Week 2
Final1Q
3 - 0
M. Husted 41-yard field goal.
1Q
10 - 0
P. Hape 1-yard TD catch from T. Dilfer.
Made XP
2Q
17 - 0
W. Dunn 6-yard TD run.
Made XP
2Q
17 - 3
J. Hanson 48-yard field goal.
3Q
17 - 10
J. Morton 73-yard TD catch from S. Mitchell.
Made XP
4Q
24 - 10
M. Alstott 1-yard TD run.
Made XP
4Q
24 - 17
B. Sanders 66-yard TD catch from S. Mitchell.
Made XP

Pass Yds
331
Mitchell
DET

Rush Yds
130
Dunn
TB

Rec Yds
102
Morton
DET

Scrim TD
1
Alstott
TB

| 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 |
The Detroit Lions fell to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 24 to 17, on September 7, 1997.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Dilfer #12 | 12/24 | 115 | 4.8 | 1 | 0 | 3-16 | 77.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Mitchell #19 | 29/50 | 331 | 6.6 | 2 | 1 | 2-9 | 83.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Dunn #28 | 24 | 130 | 5.4 | 1 | 49 |
M. Alstott #40 | 14 | 34 | 2.4 | 1 | 5 |
T. Dilfer #12 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Sanders #20 | 10 | 20 | 2.0 | 0 | 13 |
R. Rivers #34 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
S. Mitchell #19 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Copeland #88 | 0/0 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 15 |
W. Dunn #28 | 0/0 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 11 |
R. Anthony #85 | 0/0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 11 |
K. Williams #86 | 0/0 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
D. Moore #83 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
R. Thomas #86 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
P. Hape #86 | 0/0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Morton #87 | 0/0 | 102 | 25.5 | 1 | 73 |
B. Sanders #20 | 0/0 | 102 | 12.8 | 1 | 66 |
H. Moore #84 | 0/0 | 51 | 8.5 | 0 | 11 |
D. Sloan #86 | 0/0 | 49 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 |
G. Milburn #24 | 0/0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 14 |
P. Metzelaars #88 | 0/0 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Jackson #97 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Mincy #42 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
W. Sapp #99 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Porcher #91 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Elliss #94 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Husted #5 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hanson #4 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Barnhardt #6 | 7 | 291 | 41.6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jett #19 | 7 | 349 | 49.9 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Williams #86 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Milburn #24 | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Williams #86 | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Dunn #28 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Milburn #24 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Dilfer #12 | 12/24 | 115 | 4.8 | 1 | 0 | 3-16 | 77.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Dunn #28 | 24 | 130 | 5.4 | 1 | 49 |
M. Alstott #40 | 14 | 34 | 2.4 | 1 | 5 |
T. Dilfer #12 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Copeland #88 | 0/0 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 15 |
W. Dunn #28 | 0/0 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 11 |
R. Anthony #85 | 0/0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 11 |
K. Williams #86 | 0/0 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
D. Moore #83 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
R. Thomas #86 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
P. Hape #86 | 0/0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Jackson #97 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Mincy #42 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
W. Sapp #99 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Husted #5 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Barnhardt #6 | 7 | 291 | 41.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Williams #86 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Williams #86 | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Dunn #28 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Mitchell #19 | 29/50 | 331 | 6.6 | 2 | 1 | 2-9 | 83.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Sanders #20 | 10 | 20 | 2.0 | 0 | 13 |
R. Rivers #34 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
S. Mitchell #19 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Morton #87 | 0/0 | 102 | 25.5 | 1 | 73 |
B. Sanders #20 | 0/0 | 102 | 12.8 | 1 | 66 |
H. Moore #84 | 0/0 | 51 | 8.5 | 0 | 11 |
D. Sloan #86 | 0/0 | 49 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 |
G. Milburn #24 | 0/0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 14 |
P. Metzelaars #88 | 0/0 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Porcher #91 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Elliss #94 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hanson #4 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jett #19 | 7 | 349 | 49.9 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Milburn #24 | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Milburn #24 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
272
Total Yds
346
99
Pass Yds
322
173
Rush Yds
24
68
Total Plays
64
4.0
Yards Per Play
5.4
3.7
Yards Per Pass
6.2
4.2
Yards Per Rush
2.0
35:01
Possession
24:59
20
1st Downs
13
9
Passing 1st Downs
10
9
Rushing 1st Downs
3
2
1st Downs from Penalties
0
9/17
3rd Down
6/18
0/0
4th Down
2/2
7
Punts
7
0
Turnovers
1
0
Interceptions Thrown
1
0
Fumbles Lost
0
5
Penalties
11
2.0
Sacks
3.0
0
D/ST TD
0