| NFC Wild Card Playoff - Detroit Lions at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 28, 1997 Location: Tampa, FL |
| Venue: Houlihan's Stadium Attendance: 73361 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 51 F Humidty: 63% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Michael Husted 22 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Horace Copeland 9 pass from Trent Dilfer (Michael Husted kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Michael Husted 42 FG | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Mike Alstott 31 run (Michael Husted kick) | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 33 FG | 3 | 20 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Tommy Vardell 1 run (Jason Hanson kick) | 10 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Herman Moore |
| 87 | WR | Johnnie Morton |
| 72 | LOT | Ray Roberts |
| 77 | LOG | Mike Compton |
| 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 |
| 97 | RDE | Tracy Scroggins |
| 58 | SLB | George Jamison |
| 57 | MLB | Stephen Boyd |
| 55 | WLB | Antonio London |
| 23 | LCB | Bryant Westbrook |
| 28 | SS | Ron Rice |
| 27 | FS | Mark Carrier |
| 24 | RCB | Kevin Abrams |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Reidel Anthony |
| 86 | WR | Karl Williams |
| 74 | LOT | Paul Gruber |
| 60 | LOG | Jim Pyne |
| 61 | C | Tony Mayberry |
| 73 | ROG | Frank Middleton |
| 70 | ROT | Jason Odom |
| 83 | TE | Dave Moore |
| 12 | QB | Trent Dilfer |
| 28 | RB | Warrick Dunn |
| 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 |
| 22 | FS | Charles Mincy |
| 27 | RCB | Anthony Parker |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Barry Sanders | 18 | 65 | 3.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Scott Mitchell | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ron Rivers | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Frank Reich | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tommy Vardell | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1t | 1 |
| John Jett | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Warrick Dunn | 18 | 72 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Alstott | 11 | 68 | 6.2 | 31t | 1 |
| Reidel Anthony | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trent Dilfer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Scott Mitchell | 25 | 10 | 40.0 | 1 | 78 | 3.1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.8 |
| Frank Reich | 15 | 11 | 73.3 | 0 | 129 | 8.6 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 99.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Trent Dilfer | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 1 | 181 | 7.0 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 69.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Johnnie Morton | 8 | 88 | 11.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Barry Sanders | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Herman Moore | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Tommie Boyd | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Tommy Vardell | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| David Sloan | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Reidel Anthony | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 32 | 0 |
| Warrick Dunn | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Robb Thomas | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Horace Copeland | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9t | 1 |
| Karl Williams | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Mike Alstott | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jackie Harris | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Ron Rice | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Anthony Parker | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| John Jett | 4 | 152 | 38.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Sean Landeta | 5 | 202 | 40.4 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Karl Williams | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Warrick Dunn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||
| Jason Hanson | 3 | 199 | 66.3 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||
| Michael Husted | 5 | 341 | 68.2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 5 | 0 | 140 | 28.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Reidel Anthony | 3 | 0 | 52 | 17.3 | 28 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Antonio London | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Luther Elliss | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Tyoka Jackson | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Chidi Ahanotu | 1.0 | 4.0 |
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