Wild Card Playoff Games, 2053

played in Tampa Bay, FL

44 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Detroit Lions	3	7	0	10	-	20
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	3	6	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:39 DET - Clyde Mills 20 field goal
1Q: 06:01 TBY - Bill Ramthun 5 run (Bruce Battles extra point)
2Q: 11:52 TBY - Bruce Battles 35 field goal
2Q: 02:14 DET - Floyd Bannan 51 pass from Darius England (Clyde Mills extra point)
3Q: 06:33 TBY - Bruce Battles 46 field goal
3Q: 00:34 TBY - Bruce Battles 30 field goal
4Q: 02:39 DET - Griffin Earhart 7 pass from Darius England (Clyde Mills extra point)
4Q: 01:08 DET - Clyde Mills 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:39 DET - Clyde Mills 20 field goal
1Q: 06:01 TBY - Bill Ramthun 5 run (Bruce Battles extra point)
2Q: 11:52 TBY - Bruce Battles 35 field goal
2Q: 02:14 DET - Floyd Bannan 51 pass from Darius England (Clyde Mills extra point)
3Q: 06:33 TBY - Bruce Battles 46 field goal
3Q: 00:34 TBY - Bruce Battles 30 field goal
4Q: 02:39 DET - Griffin Earhart 7 pass from Darius England (Clyde Mills extra point)
4Q: 01:08 DET - Clyde Mills 33 field goal

Team Statistics DET TBY
Record 11-5-1 11-6
First Downs 16 21
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 4 1
Total Net Yards 336 365
- Offensive Plays 62 80
- Yards per Play 5.42 4.56
Net Rushing Yards 75 96
- Rushing Attempts 28 23
- Yards per Rush 2.68 4.17
Net Passing Yards 261 269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 19 - 2 55 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 261 279
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 7.68 4.72
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 8/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.0 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/20 10/69
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 3/25
Kick Returns/Yards 2/50 2/51
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/30
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 30
Time of Possession 26:45 33:15

Team Statistics	DET	TBY
Record	11-5-1	11-6
First Downs	16	21
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	4	1
Total Net Yards	336	365
- Offensive Plays	62	80
- Yards per Play	5.42	4.56
Net Rushing Yards	75	96
- Rushing Attempts	28	23
- Yards per Rush	2.68	4.17
Net Passing Yards	261	269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 19 - 2	55 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	261	279
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	7.68	4.72
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	8/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.0	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/20	10/69
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	3/25
Kick Returns/Yards	2/50	2/51
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/30
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 30
Time of Possession	26:45	33:15

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:27	OWN 25	10	72	Field Goal
1	5:52	3:08	OWN 29	5	19	Punt
1	1:54	1:31	OPP 44	3	3	Interception
2	11:44	2:13	OWN 25	5	20	Punt
2	7:29	3:25	OWN 5	10	54	Punt
2	2:57	0:57	OWN 37	4	63	Touchdown
3	9:49	1:56	OWN 2	3	7	Punt
3	6:27	1:46	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
3	1:17	0:08	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
3	0:28	1:20	OWN 25	4	29	Punt
4	12:29	1:25	OWN 6	3	4	Punt
4	8:28	3:10	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
4	3:43	1:14	OWN 37	4	63	Touchdown
4	1:41	0:40	OPP 24	3	8	Field Goal

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:33	5:41	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
1	2:44	0:50	OWN 6	3	1	Punt
1	0:23	3:39	OPP 49	8	31	Field Goal
2	9:31	2:02	OWN 13	4	24	Punt
2	4:04	1:07	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	2:00	2:00	OWN 25	6	35	Missed FG
3	15:00	5:11	OWN 4	8	39	Punt
3	7:53	1:26	OPP 36	3	7	Field Goal
3	4:41	3:24	OWN 16	7	34	Punt
3	1:09	0:41	OPP 15	3	2	Field Goal
4	14:08	1:39	OWN 12	5	17	Punt
4	11:04	2:36	OPP 47	6	29	Interception
4	5:18	1:35	OWN 23	7	47	Missed FG
4	2:29	0:48	OWN 25	4	-1	Downs
4	1:01	1:01	OWN 31	4	23	Game

Game MVP: Don Recker, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Don Recker	20	56	2.80	14	1
RB Kristopher Hawkins	7	10	1.43	6	0
QB Darius England	1	9	9.00	9	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Joseph Foreman	15	69	4.60	21	3	0
RB Bill Ramthun	7	16	2.29	5	0	1
QB Dustin Hooks	1	11	11.00	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darius England	34	19	261	0/0	2	51	2	75.7

