Sunday, October 4, 1981
Detroit Lions 10, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 28| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions (2-3-0) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-2-0) | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| DET | TAM | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DET | Eddie Murray 50 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| DET | Freddie Scott 5 yard pass from Jeff Komlo (Eddie Murray kick) | 10 | 0 |
| TAM | Kevin House 17 yard pass from Doug Williams (Bill Capece kick) | 10 | 7 |
| TAM | Kevin House 13 yard pass from Doug Williams (Bill Capece kick) | 10 | 14 |
| TAM | James Wilder 37 yard pass from Doug Williams (Bill Capece kick) | 10 | 21 |
| TAM | Jim Obradovich 6 yard pass from Doug Williams (Bill Capece kick) | 10 | 28 |
| DET | TAM | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 14 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 35-93-0 | 25-49-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 18-40-255-1-4 | 13-29-168-4-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-16 | 1-6 |
| Net pass yards | 239 | 162 |
| Total yards | 332 | 211 |
| Fumbles-lost | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-50 | 5-44 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Doug Williams | TAM | 13 | 29 | 168 | 4 | 1 | ||||||