Sunday, November 12, 1978
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23, Detroit Lions 34| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-7-0) | 0 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
| Detroit Lions (4-7-0) | 7 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
| TAM | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DET | David Hill 2 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | TAM | Jim Obradovich 12 yard pass from Mike Rae (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 7 | 7 |
| TAM | Neil O'Donoghue 27 yard field goal | 10 | 7 | |
| DET | Horace King 75 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick) | 10 | 14 | |
| TAM | Neil O'Donoghue 45 yard field goal | 13 | 14 | |
| DET | David Hill 14 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick) | 13 | 21 | |
| 3rd | DET | Dexter Bussey 1 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick) | 13 | 28 |
| 4th | DET | Benny Ricardo 38 yard field goal | 13 | 31 |
| TAM | Neil O'Donoghue 28 yard field goal | 16 | 31 | |
| DET | Benny Ricardo 28 yard field goal | 16 | 34 | |
| TAM | George Ragsdale 31 yard pass from Gary Huff (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 23 | 34 |
| TAM | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 20 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 26-113-0 | 38-211-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 13-23-151-2-0 | 15-24-206-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 8-62 | 1-13 |
| Net pass yards | 89 | 193 |
| Total yards | 202 | 404 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 8-75 | 7-79 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Ricky Bell | TAM | 18 | 70 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Mike Rae | TAM | 10 | 17 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| George Ragsdale | TAM | 1 | 31 | 1 | 31 | ||||||||||
| Johnny Davis | TAM | 6 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Danny Reece | TAM | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Jimmie Giles | TAM | 2 | 19 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Gary Huff | TAM | 2 | 5 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||
| Morris Owens | TAM | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Dave Green | TAM | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||
| Jim Obradovich | TAM | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Frank Grant | TAM | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Larry Mucker | TAM | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Louis Carter | TAM | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Horace King | DET | 12 | 104 | 1 | 75 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 31 | ||||||
| Gary Danielson | DET | 15 | 24 | 206 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| David Hill | DET | 7 | 106 | 2 | 32 | ||||||||||
| Dexter Bussey | DET | 12 | 47 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Lawrence Gaines | DET | 6 | 33 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Ed O'Neil | DET | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Freddie Scott | DET | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | ||||||
| Luther Blue | DET | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Rick Kane | DET | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Jesse Thompson | DET | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Louis Carter | TAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jimmie Giles | TAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Curtis Jordan | TAM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Obradovich | TAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| George Ragsdale | TAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 105 | 26.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Danny Reece | TAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Luther Blue | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Freddie Scott | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Nat Terry | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jesse Thompson | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 | ||||