| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: November 13, 1988 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 25956 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 23 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | TB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 39 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Garry James 1 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | William Howard 29 run (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Donald Igwebuike 23 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 38 FG | 10 | 13 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Lars Tate 5 run (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 17 | 13 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Donald Igwebuike 22 FG | 20 | 13 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Garry James 19 pass from Rusty Hilger (Eddie Murray kick) | 20 | 20 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Donald Igwebuike 52 FG | 23 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Mark Carrier |
| 84 | WR | Bruce Hill |
| 74 | LOT | Paul Gruber |
| 68 | LOG | Rick Mallory |
| 60 | C | Randy Grimes |
| 69 | ROG | John Bruhin |
| 72 | ROT | Rob Taylor |
| 82 | TE | Ron Hall |
| 14 | QB | Vinny Testaverde |
| 34 | RB | Lars Tate |
| 43 | FB | William Howard |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | John Cannon |
| 95 | NT | Curt Jarvis |
| 90 | RDE | Ron Holmes |
| 59 | LOLB | Kevin Murphy |
| 99 | LILB | Eugene Marve |
| 53 | RILB | Sidney Coleman |
| 57 | ROLB | Winston Moss |
| 29 | LCB | Ricky Reynolds |
| 20 | SS | Odie Harris |
| 39 | FS | Harry Hamilton |
| 36 | RCB | Bobby Futrell |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Jeff Chadwick |
| 82 | WR | Pete Mandley |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 53 | LOG | Kevin Glover |
| 52 | C | Steve Mott |
| 74 | ROG | Joe Milinichik |
| 73 | ROT | Harvey Salem |
| 87 | TE | Pat Carter |
| 12 | QB | Rusty Hilger |
| 33 | RB | Garry James |
| 30 | FB | James Jones |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Eric Williams |
| 93 | NT | Jerry Ball |
| 77 | RDE | Keith Ferguson |
| 58 | LOLB | George Jamison |
| 54 | LILB | Chris Spielman |
| 98 | RILB | Dennis Gibson |
| 55 | ROLB | Mike Cofer |
| 43 | LCB | Jerry Holmes |
| 36 | SS | Bennie Blades |
| 31 | FS | Devon Mitchell |
| 29 | RCB | Bruce McNorton |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Lars Tate | 18 | 106 | 5.9 | 37 | 1 |
| William Howard | 14 | 78 | 5.6 | 29t | 1 |
| Kerry Goode | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Jeff Smith | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| James Jones | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Garry James | 15 | 34 | 2.3 | 6 | 1 |
| Tony Paige | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rusty Hilger | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Vinny Testaverde | 13 | 9 | 69.2 | 2 | 107 | 8.2 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 54.5 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Rusty Hilger | 41 | 20 | 48.8 | 2 | 212 | 5.2 | 19t | 1 | 1 | 9 | 52.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Mark Carrier | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Bruce Hill | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Ron Hall | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 |
| William Howard | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Lars Tate | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Garry James | 8 | 84 | 10.5 | 19t | 1 |
| Jeff Chadwick | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Carl Bland | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 |
| James Jones | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Stephen Starring | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Pete Mandley | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Harry Hamilton | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Donnie Elder | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| George Jamison | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Ray Criswell | 2 | 86 | 43.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Arnold | 3 | 117 | 39.0 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Bobby Futrell | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Pete Mandley | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Carl Bland | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Don Smith | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| Donnie Elder | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Carl Bland | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 29 | 0 | |
| Stephen Starring | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Gary Lee | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Eugene Marve | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| James Griffin | 1.0 |
| Eric Williams | 1.0 |
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2025 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: August 26, 2025 |