Buccaneers vs. Detroit Lions 
WON - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17 Detroit Lions 13
Tampa Bay Buccaneers led 17–13 late in the game as Detroit drove to the Buccaneers 12-yard line. An apparent game-winning touchdown pass from Joey Harrington to Marcus Pollard was called for an instant replay review. After review, the play was ruled incomplete, as Pollard was out-of-bounds, and Tampa Bay held on to win, and improve to 4–0.
Cadillac Williams was held to just 13 yards, and suffered a hamstring injury.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Gerry Austin
- UMPIRE: Roy Ellison
- HEAD LINESMAN: Jerry Bergman
- LINE JUDGE: Carl Johnson
- SIDE JUDGE: Mike Weatherford
- FIELD JUDGE: Scott Edwards
- BACK JUDGE: Jim Howey
- REPLAY OFFICAL: James Wilson
- VIDEO OPERATOR: not documented
SCORING
- BUCCANEERS: 07:59-1Q Bryant FG43
- LIONS: 11:30-2Q Hanson FG44
- LIONS: 04:58-2Q Jones 8 run (Hanson kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 01:12-2Q Pittman 41 pass from Griese (Bryant kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 14:05-3Q Galloway 80 pass from Griese (Bryant kick)
- LIONS: 07:29-4Q Hanson FG23
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #84 J. Galloway
- LT: #69 A. Davis
- LG: #72 D. Buenning
- C: #76 J. Wade
- RG: #79 S. Mahan
- RT: #67 K. Walker
- TE: #88 A. Becht
- WR: #80 M. Clayton
- QB: #08 B. Griese
- RB: #24 C. Williams
- FB: #40 M. Alstott
STARTERS DEFENSE
- LE: #94 G. Spires
- NT: #95 C. Hovan
- DT: #92 A. McFarland
- RE: #97 S. Rice
- SLB: #56 R. Nece
- MLB: #53 S. Quarles
- WLB: #55 D. Brooks
- LCB: #25 B. Kelly
- RCB: #20 R. Barber
- SS: #23 J. Phillips
- FS: #26 W. Allen
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 3 Bryant, 9 Bidwell, 19 Hilliard, 21 Bolden, 27 Cox, 32 Pittman, 33 Graham, 39 Pearson, 43 Cook, 46 Adams, 51 Ruud, 58 Cooper, 75 Steussie, 77 Terry, 81 Smith, 83 Moore, 86 Shepherd, 89 Jones, 90 White, 91 Bradley, 96 Wyms
DID NOT PLAY
- 2 Simms, 85 Lawrie
INACTIVE
- 12 McCown, 28 Nicholson, 34 Jackson, 61 Colmer, 64 Bryant, 78 Stinchcomb, 82 Warren, 87 Russell
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Pittman 5-30, Graham 4-15, Williams 11-13, Griese 1-7, Galloway 1-4.
- LIONS: Jones 12-38, Pinner 6-28, Bryson 3-13, Harrington 4-12.
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: Griese 39-22-302-3-2.
- LIONS: Harrington 27-15-137-0-0.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Galloway 7-166, Pittman 6-96, Clayton 2-11, Becht 2-9, Alstott 2-7, Williams 2-6, Smith 1-7.
- LIONS: R Williams 3-54, M Williams 3-22, Johnson 2-15, Pinner 2-11, Pollard 2-5, Rogers 1-15, Fitzsimmons 1-11, Bryson 1-4.
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: none.
- LIONS: Holt 1-51, McQuarters 1-19, Lehman 1-17.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Cox 1-17, Smith 1-12.
- LIONS: Drummond 2-26, DeVries 1-7.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Jones 3-15.
- LIONS: Drummond 3-17, McQuarters 0-8.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Rice 1-2, Barber 1-0.
- LIONS: Edwards 2-6, DeVries 1-12.
