Buccaneers vs. Detroit Lions

LOSS - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20 Detroit Lions 23

Tampa Bay Buccaneers trailed Detroit 7–0 after the first quarter. The Buccaneers rallied in the second quarter, as Josh Freeman completed a 24-yard touchdown pass to Mike Williams, followed by 39-yard touchdown run by LeGarrette Blount.

In the fourth quarter, Tampa Bay trailed 17–14. Freeman drove the Buccaneers to the Detroit 1-yard line. Kellen Winslow caught a touchdown pass, but it was nullified by an offensive pass interference penalty, and the Buccaneers settled for a field goal and a 17–17 tie. Tampa Bay took a 20–17 lead with 1:44 remaining in regulation. However, Detroit drove down the field, and Dave Rayner kicked a field goal for Detroit, and tied the game as time expired.

Detroit won the coin toss in overtime, and Rayner kicked the game-winning field goal on the first possession.

Had the Buccaneers won this game, they would have qualified for the playoffs and denied the eventual Super Bowl XLV champion Green Bay Packers a postseason berth.

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GAMEDAY BRIEF

OFFICALS

• REFEREE: Terry McAulay
• UMPIRE: Paul King
• HEAD LINESMAN: Greg Bradley
• LINE JUDGE: Mark Steinkerchner
• SIDE JUDGE: Michael Banks
• FIELD JUDGE: Terry Brown
• BACK JUDGE: Gregory Steed
• REPLAY OFFICAL: Earnie Frantz
• VIDEO OPERATOR: not documented

SCORING

• LIONS: 02:06-1Q Burleson 10 pass from Stanton (Rayner kick)
• BUCCANEERS: 12:29-2Q M.Williams 24 pass from Freeman (Barth kick)
• BUCCANEERS: 03:41-2Q Blount 39 run (Barth kick)
• LIONS: 00:55-2Q Rayner FG41
• LIONS: 10:16-3Q Morris 10 run (Rayner kick)
• BUCCANEERS: 08:51-4Q Barth FG30
• BUCCANEERS: 01:39-4Q Barth FG26
• LIONS: 00:00-4Q Rayner FG28
• LIONS: 09:51-OT Rayner FG34

STARTERS OFFENSE

• WR: #19 M. Williams
• LT: #70 D. Penn
• LG: #62 T. Larsen
• C: #76 J. Zuttah
• RG: #73 D. Hardman
• RT: #77 J. Lee
• TE: #82 K. Winslow
• TE: #88 J. Gilmore
• QB: #05 J. Freeman
• RB: #27 L. Blount
• FB: #34 E. Graham

STARTERS DEFENSE

• LE: #96 T. Crowder
• DT: #98 F. Okam
• DT: #90 R. Miller
• RE: #91 S. White
• SLB: #56 D. Watson
• MLB: #51 B. Ruud
• WLB: #54 G. Hayes
• LCB: #31 E. Biggers
• RCB: #20 R. Barber
• SS: #26 S. Jones
• FS: #41 C. Lynch

SUBSTITUTIONS

• 1 Malone, 10 Barth, 11 J Johnson, 17 Benn, 18 Stroughter, 24 Williams, 28 Lumpkin, 33 Mack, 37 Anderson, 48 Economos, 50 McKenzie, 53 Koutouvides, 56 Watson, 57 Hayward, 59 Raiola, 65 Trueblood, 71 Bennett, 80 Purvis, 81 Spurlock, 85 Stovall, 87 Parker, 95 Woods, 97 Magee

DID NOT PLAY

• none.

INACTIVE

• 12 Carpenter, 22 Asante, 29 Johnson, 44 Lorig, 60 Carter, 61 Barker, 67 Johnson, 89 Briscoe

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING

• BUCCANEERS: Blount 15-110, C.Williams 7-38, Freeman 5-29, Graham 1-(-1).
• LIONS: Morris 15-109, Burleson 1-25, Stanton 2-24, Best 6-12, Logan 4-11.

PASSING

• BUCCANEERS: Freeman 31-21-251-0-1, Johnson 1-1-1-0-0.
• LIONS: Stanton 37-23-252-0-1, Logan 1-0-0-0-0.

RECIEVING

• BUCCANEERS: M.Williams 6-96, Winslow 4-46, Benn 3-34, Graham 3-21, C.Williams 2-26, Spurlock 1-19, Gilmore 1-9, Stroughter 1-1, Purvis 1-0.
• LIONS: C.Johnson 10-152, Burleson 4-28, Schleffer 3-18, Morris 3-10, Pettigrew 2-25, B.Johnson 1-19.

INTERCEPTIONS

• BUCCANEERS: none.
• LIONS: none.

KICK RETURNS

• BUCCANEERS: Spurlock 4-76.
• LIONS: Logan 4-79, McBride 1-8, Fluellen 1-4.

PUNT RETURNS

• BUCCANEERS: Spurlock 3-31.
• LIONS: none.

SACKS

• BUCCANEERS: none.
• LIONS: Jackson 1-14, Hill 1-8, Avril 1-3.

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