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Detroit Lions 16 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31

Saturday, September 1, 1979

Detroit Lions 16, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31

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Detroit Lions (0-1-0)070916
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0-0)10140731

DETTAM
TAMNeil O'Donoghue 31 yard field goal03
TAMLee Roy Selmon 29 yard fumble return (Neil O'Donoghue kick)010
DETDavid Hill 11 yard pass from Joe Reed (Benny Ricardo kick)710
TAMRicky Bell 7 yard rush (Neil O'Donoghue kick)717
TAMJimmie Giles 66 yard pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick)724
TAMJim Obradovich 2 yard pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick)731
DETRick Kane 3 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick)1431
DETSafety, English tackled Rae in end zone1631

DETTAM
First downs1618
Rush-yards-TDs32-142-148-229-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT13-36-106-1-05-20-111-2-0
Sacked-yards2-172-6
Net pass yards89105
Total yards231334
Fumbles-lost5-31-1
Turnovers31
Penalties-yards8-708-70

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD
Jerry Eckwood TAM 20 121 0