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Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20 at Detroit Lions 23

Sunday, December 18, 1983

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20, Detroit Lions 23

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-14-0)760720
Detroit Lions (9-7-0)01031023

Scoring

TAMDET
1stTAMJerry Bell 4 yard pass from Jack Thompson (David Warnke kick)70
2ndDETBilly Sims 3 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick)77
DETEddie Murray 34 yard field goal710
TAMKevin House 20 yard pass from Jack Thompson (kick failed)1310
3rdDETEddie Murray 36 yard field goal1313
4thDETEddie Murray 38 yard field goal1316
DETJeff Chadwick 6 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick)1323
TAMGerald Carter 13 yard pass from Jack Thompson (George Yarno kick)2023

Team Stats

TAMDET
First downs2119
Rush-yards-TDs24-44-032-131-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT28-42-373-3-118-28-223-1-0
Sacked-yards3-242-16
Net pass yards349207
Total yards393338
Fumbles-lost1-12-2
Turnovers22
Penalties-yards0-04-20

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Jack Thompson TAM 28 42 373 3 1 45 1 0 0 0
Kevin House TAM 8 136 1 45
Mel Carver TAM 23 44 0 7 8 67 0 11
Gerald Carter TAM 5 82 1 21
Jerry Bell TAM 3 49 1 33
Andre Tyler TAM 1 16 0 16
Theo Bell TAM 1 13 0 13
Mark Witte TAM 1 5 0 5
Adger Armstrong TAM 1 5 0 5
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Billy Sims DET 15 56 1 11 5 81 0 54
James R. Jones DET 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 69 0 12 5 38 0 8
Gary Danielson DET 9 12 143 1 0 54 2 0 0 0
Jeff Chadwick DET 4 46 1 19
Eric Hipple DET 9 15 80 0 0 0
Leonard Thompson DET 1 23 0 23
Rob Rubick DET 2 21 0 15
Mark Nichols DET 1 14 0 14
Dexter Bussey DET 1 6 0 6

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Adger Armstrong TAM 0 0 0 0 1 10 10.0 0 0
Theo Bell TAM 0 0 0 0 1 7 7.0 0 0
Scot Brantley TAM 1.0 0 0 0 0
John Holt TAM 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
David Logan TAM 1.0 0 0 0 0
Terdell Middleton TAM 0 0 0 0 1 10 10.0 0 0
James Owens TAM 0 0 0 0 4 47 11.8 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Garry Cobb DET 1 13 0 0
Mike L. Cofer DET 1.0 0 0 0 0
Doug English DET 1.0 0 0 0 0
Curtis Green DET 1.0 0 0 0 0
Alvin Hall DET 0 0 0 0 2 51 25.5 0 0
Ken Jenkins DET 0 0 0 0 1 19 19.0 0 0
Robbie Martin DET 0 0 0 0 1 5 5.0 0 0