Buccaneers vs. Detroit Lions 
LOSS - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24 Detroit Lions 27
The game rained yellow flags as both teams had well over 100 yards in penalties.
Dilfer went out of the game injured with a 17-14 lead that replacement Casey Weldon was unable to maintain the lead as the Buccaneers fell to a 24-27 loss.
Jerry Ellison had two scores in the Silverdome for the Buccaneers and Barry Sanders was his normal super-star self chalking-up a long touchdown run against his favourite opponents.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Jerry Markbreit
- UMPIRE: Bob Boylston
- LINE JUDGE: Dale Orem
- SIDE JUDGE: Ron Liebsack
- HEAD LINESMAN: Terry Gierke
- BACK JUDGE: Tom Sifferman
- FIELD JUDGE: Don Hakes
- REPLAY OFFICAL: not documented
SCORING
- LIONS: 07:23-1Q Sloan 17 pass from Mitchell (Hanson kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 03:15-1Q Dilfer 7 run (Husted kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 12:50-2Q Husted FG34
- LIONS: 08:54-2Q Sanders 55 run (Hanson kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 05:10-2Q Ellison 36 run (Husted kick)
- LIONS: 08:34-3Q Hanson FG29
- LIONS: 13:12-4Q Hanson FG18
- LIONS: 05:21-4Q Mitchell 1 run (Hanson kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 00:42-4Q Ellison 1 run (Husted kick)
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #82 A. Harper
- LT: #74 P. Gruber
- LG: #60 J. Pyne
- C: #61 T. Mayberry
- RG: #62 I. Beckles
- RT: #76 S. Dill
- TE: #81 J. Harris
- WR: #80 L. Dawsey
- QB: #12 T. Dilfer
- RB: #32 E. Rhett
- RB: #83 D. Moore
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #72 C. Ahanotu
- LT: #73 B. Culpepper
- RT: #71 S. Dotson
- RE: #75 E. Curry
- LLB: #51 L. Marts
- MLB: #56 H. Nickerson
- DB: #45 T. Stargell
- LCB: #35 M. Mayhey
- RCB: #39 C. Dimry
- SS: #47 J. Lynch
- FS: #22 T. Everett
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 1 Roby, 5 Husted, 11 Weldon, 21 McGruder, 23 Bouie, 25 Johnson, 28 Buckley, 29 Gant, 37 Ellison, 41 Edmonds, 52 Rouse, 53 Brady, 55 Brooks, 67 Sullivan, 70 McRae, 85 Hawkins, 86 Armstrong, 87 Thomas, 88 Copeland, 93 DuBose, 94 McIntosh, 95 Powe, 99 Sapp
DID NOT PLAY
- none.
INACTIVE
- 15 Philcox, 26 Abraham, 27 Bussey, 44 Booty, 54 Stephens, 65 Ingram, 69 Pierson, 77 Wheeler
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Rhett 25-144, Ellison 4-39, Dilfer 2-8, Hawkins 1-(-1), Weldon 1-0.
- LIONS: Sanders 19-92, Mitchell 3-10.
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: Dilfer 13-8-142-1-0, Weldon 16-9-108-1-0.
- LIONS: Mitchell 34-21-260-0-1.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Harper 5-91, Dawsey 4-49, J Harris 4-46, Hawkins 3-56, Moore 1-18.
- LIONS: Perriman 10-125, Moore 9-104, Sloan 1-17, Sanders 1-14.
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: none.
- LIONS: Clay 2-43.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Edmonds 5-97.
- LIONS: Turner 3-55, Rivers 1-30.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Edmonds 1-13.
- LIONS: Turner 1-16.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Everett 1-6.
- LIONS: Thomas 1.5-11, Porcher 1-8, London 1-3, Jeffries 0.5-2.
