The Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Detroit Lions, 20 to 10, in the 1997 NFC Wild Card game on December 28, 1997.
1st quarter
DET
TB
Michael Husted 22-yard field goal
0
3
2nd quarter
DET
TB
Horace Copeland 9-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Michael Husted kick)
0
10
Michael Husted 42-yard field goal
0
13
3rd quarter
DET
TB
Mike Alstott 31-yard run (Michael Husted kick)
0
20
Jason Hanson 33-yard field goal
3
20
4th quarter
DET
TB
Tommy Vardell 1-yard run (Jason Hanson kick)
10
20
Lions
Buccaneers
1st Downs
18
15
Passing 1st Downs
12
9
Rushing 1st Downs
6
5
1st downs from penalties
0
1
3rd down efficiency
3 - 15
5 - 12
4th down efficiency
2 - 6
0 - 0
Total Plays
69
60
Total Yards
307
316
Yards per play
4.4
5.3
Passing
198
175
Comp - Att
21 - 40
13 - 26
Yards per pass
4.7
6.3
Interceptions thrown
1
1
Sacks - Yards lost
2 - 9
2 - 6
Rushing
109
141
Rushing Attempts
27
32
Yards per rush
4.0
4.4
Penalties
4
4
Turnovers
1
2
Fumbles lost
0
1
Interceptions
1
1
Possession
28:23
31:37
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Reich | 11 | 15 | 129 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 99.0 |
| Scott Mitchell | 10 | 25 | 78 | 3.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31.8 |
| Team | 21 | 40 | 198 | 5.2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 57.0 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Sanders | 18 | 65 | 3.6 | 0 |
| Scott Mitchell | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Ron Rivers | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 |
| Frank Reich | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| John Jett | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Tommy Vardell | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Team | 27 | 109 | 4.0 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Morton | 8 | 88 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Herman Moore | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Barry Sanders | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | |
| Tommy Vardell | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Tommie Boyd | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| David Sloan | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 21 | 207 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luther Elliss | 1.0 | |||||
| Antonio London | 1.0 | |||||
| Team | 2.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Hanson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Jett | 4 | 152 | 38.0 | 43 |
| Team | 4 | 152 | 38.0 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glyn Milburn | 5 | 140 | 28.0 | 0 | 50 |
| Team | 5 | 140 | 28.0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glyn Milburn | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 13 |
| Team | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Dilfer | 13 | 26 | 181 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 69.6 |
| Team | 13 | 26 | 175 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 69.6 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 18 | 72 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Mike Alstott | 11 | 68 | 6.2 | 1 |
| Reidel Anthony | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Trent Dilfer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Team | 32 | 141 | 4.4 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robb Thomas | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 0 | |
| Reidel Anthony | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | |
| Karl Williams | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | |
| Horace Copeland | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| Mike Alstott | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Jackie Harris | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Warrick Dunn | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 13 | 181 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chidi Ahanotu | 1.0 | |||||
| Tyoka Jackson | 1.0 | |||||
| Team | 2.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Husted | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Landeta | 5 | 202 | 40.4 | 50 |
| Team | 5 | 202 | 40.4 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reidel Anthony | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 28 |
| Team | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Williams | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Team | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 |
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