The Detroit Lions lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 20 to 17, on December 20, 1981.

Final

Buccaneers

9-7-0

20

Lions

8-8-0

17

Team

TB

DET

1

3

0

2

7

3

0

3

4

10

7

Total

20

17

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

TB

DET

Bill Capece 40-yard field goal

3

0

2nd quarter

TB

DET

Eric Hipple 9-yard run (Eddie Murray kick)

3

7

Kevin House 84-yard pass from Doug Williams (Bill Capece kick)

10

7

3rd quarter

TB

DET

Eddie Murray 47-yard field goal

10

4th quarter

TB

DET

Bill Capece 30-yard field goal

13

10

David Logan 21-yard fumble return (Bill Capece kick)

20

10

Leonard Thompson 8-yard pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick)

20

17

Buccaneers

Lions

1st Downs

11

21

Passing 1st Downs

5

11

Rushing 1st Downs

5

9

1st downs from penalties

1

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

52

67

Total Yards

276

340

Yards per play

5.3

5.1

Passing

172

181

Comp - Att

8 - 19

18 - 28

Yards per pass

9.1

5.7

Interceptions thrown

0

2

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

4 - 24

Rushing

104

159

Rushing Attempts

33

35

Yards per rush

3.2

4.5

Penalties

6

5

Turnovers

0

3

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

0

2

Possession

Buccaneers

Lions

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Doug Williams	8	19	172	9.1	1	0	0	92.4
Team	8	19	172	9.1	1	0	0	92.4

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
James Owens	17	61	3.6
James Wilder	8	28	3.5
Doug Williams	6	8	1.3
Jerry Eckwood	2	7	3.5
Team	33	104	3.2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Kevin House	1	84	84.0	1
James Owens	2	49	24.5	0
Jimmie Giles	2	19	9.5	0
Theo Bell	1	9	9.0	0
James Wilder	1	8	8.0	0
Jerry Eckwood	1	3	3.0	0
Team	8	172	9.1	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			4.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Bill Capece	2	2		2	8
Team	2	2		2	8

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Larry Swider	5	211	42.2
Team	5	211	42.2

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
John Holt	2	45	22.5	0
Team	2	45	22.5	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Theo Bell	3	24	8.0
Neal Colzie	1	12	12.0
Team	4	36	9.0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Eric Hipple	18	28	205	7.3	1	2	3	68.3
Gary Danielson	0	0	0		0	0	1
Team	18	28	181	7.3	1	2	4	68.3

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Billy Sims	19	76	4.0	0
Vince Thompson	4	29	7.3	0
Dexter Bussey	4	24	6.0	0
Eric Hipple	4	19	4.8	1
Rick Kane	2	7	3.5	0
Leonard Thompson	2	4	2.0	0
Team	35	159	4.5	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Freddie Scott	3	56	18.7	0
Billy Sims	3	39	13.0	0
Leonard Thompson	3	34	11.3	1
David Hill	3	33	11.0	0
Dexter Bussey	4	32	8.0	0
Rick Kane	1	6	6.0	0
Vince Thompson	1	5	5.0	0
Team	18	205	7.3	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	4	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Eddie Murray	1	2		2	5
Team	1	2		2	5

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Tom Skladany	4	158	39.5
Team	4	158	39.5

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Robbie Martin	4	105	26.3
Alvin Hall	1	21	21.0
Team	5	126	25.2

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Robbie Martin	5	56	11.2	0
Team	5	56	11.2	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

4,575

Goff

RUSH

1,015

Montgomery

REC

1,515

Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

27.1

5th

OPP PPG

23.2

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

135.9

5th

PASS YDS/G

270.9

4th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Lions	12	5	.706
Packers	9	8	.529
Bears	7	10	.412
Vikings	7	10	.412

Last Game

49ers

2-0-0

34

Final

31

Lions

2-1-0

Sun 28 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The Detroit Lions lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 20 to 17, on December 20, 1981.

Final

Buccaneers

20

Lions

17

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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More Lions Stats

4,575

1,015

1,515

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule