Week 1
Final
DET
TB1Q
0 - 3
M. Husted 22-yard field goal.
FG Made
2Q
0 - 10
H. Copeland 9-yard TD catch from T. Dilfer.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
0 - 13
M. Husted 42-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
0 - 20
M. Alstott 31-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
3 - 20
J. Hanson 33-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
10 - 20
T. Vardell 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
181
Dilfer
TB
Rush Yds
72
Dunn
TB
Rec Yds
88
Morton
DET
Scrim TD
1
Vardell
DET
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1997 NFC Central
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | |
10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | |
9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | |
9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | |
4 | 12 | 0 | .250 |
Packers
Buccaneers
Lions
Vikings
BearsGame Summary
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers decisively defeated the Detroit Lions, 20 to 10, in the 1997 NFC Wild Card game on December 28, 1997.
Game Info
December 27, 1997
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Reich #14 | 11/15 | 129 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 99.0 |
S. Mitchell #19 | 10/25 | 78 | 3.1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 31.8 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Dilfer #12 | 13/26 | 181 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 69.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Sanders #20 | 18 | 65 | 3.6 | 0 | 15 |
S. Mitchell #19 | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 14 |
R. Rivers #34 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
F. Reich #14 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
J. Jett #19 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
T. Vardell #44 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Dunn #28 | 18 | 72 | 4.0 | 0 | 11 |
M. Alstott #40 | 11 | 68 | 6.2 | 1 | 31 |
R. Anthony #85 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
T. Dilfer #12 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Morton #87 | 0/0 | 88 | 11.0 | 0 | 21 |
H. Moore #84 | 0/0 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 15 |
B. Sanders #20 | 0/0 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 15 |
T. Vardell #44 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
T. Boyd #80 | 0/0 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
D. Sloan #86 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Thomas #86 | 0/0 | 66 | 33.0 | 0 | 50 |
R. Anthony #85 | 0/0 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | 32 |
K. Williams #86 | 0/0 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
H. Copeland #88 | 0/0 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | 9 |
M. Alstott #40 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
J. Harris #80 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. London #55 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Rice #28 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
L. Elliss #94 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Jackson #97 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Ahanotu #72 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Parker #27 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hanson #4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Husted #5 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jett #19 | 4 | 152 | 38.0 | 43 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Landeta #5 | 5 | 202 | 40.4 | 50 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Milburn #24 | 5 | 140 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Anthony #85 | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Milburn #24 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Williams #86 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Reich #14 | 11/15 | 129 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 99.0 |
S. Mitchell #19 | 10/25 | 78 | 3.1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 31.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Sanders #20 | 18 | 65 | 3.6 | 0 | 15 |
S. Mitchell #19 | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 14 |
R. Rivers #34 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
F. Reich #14 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
J. Jett #19 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
T. Vardell #44 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Morton #87 | 0/0 | 88 | 11.0 | 0 | 21 |
H. Moore #84 | 0/0 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 15 |
B. Sanders #20 | 0/0 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 15 |
T. Vardell #44 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
T. Boyd #80 | 0/0 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
D. Sloan #86 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. London #55 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Rice #28 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
L. Elliss #94 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hanson #4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jett #19 | 4 | 152 | 38.0 | 43 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Milburn #24 | 5 | 140 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Milburn #24 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Dilfer #12 | 13/26 | 181 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 69.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Dunn #28 | 18 | 72 | 4.0 | 0 | 11 |
M. Alstott #40 | 11 | 68 | 6.2 | 1 | 31 |
R. Anthony #85 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
T. Dilfer #12 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Thomas #86 | 0/0 | 66 | 33.0 | 0 | 50 |
R. Anthony #85 | 0/0 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | 32 |
K. Williams #86 | 0/0 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
H. Copeland #88 | 0/0 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | 9 |
M. Alstott #40 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
J. Harris #80 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Jackson #97 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Ahanotu #72 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Parker #27 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Husted #5 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Landeta #5 | 5 | 202 | 40.4 | 50 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Anthony #85 | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Williams #86 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
307
Total Yds
316
198
Pass Yds
175
109
Rush Yds
141
69
Total Plays
60
4.4
Yards Per Play
5.3
4.7
Yards Per Pass
6.3
4.0
Yards Per Rush
4.4
28:23
Possession
31:37
18
1st Downs
15
12
Passing 1st Downs
9
6
Rushing 1st Downs
5
0
1st Downs from Penalties
1
3/15
3rd Down
5/12
2/6
4th Down
0/0
4
Punts
5
1
Turnovers
2
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
0
Fumbles Lost
1
4
Penalties
4
20
Penalty Yards
25
2
Sacks
2
6
Sack Yards
9
0
D/ST TD
0