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dustin Hooks	55	29	279	2/10	0	36	1	59.6

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Griffin Earhart	7	13	58	8.29	20	27	1
RB Don Recker	3	4	45	15.00	33	36	0
WR Donald Castellanos	3	3	36	12.00	28	28	0
WR Floyd Bannan	2	3	56	28.00	23	51	1
TE J.R. Connell	2	8	32	16.00	0	24	0
TE Henry Fay	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Ray Foreman	1	1	23	23.00	6	23	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Brian Laughlin	9	17	93	10.33	9	36
WR Claude Gooden	4	6	10	2.50	0	7
WR Corwin Hall	4	7	60	15.00	33	35
WR Kirk Boyer	4	9	34	8.50	5	15
TE Will Chandler	3	8	23	7.67	6	12
WR Cody Van Pelt	2	2	34	17.00	18	24
TE Jay Rivers	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
RB Bill Ramthun	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
RB Joseph Foreman	1	2	4	4.00	0	4

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Sammy Seal	1	0	0.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Neil Babka	1	17	17.00	0
ILB Walt Gray	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Donald Castellanos	1	0	0	0
WR Christian Mandzuk	0	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Will Chandler	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Junior Grunow	8	331	41.4	35.8	54	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earl Tenneson	6	316	52.7	48.2	65	3

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clyde Mills	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	2/2

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Battles	3/5	1/3	0/1	46	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christian Mandzuk	2	7	3.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Pritchett	3	25	8.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donald Castellanos	2	50	25.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joseph Foreman	1	24	24.0	0
Corwin Hall	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Luke Levy	10	4	0.0	23	52
CB Don Dockett	8	0	0.0	23	53
ILB Joel Berry	6	4	0.0	22	37
ILB Thomas Patterson	5	1	0.0	10	48
OLB Renaldo Hines	4	0	1.0	23	37
DE Jeremiah Petkovich	4	0	1.0	23	37
OLB Francisco Kelly	4	2	0.0	23	53
S Phillip Merkerson	4	0	0.0	23	41
CB Dashawn Whalen	3	1	0.0	21	52
DE Corbin Ramirez	2	1	0.0	13	23
DT Rex O'Donnell	1	1	0.0	17	33
CB Van Jacobs	1	1	0.0	10	25
WR Floyd Bannan	1	0	---	---	---
WR Griffin Earhart	1	0	---	---	---
DE Damione Blanchard	1	0	0.0	9	39
DT Ian Heath	0	1	0.0	5	6
CB Ferdinand Cook	0	1	0.0	4	17

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Walt Gray	7	1	0.0	23	34
OLB Braden Sullivan	5	2	0.0	28	29
OLB Andy Stephens	4	1	0.0	24	28
DT Mel Thill	4	0	0.0	17	12
DE Dustin Austin	4	0	0.0	12	23
CB Rich Rogers	3	0	0.0	28	34
S Neil Babka	3	0	0.0	15	21
CB Kendrick Leavitt	2	3	0.0	18	13
DE Jonathan Godfrey	2	1	0.0	17	15
DE Bucky Patterson	2	0	0.0	14	23
S Casey Pritchett	2	0	0.0	16	16
OLB Carl Conzelman	2	0	0.0	8	17
S Omar Downs	1	3	0.0	21	29
DE Daquan Burton	1	1	0.0	18	12
DT Pat Hampton	1	1	0.0	6	17
QB Dustin Hooks	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Cornell O'Dwyer	1	0	0.0	0	4
CB Tommy Daniels	1	0	0.0	7	9
CB Spencer Schwab	0	1	0.0	13	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jeremiah Petkovich	1.0	2	3	1	37
OLB Renaldo Hines	1.0	0	0	0	37
ILB Joel Berry	0.0	1	0	0	37
DE Brady Bradford	0.0	1	0	0	2
DE Corbin Ramirez	0.0	0	5	0	23
DE Damione Blanchard	0.0	0	2	1	39
DT Ian Heath	0.0	0	1	0	6
DT Rex O'Donnell	0.0	0	1	0	33
ILB Thomas Patterson	0.0	0	1	0	48

