The Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Detroit Lions, 31 to 16, on September 1, 1979.

1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Final

DET

Lions

0-1-0

16

1

0

10

2

7

14

3

0

0

4

9

7

Total

16

31

1st quarter

DET

TB

Buccaneers

Neil O'Donoghue 31-yard field goal

0

3

Buccaneers

Lee Roy Selmon 29-yard fumble return (Neil O'Donoghue kick)

0

10

2nd quarter

DET

TB

Lions

David Hill 11-yard pass from Joe Reed (Benny Ricardo kick)

7

10

Buccaneers

Ricky Bell 7-yard run (Neil O'Donoghue kick)

7

17

Buccaneers

Jimmie Giles 66-yard pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick)

7

24

4th quarter

DET

TB

Buccaneers

Jim Obradovich 2-yard pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick)

7

31

Lions

Rick Kane 3-yard run (Benny Ricardo kick)

14

31

Lions

Safety by Doug English

16

31

Lions

Buccaneers

1st Downs

16

18

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

70

70

Total Yards

231

334

Yards per play

3.3

4.8

Passing

89

105

Comp - Att

13 - 36

5 - 20

Yards per pass

2.3

4.8

Interceptions thrown

0

0

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 17

2 - 6

Rushing

142

229

Rushing Attempts

32

48

Yards per rush

4.4

4.8

Penalties

8

8

Turnovers

3

1

Fumbles lost

3

1

Interceptions

0

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Joe Reed 8 15 61 4.1 1 0 85.7
Jeff Komlo 5 21 45 2.1 0 0 39.6
Team 13 36 89 2.9 1 0 2 53.9

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Horace King 10 53 5.3 0
Dexter Bussey 9 28 3.1 0
Bo Robinson 5 27 5.4 0
Freddie Scott 1 18 18.0 0
Ken Callicutt 1 10 10.0 0
Rick Kane 2 5 2.5 1
Lawrence Gaines 2 3 1.5 0
Jeff Komlo 2 -2 -1.0 0
Team 32 142 4.4 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
David Hill 5 48 9.6 1
Horace King 4 23 5.8 0
Freddie Scott 1 16 16.0 0
Ken Callicutt 1 11 11.0 0
Luther Blue 1 6 6.0 0
Dexter Bussey 1 2 2.0 0
Team 13 106 2.9 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 5 3 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Benny Ricardo 0 1 2 2
Team 0 1 2 2

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Larry Swider 8 346 43.3
Team 8 346 43.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Leonard Thompson 2 81 40.5 0
Tony Leonard 3 70 23.3 0
Ken Callicutt 2 23 11.5 0
Team 7 174 24.9 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Leonard Thompson 2 27 13.5 0
Tony Leonard 1 7 7.0 0
Team 3 34 11.3 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Doug Williams 4 16 99 6.2 2 0 92.4
Mike Rae 1 4 12 3.0 0 0 39.6
Team 5 20 105 5.6 2 0 2 83.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Jerry Eckwood 20 121 6.1 0
Ricky Bell 13 53 4.1 1
Johnny Davis 6 26 4.3 0
Doug Williams 2 16 8.0 0
Rick Berns 4 9 2.3 0
George Ragsdale 3 4 1.3 0
Team 48 229 4.8 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Jimmie Giles 3 97 32.3 1
Rick Berns 1 12 12.0 0
Jim Obradovich 1 2 2.0 1
Team 5 111 5.6 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 1 3

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Neil O'Donoghue 1 2 4 7
Team 1 2 4 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Tom Blanchard 5 176 35.2
Team 5 176 35.2

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
George Ragsdale 1 19 19.0 0
Tony Davis 1 16 16.0 0
Team 2 35 17.5 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Danny Reece 8 42 5.3 0
Team 8 42 5.3 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

4,044

Mayfield

Baker Mayfield

RUSH

990

White

Rachaad White

REC

1,255

Evans

Mike Evans

Team Rankings

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PPG

20.5

20th

OPP PPG

19.1

7th

RUSH YDS/G

88.8

32nd

PASS YDS/G

237.9

18th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
Falcons Falcons
7 10 0 .412
Panthers Panthers
2 15 0 .118

Last Game

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DET Lions

2-0-0

31

Final

23

Sun 21 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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