Buccaneers vs. Detroit Lions 
WON - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 15 Detroit Lions 12
The Lions came into the game 0–11 and were led by rookie quarterback Mike McMahon. The Lions never managed to reach the endzone, however, Tampa Bay's offense struggled all day and found themselves trailing 12–7.
With just over a minute to go, the Buccaneers faced 4th & 8 at the Detroit 28-yard line. Brad Johnson completed a 15-yard pass to Keyshawn Johnson to keep the drive alive. With 45 seconds to go, the Johnson and Johnson duo connected again, this time for a game-winning touchdown pass.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Gerry Austin
- UMPIRE: Jim Duke
- HEAD LINESMAN: John Schleyer
- LINE JUDGE: Carl Johnson
- SIDE JUDGE: Rick Patterson
- BACK JUDGE: Keith Ferguson
- FIELD JUDGE: Scott Edwards
- REPLAY OFFICAL: Dick Creed
- VIDEO OPERATOR: Bill Tracy
SCORING
- BUCCANEERS: 07:05-2Q Alstott 24 run (Gramatica kick)
- LIONS: 03:24-2Q Hanson FG39
- LIONS: 07:03-3Q Hanson FG30
- LIONS: 00:00-3Q Hanson FG50
- LIONS: 11:43-4Q Hanson FG42
- BUCCANEERS: 0:45-4Q KJohnson 13 pass from BJohnson (Alstott pass from B.Johnson)
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #81 J. Green
- LT: #67 K. Walker
- LG: #64 R. McDaniel
- C: #62 J. Christy
- RG: #60 C. Coleman
- RT: #71 J. Wunsch
- TE: #83 D. Moore
- WR: #19 K. Johnson
- QB: #14 B. Johnson
- RB: #28 W. Dunn
- FB: #40 M. Alstott
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #78 M. Jones
- NT: #92 A. McFarland
- DT: #99 W. Sapp
- RE: #97 S. Rice
- MLB: #53 S. Quarles
- WLB: #59 J. Duncan
- LCB: #55 D. Brooks
- RCB: #25 B. Kelly
- SS: #20 R. Barber
- FS: #47 J. Lynch
- CB: #34 D. Jackson
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 3 Royals, 7 Gramatica, 21 Abraham, 26 Smith, 27 Abdullah, 33 Vance, 38 Howell, 43 Cook, 46 Gibson, 51 Singleton, 52 Webster, 69 Pierson, 75 Washington, 80 Yoder, 84 McDermott, 85 Anthony, 86 Williams, 87 Murphy, 91 Darby, 94 White, 98 Cannida
DID NOT PLAY
- 10 King, 76 Curry
INACTIVE
- 1 Hamilton, 22 Stecker, 50 Gooch, 58 Cerqua, 65 Hochstein, 88 Wynn, 89 Roberg, 96 Wyms
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Alstott 12-66, B.Johnson 4-12, Dunn 6-3.
- LIONS: Stewart 15-78, Warren 2-10, Howard 1-6, Schlesinger 3-6, McMahon 2-3, Cason 1-(-1).
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: B.Johnson 54-31-305-2-1.
- LIONS: McMahon 25-11-165-0-0.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: K.Johnson 10-101, Dunn 9-54, Alstott 4-34, Williams 3-50, Green 2-27, Yoder 1-24, Moore 1-12, Cook 1-3.
- LIONS: Morton 4-56, Schlesinger 2-34, Anderson 2-31, Foster 1-19, Warren 1-16, Sloan 1-9.
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: none.
- LIONS: Schultz 1-19, Fair 1-3.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Murphy 4-79.
- LIONS: Howard 3-92.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Williams 1-9.
- LIONS: Howard 1-5.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Quarles 1-6, Rice 1-5, McFarland 0.5-1.5, White 0.5-1.5.
- LIONS: Hall 3.5-24.5, Rogers 0.5-5.5.