Tampa Bay	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jonathan Godfrey	1	1	1	15
DE Dustin Austin	1	1	0	23
DE Bucky Patterson	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Don Dockett	7	1	0	53
S Luke Levy	5	1	0	52
ILB Thomas Patterson	5	0	0	48
S Phillip Merkerson	4	0	0	41
OLB Francisco Kelly	3	0	0	53
ILB Joel Berry	2	1	0	37
CB Dashawn Whalen	2	0	0	52
CB Van Jacobs	1	0	0	25
CB Ferdinand Cook	0	2	0	17
S Sammy Seal	0	0	1	17

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Braden Sullivan	4	1	0	29
ILB Walt Gray	3	1	1	34
S Neil Babka	3	0	1	21
S Casey Pritchett	2	0	0	16
S Omar Downs	1	1	0	29
OLB Andy Stephens	1	1	0	28
DE Bucky Patterson	1	0	0	23
OLB Cornell O'Dwyer	1	0	0	4
CB Tommy Daniels	1	0	0	9
CB Kendrick Leavitt	1	0	0	13
DT Mel Thill	1	0	0	12
CB Spencer Schwab	0	1	0	19
CB Rich Rogers	0	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Evan Dunn	2	4	28	34
C Jackson George	1	6	24	29
T Johnnie Bumpers	1	1	28	34
G Philip Bradford	0	9	28	34
T Arnie Monaghan	0	6	28	34
T Zane Foley	0	1	4	5

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Al Simmons	3	6	1	23	0	57
T Brayden Armstrong	1	4	1	23	1	57
TE Brian Laughlin	1	3	1	21	0	55
T Darrell Battaglia	1	3	0	23	0	57
G Jack Gardner	0	5	0	23	0	57
T Angel Whitfield	0	1	0	23	1	57

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Ferdinand Cook	3	24
Ray Foreman	1	26
Johnnie Bumpers	1	15

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Will Chandler	3	29
Jonathan Godfrey	1	22

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Don Dockett	---	---	23	53	12	88
CB Dashawn Whalen	---	---	21	52	9	82
OLB Francisco Kelly	---	---	23	53	5	81
S Luke Levy	---	---	23	52	5	80
T Johnnie Bumpers	28	34	---	---	15	77
T Arnie Monaghan	28	34	---	---	10	72
G Philip Bradford	28	34	---	---	10	72
RB Don Recker	21	23	---	---	26	70
S Phillip Merkerson	---	---	23	41	2	66
DE Jeremiah Petkovich	---	---	23	37	3	63
ILB Thomas Patterson	---	---	10	48	4	62
OLB Renaldo Hines	---	---	23	37	2	62
QB Darius England	28	34	---	---	---	62
C Evan Dunn	28	34	---	---	---	62
WR Griffin Earhart	28	33	---	---	---	61
ILB Joel Berry	---	---	22	37	2	61
TE Henry Fay	9	21	---	---	26	56
TE J.R. Connell	23	33	---	---	---	56
C Jackson George	24	29	---	---	---	53
DT Rex O'Donnell	---	---	17	33	2	52
WR Floyd Bannan	23	29	---	---	---	52
DE Damione Blanchard	---	---	9	39	4	52
OLB Nathan Tarplin	---	---	0	19	26	45
CB Ferdinand Cook	---	---	4	17	24	45
CB Van Jacobs	---	---	10	25	4	39
DE Corbin Ramirez	---	---	13	23	2	38
WR Donald Castellanos	19	12	---	---	5	36
WR Ray Foreman	4	2	---	---	26	32
DE Braxton Moss	---	---	1	14	8	23
WR Christian Mandzuk	5	1	---	---	16	22
CB Ralph Banks	---	---	1	4	16	21
DT Mike Stoltman	---	---	1	18	2	21
S Sammy Seal	---	---	0	17	3	20
DT Ian Heath	---	---	5	6	7	18
TE Carlos Galloway	1	5	---	---	12	18
RB Kristopher Hawkins	7	11	---	---	---	18
ILB Drake Christen	---	---	1	0	11	12
P Junior Grunow	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Terrell Bullock	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Weston Pucillo	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Zane Foley	4	5	---	---	---	9
K Clyde Mills	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Salvador Poston	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Brady Bradford	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB Frank Schonberger	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Zane Revel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Jack Gardner	23	57	---	---	11	91
T Angel Whitfield	23	57	---	---	5	85
WR Corwin Hall	21	53	---	---	9	83
QB Dustin Hooks	23	57	---	---	---	80
T Brayden Armstrong	23	57	---	---	---	80
T Darrell Battaglia	23	57	---	---	---	80
C Al Simmons	23	57	---	---	---	80
TE Brian Laughlin	21	55	---	---	1	77
OLB Braden Sullivan	---	---	28	29	14	71
WR Claude Gooden	16	49	---	---	2	67
CB Rich Rogers	---	---	28	34	2	64
S Omar Downs	---	---	21	29	14	64
RB Joseph Foreman	15	18	---	---	29	62
TE Will Chandler	6	25	---	---	29	60
ILB Walt Gray	---	---	23	34	2	59
RB Bill Ramthun	8	39	---	---	10	57
DE Jonathan Godfrey	---	---	17	15	22	54
OLB Andy Stephens	---	---	24	28	2	54
S Neil Babka	---	---	15	21	9	45
WR Kirk Boyer	15	26	---	---	4	45
DE Bucky Patterson	---	---	14	23	7	44
TE Jay Rivers	5	9	---	---	29	43
S Casey Pritchett	---	---	16	16	9	41
CB Spencer Schwab	---	---	13	19	9	41
DT Mel Thill	---	---	17	12	9	38
DE Dustin Austin	---	---	12	23	1	36
CB Tommy Daniels	---	---	7	9	19	35
CB Kendrick Leavitt	---	---	18	13	1	32
DE Daquan Burton	---	---	18	12	1	31
S Jay Cardenas	---	---	18	9	---	27
OLB Carl Conzelman	---	---	8	17	1	26
OLB Tyrone Torelli	---	---	5	5	14	24
DT Pat Hampton	---	---	6	17	1	24
T Desmond Belichick	0	0	---	---	16	16
TE R.J. McNeil	4	5	---	---	4	13
T Vernon Cichanski	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Harold Caldwell	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Irv Boore	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Earl Tenneson	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Cody Van Pelt	4	6	---	---	---	10
K Bruce Battles	0	0	---	---	10	10
OLB Harris Lovallo	---	---	0	5	1	6
OLB Cornell O'Dwyer	---	---	0	4	---	4
QB Warren Sanford	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Kai Rodgers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	24	3.0
Middle	17	39	2.3
Right	3	12	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	40	4.0
Middle	6	23	3.8
Right	7	33	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darius England	34	19	6	1	1	6	3	1	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dustin Hooks	55	29	3	1	1	5	13	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	32	10.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	10	85	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	69	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	75	18.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	16	149	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	94	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	36	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Griffin Earhart	13	7	1	58	1	33
TE J.R. Connell	8	2	0	32	1	33
RB Don Recker	4	3	0	45	1	23
WR Floyd Bannan	3	2	0	56	1	29
WR Donald Castellanos	3	3	0	36	1	12
TE Henry Fay	2	1	0	11	0	21
WR Ray Foreman	1	1	0	23	1	2

