Buccaneers vs. Detroit Lions 
LOSS - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 25 Detroit Lions 28
Tampa Bay trailed 21–7, but rallied late. With just over two minutes remaining, Trent Dilfer drove the Buccaneers to the Detroit 11-yard line. He was intercepted in the endzone, and Detroit held on to win 28–25. It was Tampa Bay's third straight loss.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Jerry Markbreit
- UMPIRE: Ed Fiffick
- LINE JUDGE: Mark Steinkerchner
- SIDE JUDGE: Don Carlson
- HEAD LINESMAN: Terry Gierke
- BACK JUDGE: Don Hakes
- FIELD JUDGE: Bob McGrath
- REPLAY OFFICAL: not documented
SCORING
- LIONS: 12:52-1Q Crowell 53 pass from Batch (Hanson kick)
- LIONS: 06:26-1Q Rasby 3 pass from Batch (Hanson kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 12:52-2Q Green 44 pass from Dilfer (Husted kick)
- LIONS: 03:53-2Q Rivers 36 run (Hanson kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 00:26-2Q Moore 8 pass from Dilfer (Husted kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 06:30-3Q Husted FG33
- LIONS: 14:57-4Q Vardell 1 run (Hanson kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 10:42-4Q Alstott 5 run (Anthony pass from Dilfer)
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #85 R. Anthony
- LT: #74 P. Gruber
- LG: #64 J. Diaz
- C: #61 T. Mayberry
- RG: #73 F. Middleton
- RT: #70 J. Odom
- TE: #83 D. Moore
- WR: #87 B. Emanuel
- QB: #12 T. Dilfer
- TE: #82 P. Hape
- FB: #40 M. Alstott
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #72 C. Ahanotu
- LT: #77 B. Culpepper
- UT: #99 W. Sapp
- RE: #91 R. Upshaw
- SLB: #50 J. Gooch
- MLB: #59 J. Duncan
- WLB: #55 D. Brooks
- LCB: #21 D. Abraham
- RCB: #20 R. Barber
- SS: #47 J. Lynch
- FS: #22 C. Mincy
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 5 Husted, 6 Barnhardt, 23 Bouie, 25 Kelly, 28 Dunn, 29 Smith, 31 Young, 37 Ellison, 41 Neal, 51 Singleton, 53 Quarles, 54 Palmer, 69 Pierson, 71 Wunsch, 78 Jones, 80 Davis, 81 Green, 84 Thomas, 88 Hunter, 94 White, 98 Cannida
DID NOT PLAY
- 4 Walsh, 65 Dogins
INACTIVE
- 13 Milanovich, 26 Abdullah, 27 Parker, 33 Vance, 56 Nickerson, 75 Washington, 86 Williams, 98 Mix
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Dunn 14-73, Alstott 20-68, Dilfer 1-4.
- LIONS: Sanders 21-66, Rivers 1-36, Batch 2-8, Vardell 3-2.
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: Dilfer 30-16-283-2-2.
- LIONS: Batch 23-14-195-0-2.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Emanuel 4-80, Anthony 4-38, Green 3-98, Dunn 3-42, Alstott 1-17, Moore 1-8.
- LIONS: Morton 5-49, Crowell 3-82, Vardell 2-28, Stablein 2-26, Sanders 1-7, Rasby 1-3.
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: none.
- LIONS: Jordan 1-4, Rice 1-0.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Anthony 3-66.
- LIONS: Fair 4-93, Rivers 1-6.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Green 4-31.
- LIONS: Fair 1-5.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Sapp 1-7.
- LIONS: none.
