| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: September 8, 1996 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 54229 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | TB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Michael Husted 30 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Michael Husted 41 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Barry Sanders 54 run (Jason Hanson kick) | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Corey Raymond 24 interception return (Jason Hanson kick) | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Herman Moore 23 pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick) | 6 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Courtney Hawkins |
| 74 | LOT | Paul Gruber |
| 60 | LOG | Jim Pyne |
| 61 | C | Tony Mayberry |
| 71 | ROG | Scott Adams |
| 79 | ROT | Doug Riesenberg |
| 81 | TE | Jackie Harris |
| 83 | TE | Dave Moore |
| 12 | QB | Trent Dilfer |
| 37 | RB | Jerry Ellison |
| 40 | FB | Mike Alstott |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Eric Curry |
| 77 | NT | Brad Culpepper |
| 97 | UT | Tyoka Jackson |
| 73 | RDE | Regan Upshaw |
| 56 | MLB | Hardy Nickerson |
| 55 | RLB | Derrick Brooks |
| 35 | LCB | Martin Mayhew |
| 38 | SS | Todd Scott |
| 25 | FS | Melvin Johnson |
| 39 | RCB | Charles Dimry |
| 21 | NB | Donnie Abraham |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Herman Moore |
| 87 | WR | Johnnie Morton |
| 80 | WR | Brett Perriman |
| 72 | LOT | Ray Roberts |
| 77 | LOG | Mike Compton |
| 53 | C | Kevin Glover |
| 76 | ROG | Scott Conover |
| 71 | ROT | Zefross Moss |
| 86 | TE | David Sloan |
| 19 | QB | Scott Mitchell |
| 20 | RB | Barry Sanders |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Robert Porcher |
| 98 | NT | Henry Thomas |
| 94 | UT | Luther Elliss |
| 97 | RDE | Tracy Scroggins |
| 99 | SLB | Pepper Johnson |
| 50 | MLB | Mike Brooks |
| 47 | WLB | Stephen Boyd |
| 47 | LCB | Ryan McNeil |
| 36 | SS | Bennie Blades |
| 39 | FS | Van Malone |
| 31 | RCB | Corey Raymond |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Mike Alstott | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Trent Dilfer | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Reggie Brooks | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Jerry Ellison | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Leroy Thompson | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Casey Weldon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Barry Sanders | 20 | 125 | 6.3 | 54t | 1 |
| Scott Mitchell | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Johnnie Morton | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Trent Dilfer | 34 | 14 | 41.2 | 2 | 176 | 5.2 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.5 |
| Casey Weldon | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | 25 | 6.3 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 90.6 |
| Scott Milanovich | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 9 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70.1 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Scott Mitchell | 27 | 14 | 51.9 | 0 | 131 | 4.9 | 23t | 1 | 3 | 17 | 77.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Courtney Hawkins | 8 | 111 | 13.9 | 45 | 0 |
| Jackie Harris | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Alstott | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Leroy Thompson | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Jerry Ellison | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Alvin Harper | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Karl Williams | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Moore | 8 | 84 | 10.5 | 23t | 1 |
| Barry Sanders | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 |
| David Sloan | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Brett Perriman | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Corey Raymond | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24t | 1 |
| Greg Jeffries | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Tommy Barnhardt | 6 | 244 | 40.7 | 48 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mark Royals | 10 | 421 | 42.1 | 57 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Nilo Silvan | 6 | 2 | 50 | 8.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||
| Michael Husted | 3 | 207 | 69.0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||
| Jason Hanson | 4 | 287 | 71.8 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Nilo Silvan | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 25 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 33 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Brad Culpepper | 1.0 |
| Eric Curry | 1.0 |
| Martin Mayhew | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Luther Elliss | 1.0 |
| Tracy Scroggins | 1.0 |
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