Buccaneers vs. Detroit Lions 
WON - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23 Detroit Lions 16
Tampa Bay evened the series against Detroit, and took over sole possession of first place in the NFC Central. Shaun King passed for 297 yards and two touchdowns.
"We've always been confident, but as you get momentum going and get on a winning streak, you feel like you can't be beat," Mike Alstott said. "We're in a great situation right now."
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Bill Carollo
- UMPIRE: Butch Hannah
- LINE JUDGE: Ben Montgomery
- SIDE JUDGE: Larry Rose
- HEAD LINESMAN: Tony Veteri
- BACK JUDGE: Rerry Paganelli
- FIELD JUDGE: Tim Millis
- REPLAY OFFICAL: Darryl Lewis
SCORING
- LIONS: 9:15-1Q Hanson FG37
- LIONS: 00:52-1Q Hill 10 run (Hanson kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 01:34-2Q McLeod 3 pass from King (Gramatica kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 13:08-2Q Safety - Frerotte sacked in the endzone
- LIONS: 05:28-3Q Hanson FG25
- LIONS: 14:11-4Q Hanson FG27
- BUCCANEERS: 09:26-4Q Alstott 1 run (Gramatica kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 04:18-4Q Alstott 22 pass from King (Gramatica kick)
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #86 K. Williams
- LT: #74 P. Gruber
- LG: #65 K. Dogins
- C: #61 T. Mayberry
- RG: #73 F. Middleton
- RT: #71 J. Wunsch
- TE: #83 D. Moore
- WR: #87 B. Emanuel
- QB: #10 S. King
- RB: #28 W. Dunn
- FB: #40 M. Alstott
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #72 C. Ahanotu
- NT: #77 B. Culpepper
- DT: #99 W. Sapp
- RE: #94 S. White
- SLB: #53 S. Quarles
- MLB: #56 H. Nickerson
- WLB: #55 D. Brooks
- LCB: #21 D. Abraham
- RCB: #20 R. Barber
- SS: #47 J. Lynch
- FS: #24 D. Robinson
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 3 Royals, 7 Gramatica, 25 Kelly, 27 Abdullah, 30 Smith, 34 Jackson, 43 McLeod, 50 Gooch, 51 Singleton, 58 Davis, 59 Duncan, 68 Unutoa, 69 Pierson, 75 Washington, 78 Jones, 80 Davis, 81 Green, 82 Hape, 85 Anthony, 92 McFarland, 95 McLaughlin
DID NOT PLAY
- 15 Zeier, 64 Diaz
INACTIVE
- 12 Dilfer, 13 Milanovich, 31 Young, 66 Blackman, 79 Hegamin, 84 McDonald, 97 Jackson, 98 Cannida
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Alstott 8-28, King 3-7, Dunn 8-6.
- LIONS: Hill 10-25, Schlesinger 7-25, Frerotte 2-4, Olivo 1-1.
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: King 37-23-297-1-2.
- LIONS: Frerotte 44-23-241-1-0.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Dunn 6-115, Emanuel 4-46, Williams 4-31,Alstott 3-39, Green 3-22, Anthony 1-30, Moore 1-11, McLeod 1-3.
- LIONS: Morton 7-107, Crowell 4-47, Schlesinger 3-19, Hill 3-9, Moore 2-22, Olivo 2-14, Sloan 1-14, Stablein 1-9.
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: Lynch 1-28.
- LIONS: Carrier 1-0.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Anthony 5-107
- LIONS: Howard 2-31, Talton 1-6.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Green 1-5, Williams 1-5.
- LIONS: Howard 2-20.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Sapp 1.5-10.5, Culpepper 1.5-7.5, Jones 1-13.
- LIONS: Porcher 3-26.
