davis |
| 52 | RILB | Scot Brantley |
| 53 | ROLB | Hugh Green |
| 23 | LCB | Jeremiah Castille |
| 43 | LS | Beasley Reece |
| 34 | RS | Cedric Brown |
| 21 | RCB | John Holt |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Billy Sims | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 |
| James Jones | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Gary Danielson | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 8 | 1 |
| Ken Jenkins | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mark Nichols | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| James Wilder | 22 | 89 | 4.0 | 14 | 1 |
| Michael Morton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mel Carver | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve DeBerg | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Gary Danielson | 36 | 15 | 41.7 | 0 | 176 | 4.9 | 77t | 1 | 2 | 8 | 66.4 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Steve DeBerg | 27 | 18 | 66.7 | 0 | 195 | 7.2 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 112.4 |
| Jack Thompson | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 1 | 57 | 4.4 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 26.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| James Jones | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Billy Sims | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Jeff Chadwick | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Mark Nichols | 1 | 77 | 77.0 | 77t | 1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| James Wilder | 8 | 56 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Gerald Carter | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 12 | 1 |
| Kevin House | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Theo Bell | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Jerry Bell | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| James Owens | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 |
| Mel Carver | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bobby Watkins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mike Black | 6 | 252 | 42.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Frank Garcia | 5 | 196 | 39.2 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Robbie Martin | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| John Holt | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Theo Bell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Ken Jenkins | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Robbie Martin | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| James Owens | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Michael Morton | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Doug English | 2.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Mark Cotney | 1.0 |
| Lee Roy Selmon | 1.0 |
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