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Brian Laughlin	17	9	0	93	1	55
WR Kirk Boyer	9	4	0	34	0	26
TE Will Chandler	8	3	1	23	0	25
WR Corwin Hall	7	4	0	60	1	53
WR Claude Gooden	6	4	0	10	0	49
WR Cody Van Pelt	2	2	0	34	1	6
RB Bill Ramthun	2	1	0	11	0	39
RB Joseph Foreman	2	1	0	4	0	18
TE Jay Rivers	1	1	0	10	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Don Recker	2	16	8.00	2.80
RB Kristopher Hawkins	1	2	2.00	1.43

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bill Ramthun	2	4	2.00	2.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Darius England	4	1	7	1.75	7.68

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dustin Hooks	6	2	14	2.33	5.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Griffin Earhart	3	1	7	2.33	4.46
TE J.R. Connell	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Brian Laughlin	3	0	0	0.00	5.47
WR Claude Gooden	1	1	2	2.00	1.67
TE Will Chandler	1	1	12	12.00	2.88
WR Kirk Boyer	1	0	0	0.00	3.78

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
QB Darius England	1	1
RB Don Recker	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
QB Dustin Hooks	1	1
RB Joseph Foreman	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darius England	13	7	3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dustin Hooks	18	11	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Griffin Earhart	7	3	2
RB Don Recker	2	2	1
TE J.R. Connell	2	0	0
WR Donald Castellanos	2	2	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kirk Boyer	6	3	1
TE Brian Laughlin	5	3	3
WR Claude Gooden	2	2	0
TE Will Chandler	2	1	0
WR Cody Van Pelt	1	1	1
RB Bill Ramthun	1	1	1
WR Corwin Hall	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,900 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,500 (17,700)
End Zone 12,300 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,100 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,900 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,500 (17,700)
End Zone	12,300 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,100 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (4,800)