Buccaneers vs. Detroit Lions 
LOSS - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14 Detroit Lions 28
Tampa Bay hosted Detroit on a Thursday night game. A 9–0 lead was fizzled away as Lions running back James Stewart rushed for 116 yards, three touchdowns, and a two-point conversion.
Shaun King threw three interceptions in the second half, and Buccaneers fell to 3–4.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Tom White
- UMPIRE: Jim Quirk
- HEAD LINESMAN: Sanford Waggoner
- LINE JUDGE: Gary Arthur
- SIDE JUDGE: Ken Baker
- BACK JUDGE: Bob Waggoner
- FIELD JUDGE: Boris Cheek
- REPLAY OFFICAL: Jom Blackwood
- VIDEO OPERATOR: Terry Poulos
SCORING
- BUCCANEERS: 08:29-1Q Gramatica FG27
- BUCCANEERS: 05:00-1Q Gramatica FG43
- BUCCANEERS: 11:47-2Q Safety – blocked punt through endzone
- LIONS: 07:45-2Q Hanson FG32
- BUCCANEERS: 05:24-2Q Gramatica FG50
- LIONS: 00:28-2Q Stewart 4 run (Stewart run)
- LIONS: 11:29-3Q Hanson FG47
- BUCCANEERS: 13:10-4Q Gramatica FG55
- LIONS: 04:29-4Q Stewart 4 run (Hanson kick)
- LIONS: 01:53-4Q Stewart 1 run (Hanson kick)
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #81 J. Green
- LT: #69 P. Pierson
- LG: #64 R. McDaniel
- C: #62 J. Christy
- RG: #73 F. Middleton
- RT: #71 J. Wunsch
- TE: #83 D. Moore
- WR: #19 K. Johnson
- QB: #10 S. King
- RB: #28 W. Dunn
- FB: #40 M. Alstott
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #72 C. Ahanotu
- NT: #92 A. McFarland
- DT: #99 W. Sapp
- RE: #78 M. Jones
- MLB: #59 J. Duncan
- WLB: #55 D. Brooks
- LCB: #21 D. Abraham
- RCB: #20 R. Barber
- SS: #47 J. Lynch
- FS: #24 D. Robinson
- CB: #25 B. Kelly
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 3 Royals, 7 Gramatica, 22 Stecker, 27 Abdullah, 33 Vance, 34 Jackson, 50 Gooch, 51 Singleton, 52 Webster, 58 Davis, 60 Coleman, 68 Unutoa, 79 Hegamin, 80 Yoder, 82 Hape, 85 Anthony, 88 Hastings, 94 White, 95 McLaughlin, 97 Jackson, 98 Cannida
DID NOT PLAY
- 15 Zeier, 75 Washington
INACTIVE
- 14 Hamilton, 31 Young, 46 Gibson, 48 Kirby, 53 Quarles, 65 Dogins, 76 Curry, 86 Williams
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Dunn 8-46, King 5-33, Alstott 6-30.
- LIONS: J.Stewart 29-116, Bates 3-24, Batch 3-16, Foster 1-15, Morton 1-(-1).
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: King 34-17-149-3-0.
- LIONS: Batch 31-13-144-0-0.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Johnson 6-79, Green 3-27, Dunn 3-19, Moore 3-18, Alstott 2-6.
- LIONS: Morton 5-84, Stewart 2-8, Bates 1-11, Moore 1-9, Rasby 1-9, Schlesinger 1-8, Sloan 1-8, Stablein 1-7.
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: .none
- LIONS: Westbrook 2-16, Claiborne 1-1.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Stecker 5-112.
- LIONS: Howard 4-107.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Hastings 3-26.
- LIONS: Howard 1-6.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Jones 4-22, Sapp 2-13, McFarland 1-2.
- LIONS: none.
