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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Detroit Lions at Tampa Bay Buccaneers - December 28th, 1997
Detroit Lions 10 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20
Sunday, December 28, 1997
Detroit Lions 10, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions (9-8-0) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers (11-6-0) | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Scoring
| DET | TAM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | TAM | Michael Husted 22 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| 2nd | TAM | Horace Copeland 9 yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Michael Husted kick) | 0 | 10 |
| TAM | Michael Husted 42 yard field goal | 0 | 13 | |
| 3rd | TAM | Mike Alstott 31 yard rush (Michael Husted kick) | 0 | 20 |
| DET | Jason Hanson 33 yard field goal | 3 | 20 | |
| 4th | DET | Tommy Vardell 1 yard rush (Jason Hanson kick) | 10 | 20 |
Team Stats
| DET | TAM | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 15 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 27-109-1 | 32-141-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 21-40-207-0-1 | 13-26-181-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-9 | 2-6 |
| Net pass yards | 198 | 175 |
| Total yards | 307 | 316 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-20 | 4-25 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Barry Sanders | DET | 18 | 65 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 15 | ||||||
| Frank Reich | DET | 11 | 15 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Johnnie Morton | DET | 7 | 69 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Scott Mitchell | DET | 10 | 25 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Herman Moore | DET | 4 | 44 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Tracy Scroggins | DET | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Ron Rivers | DET | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Tommy Vardell | DET | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Tommie Boyd | DET | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| David Sloan | DET | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| John Jett | DET | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Trent Dilfer | TAM | 13 | 26 | 181 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Mike Alstott | TAM | 11 | 68 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Warrick Dunn | TAM | 18 | 72 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| Robb Thomas | TAM | 2 | 66 | 0 | 50 | ||||||||||
| Reidel Anthony | TAM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 62 | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| Karl Williams | TAM | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Horace Copeland | TAM | 2 | 14 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Jackie Harris | TAM | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| 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 Elliss | DET | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Antonio London | DET | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Glyn Milburn | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 140 | 28.0 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Robert Porcher | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ron Rice | DET | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Ryan Stewart | DET | 0 | 0 | 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 | |||
| Chidi Ahanotu | TAM | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Reidel Anthony | TAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 28 | |||||||||
| Trent Dilfer | TAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tyoka Jackson | TAM | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Anthony Parker | TAM | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| Karl Williams | TAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||
Detroit Lions Starting Lineup
| Scott Mitchell | QB |
| Barry Sanders | RB |
| Tommy Vardell | FB |
| Herman Moore | WR |
| Johnnie Morton | WR |
| David Sloan | TE |
| Ray Roberts | LT |
| Mike Compton | LG |
| Kevin Glover | C |
| Jeff Hartings | RG |
| Larry Tharpe | RT |
| Robert Porcher | LDE |
| Mike Wells | LDT |
| Luther Elliss | RDT |
| Tracy Scroggins | RDE |
| George Jamison | LLB |
| Stephen Boyd | MLB |
| Antonio London | RLB |
| Bryant Westbrook | LCB |
| Kevin Abrams | RCB |
| Ron Rice | SS |
| Mark A. Carrier | FS |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Starting Lineup
| Trent Dilfer | QB |
| Warrick Dunn | RB |
| Mike Alstott | FB |
| Karl Williams | WR |
| Reidel Anthony | WR |
| Dave Moore | TE |
| Paul Gruber | LT |
| Jim Pyne | LG |
| Tony Mayberry | C |
| Frank Middleton | RG |
| Jason Odom | RT |
| Chidi Ahanotu | LDE |
| Brad Culpepper | LDT |
| Warren Sapp | RDT |
| Regan Upshaw | RDE |
| Rufus Porter | LLB |
| Hardy Nickerson | MLB |
| Derrick Brooks | RLB |
| Donnie Abraham | LCB |
| Anthony Parker | RCB |
| John Lynch | SS |
| Charles Mincy | FS |