| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: September 29, 1985 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 45023 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | TB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Donald Igwebuike 21 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 22 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Donald Igwebuike 32 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Mark Nichols 4 pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick) | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Donald Igwebuike 20 FG | 9 | 10 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 33 FG | 9 | 13 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 39 FG | 9 | 16 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Mark Nichols 9 pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick) | 9 | 23 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Eric Hipple 1 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 9 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Gerald Carter |
| 89 | WR | Kevin House |
| 69 | LOT | George Yarno |
| 72 | LOG | Steve Courson |
| 60 | C | Randy Grimes |
| 62 | ROG | Sean Farrell |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Heller |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 17 | QB | Steve DeBerg |
| 32 | RB | James Wilder |
| 82 | UBK | Jerry Bell |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | John Cannon |
| 76 | NT | Dave Logan |
| 90 | RDE | Ron Holmes |
| 51 | LOLB | Chris Washington |
| 58 | LILB | Jeff Davis |
| 52 | RILB | Scot Brantley |
| 53 | ROLB | Hugh Green |
| 22 | LCB | Jeremiah Castille |
| 30 | SS | David Greenwood |
| 44 | FS | Ivory Sully |
| 21 | RCB | John Holt |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Jeff Chadwick |
| 86 | WR | Mark Nichols |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 64 | LOG | Larry Lee |
| 52 | C | Steve Mott |
| 51 | ROG | David Jones |
| 70 | ROT | Keith Dorney |
| 87 | TE | David Lewis |
| 83 | TE | James McDonald |
| 17 | QB | Eric Hipple |
| 28 | RB | Wilbert Montgomery |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Eric Williams |
| 78 | NT | Doug English |
| 79 | RDE | William Gay |
| 59 | LOLB | Jimmy Williams |
| 50 | LILB | August Curley |
| 95 | RILB | Kurt Allerman |
| 55 | ROLB | Mike Cofer |
| 27 | LCB | Bobby Watkins |
| 21 | SS | Demetrious Johnson |
| 33 | FS | Bill Graham |
| 29 | RCB | Bruce McNorton |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| James Wilder | 27 | 104 | 3.9 | 15 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Wilbert Montgomery | 16 | 77 | 4.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Eric Hipple | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 11 | 1 |
| Rick Kane | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Alvin Moore | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Steve DeBerg | 31 | 19 | 61.3 | 1 | 193 | 6.2 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 65.7 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Eric Hipple | 31 | 19 | 61.3 | 0 | 250 | 8.1 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 108.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| James Wilder | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 14 | 0 |
| Jerry Bell | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Gerald Carter | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Kevin House | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jeff Chadwick | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 35 | 0 |
| Mark Nichols | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 14 | 2 |
| David Lewis | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 40 | 0 |
| Wilbert Montgomery | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| James McDonald | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Rick Kane | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Demetrious Johnson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Frank Garcia | 4 | 165 | 41.3 | 50 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mike Black | 4 | 184 | 46.0 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Leon Bright | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 10 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Pete Mandley | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 13 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Phil Freeman | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 19 | 0 | |
| Leon Bright | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 47 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Alvin Hall | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Karl Morgan | 2.0 |
| Hugh Green | 1.0 |
| Dave Logan | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Doug English | 1.0 |
| William Gay | 1.0 |
| Bill Graham | 1.0 |
| Demetrious Johnson | 1.0 |
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