Buccaneers vs. Detroit Lions 
WON - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21 Detroit Lions 17
Promised lineup changes after the previous week's loss to the Saints included Steve Courson and Ron Heller moving into the starting lineup at left guard and right tackle, respectively. Steve DeBerg entered the game in the second quarter, with Jack Thompson struggling and the Buccaneers behind 14–0.
DeBerg led a 67-yard scoring drive on his first series, and went on to complete 18 of 27 passes for 195 yards and two touchdowns, a performance for which he was named NFC Player of the Week. He threw a 5-yard touchdown to Jimmie Giles to score the winning points with 3:11 remaining.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Jerry Markbrait
- UMPIRE: Ben Montgomery
- LINE JUDGE: Howard Roe
- HEAD LINESMAN: Dale Hamer
- BACK JUDGE: Tom Kelleher
- FIELD JUDGE: Bill Stanley
- SIDE JUDGE: Mike Douglas
SCORING
- LIONS: 13:24-1Q Nichols 77 pass from Danielson (Murray kick)
- LIONS: 107:46-2Q Danielson 4 run (Murray kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 01:54-2Q Carter 5 pass from DeBerg (Ariri kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 06:10-3Q Wilder 2 run (Ariri kick)
- LIONS: 03:50-3Q Murray FG28
- BUCCANEERS: 03:11-4Q Giles 5 pass from DeBerg (Ariri kick)
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #89 K. House
- LT: #74 G. Sanders
- LG: #72 S. Courson
- C: #50 S. Wilson
- RG: #62 S. Ferrell
- RT: #73 R. Heller
- TE: #88 J. Giles
- WR: #87 G. Carter
- QB: #14 J. Thompson
- FB: #28 M. Carver
- TB: #32 J. Wilder
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #78 J. Cannon
- NT: #76 D. Logan
- RE: #63 L. Selmon
- LOLB: #56 C. Johnson
- LILB: #58 J. Davis
- RILB: #52 S. Brantley
- ROLB: #53 H. Green
- LCB: #23 J. Castille
- RCB: #21 J. Holt
- LS: #43 B. Reece
- RS: #34 C. Brown
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 2 Ariri, 5 Garcia, 16 Kiel, 17 DeBerg, 20 Morton, 24 Harvey, 26 Owens, 27 Acorn, 33 Cotney, 41 Thomas, 46 Armstrong, 51 Washington, 54 Wood, 55 Spradlin, 57 Browner, 65 Jackson, 67 Morgan, 71 Braggs, 79 Kaplan, 82 J Bell, 83 T Bell, 85 Witte, 86 Carroll
DID NOT PLAY
- 60 Grimes, 70 Thomas, 75 Manor, 81 Tuttle
INACTIVE
- none.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Wilder 22-89, Morton 1-2, Carver 1-0, DeBerg 2-(-2).
- LIONS: Sims 11-39, Jones 10-34, Danielson 3-15, Jenkins 1-8, Nichols 1-6.
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: Thompson 13-6-57-1-0, DeBerg 27-18-195-0-2.
- LIONS: Danielson 36-15-176-0-1.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Wilder 8-56, Carter 6-45, House 4-79, T.Bell 2-28, J.Bell 1-25, Owens 1-9, Giles 1-5, Carver 1-5.
- LIONS: Jones 5-40, Sims 5-28, Chadwick 2-16, Thompson 2-15, Nicholls 1-77.
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: none.
- LIONS: Watkins 1-0.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Owens 2-70, Morton 2-36.
- LIONS: Jenkins 2-39, Martin 1-5.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Holt 3-1, T.Bell 1-0.
- LIONS: Martin 2-12.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Selmon 1-7, Cotney 1-1
- LIONS: English 2-16.
