Buccaneers 38-20 Lions (23 Nov, 2008) Box Score

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

8-3, 3-3 away

	1	2	3	4	T
TB	0	21	14	3	38
DET	17	0	3	0	20

Detroit Lions

0-11, 0-5 home

Tampa Bay Passing


Jeff Garcia
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
13/18	165	9.2	2	0	5-26	47.6	137.5
13/18	139	9.2	2	0	5-26	--	137.5

Detroit Passing


Daunte Culpepper
Drew Stanton
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
8/20	121	6.1	1	2	4-35	9.9	37.7
2/6	13	2.2	0	0	0-0	24.9	42.4
10/26	99	5.2	1	2	4-35	--	36.4

Tampa Bay Rushing


Warrick Dunn
Cadillac Williams
B.J. Askew
Jeff Garcia
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
14	90	6.4	1	40
16	27	1.7	0	6
1	3	3.0	0	3
2	-4	-2.0	0	-1
33	116	3.5	1	40

Detroit Rushing


Kevin Smith
Rudi Johnson
Daunte Culpepper
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
16	86	5.4	26
4	16	4.0	10
2	6	3.0	3
22	108	4.9	26

Tampa Bay Receiving


Ike Hilliard
Antonio Bryant
Warrick Dunn
Jerramy Stevens
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
2	51	25.5	1	36
4	48	12.0	0	17
5	37	7.4	0	17
2	29	14.5	1	24
13	165	12.7	2	36

Detroit Receiving


Calvin Johnson
Shaun McDonald
John Standeford
Aveion Cason
Casey Fitzsimmons
Moran Norris
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
3	66	22.0	1	41
2	21	10.5	0	17
1	18	18.0	0	18
2	18	9.0	0	15
1	8	8.0	0	8
1	3	3.0	0	3
10	134	13.4	1	41

Tampa Bay Fumbles


Jeff Garcia
Ike Hilliard
Clifton Smith
Will Allen
team

FUM	LOST	REC
2	2	0
1	1	0
1	0	0
0	0	1
4	3	1

Detroit Fumbles


John Standeford
Daunte Culpepper
Casey Fitzsimmons
Chartric Darby
Daniel Bullocks
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	0	0
0	0	1
0	0	1
0	0	1
2	1	3

Tampa Bay Defense



Tanard Jackson
Barrett Ruud
Derrick Brooks
Ronde Barber
Gaines Adams
Cato June
Jovan Haye
Jimmy Wilkerson
Stylez G. White
Phillip Buchanon
Kevin Carter
Chris Hovan
Jameel Cook
Will Allen
Matt McCoy
Brian Clark
Arron Sears
Quincy Black
Aqib Talib
Elbert Mack
Clifton Smith
Sabby Piscitelli
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
7	6	0	0	0	0	0
6	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	2	0	1
3	3	1	0	2	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	2	0	0	0	0
2	2	1	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	3	0	0
50	46	4	0	7	0	3

Detroit Defense



Alex Lewis
Paris Lenon
Kalvin Pearson
Ernie Sims
Corey Smith
Ryan Nece
Dwight Smith
Travis Fisher
Cory Redding
Leigh Bodden
Shaun Cody
John Standeford
Daniel Bullocks
Jordon Dizon
Chartric Darby
Cliff Avril
Brian Kelly
Shaun McDonald
Casey Fitzsimmons
Stuart Schweigert
Don Muhlbach
Calvin Johnson
Ramzee Robinson
Jared DeVries
Andre Fluellen
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
7	6	0	0	0	0	0
7	5	0	0	0	0	0
7	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	1	0	0	0	0
4	3	1	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	1
2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	1	0	0
1	0	0	0	1	0	0
64	51	4	0	2	0	2

Tampa Bay Interceptions


Ronde Barber
team

INT	YDS	TD
2	67	1
2	67	1

Detroit Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Detroit Interceptions

Tampa Bay Kick Returns


Clifton Smith
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
5	142	28.4	49	0
5	142	28.4	49	0

Detroit Kick Returns


Aveion Cason
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
7	154	22.0	32	0
7	154	22.0	32	0

Tampa Bay Punt Returns


Clifton Smith
Ike Hilliard
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
4	90	22.5	70	1
1	0	0.0	0	0
5	90	18.0	70	1

Detroit Punt Returns


Shaun McDonald
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	34	11.3	15	0
3	34	11.3	15	0

Tampa Bay Kicking


Matt Bryant
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	48	5/5	8
1/1	100.0	48	5/5	8

Detroit Kicking


Jason Hanson
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/2	100.0	40	2/2	8
2/2	100.0	40	2/2	8

Tampa Bay Punting


Josh Bidwell
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
4	204	51.0	0	0	59
4	204	51.0	0	0	59

Detroit Punting


Nick Harris
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
7	277	39.6	0	0	52
7	277	39.6	0	0	52

Ford Field

6:00 PM, 23 November 2008

Detroit, MI

Attendance: 49,096

Referees:
Bill Carollo

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Atlanta	6	3	.667	221	216
Tampa Bay	4	5	.444	259	243
Carolina	2	7	.222	147	293
New Orleans	2	7	.222	207	229

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Detroit	7	1	.875	258	148
Minnesota	6	2	.750	209	150
Green Bay	6	3	.667	230	194
Chicago	4	4	.500	172	148

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