Buccaneers vs. Detroit Lions 
LOSS - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 09 Detroit Lions 27
Barry Sanders rushed for 215 yards, and Scott Mitchell passed for 222 yards as Detroit sailed over Tampa Bay by a score of 27–9. Sanders had rushing touchdowns of 80 yards and 82 yards respectively, the first time in NFL history a single player had two rushes of over 80 yards in a single game.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Ron Blum
- UMPIRE: Bob Wagner
- LINE JUDGE: Charles Stewart
- SIDE JUDGE: Ron Liebsack
- HEAD LINESMAN: Mark Hittner
- BACK JUDGE: Al Jury
- FIELD JUDGE: Kirk Dornan
- REPLAY OFFICAL: not documented
SCORING
- BUCCANEERS: 08:44-1Q Husted FG25
- LIONS: 04:39-1Q Sanders 80 run (Hanson kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 03:01-1Q Dunn 59 pass from Dilfer (kick failed)
- LIONS: 00:06-2Q Hanson FG34
- LIONS: 05:43-3Q Sanders 82 run (Hanson kick)
- LIONS: 12:28-4Q Hanson FG39
- LIONS: 06:23-4Q Sanders 7 pass from Mitchell (Hanson kick)
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #85 R. Anthony
- LT: #74 P. Gruber
- LG: #60 J. Pyne
- C: #61 T. Mayberry
- RG: #64 J. Diaz
- RT: #70 J. Odom
- TE: #80 J. Harris
- WR: #88 H. Copeland
- QB: #12 T. Dilfer
- TE: #83 D. Moore
- FB: #40 M. Alstott
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #72 C. Ahanotu
- LT: #77 B. Culpepper
- UT: #99 W. Sapp
- RE: #91 R. Upshaw
- SLB: #59 R. Porter
- MLB: #56 H. Nickerson
- WLB: #55 D. Brooks
- LCB: #21 D. Abraham
- RCB: #27 A. Parker
- SS: #47 J. Lynch
- FS: #25 M. Johnson
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 4 Walsh, 5 Husted, 7 Landeta, 22 Mincy, 23 Bouie, 28 Dunn, 29 Gant, 31 Young, 32 Rhett, 37 Ellison, 45 Legette, 51 Singleton, 52 Bellisari, 53 Quarles, 69 Pierson, 71 Wunsch, 73 Middleton, 75 Curry, 82 Hape, 84 Thomas, 86 Williams, 97 Jackson
DID NOT PLAY
- none.
INACTIVE
- 4 Walsh, 5 Husted, 7 Landeta, 22 Mincy, 23 Bouie, 28 Dunn, 29 Gant, 31 Young, 32 Rhett, 37 Ellison, 45 Legette, 51 Singleton, 52 Bellisari, 53 Quarles, 69 Pierson, 71 Wunsch, 73 Middleton, 75 Curry, 82 Hape, 84 Thomas, 86 Williams, 97 Jackson
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Alstott 12-40, Dilfer 3-23, Dunn 10-9.
- LIONS: Sanders 24-215, Vardell 4-30, Mitchell 3-7, Rivers 1-7, Schlesinger 1-0.
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: Dilfer 31-17-237-2-1.
- LIONS: Mitchell 20-16-222-0-1.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Copeland 6-105, Dunn 3-71, Anthony 3-22, Williams 2-20, Harris 2-13, Thomas 1-6.
- LIONS: Morton 7-66, Moore 5-120, Schlesinger 1-15, Sloan 1-11, Sanders 1-7, Metzelaars 1-3.
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: none.
- LIONS: Raymond 1-17, Bailey 1-0.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Anthony 2-75, Williams 2-1.
- LIONS: none.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Williams 4-23.
- LIONS: Milburn 1-40.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Sapp 1-13, Upshaw 1-10, Ahanotu 1-8, Culpepper 1-3.
- LIONS: Porcher 1.5-10.5, Scroggins 0.5-4, Ellis 0.5-4, Waldroup 0.5-1.5
