| Detroit Lions at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 15, 1989 Location: Tampa, FL |
| Venue: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 46225 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 87 F Humidty: 63% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 28 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Ricky Reynolds 68 interception return (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Donald Igwebuike 27 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Robert Clark 33 pass from Rodney Peete (Eddie Murray kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Donald Igwebuike 34 FG | 10 | 13 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Donald Igwebuike 33 FG | 10 | 13 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Rodney Peete 5 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 17 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Robert Clark |
| 84 | WR | Richard Johnson |
| 81 | WR | Stacey Mobley |
| 87 | WR | Walter Stanley |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 65 | LOG | Eric Andolsek |
| 53 | C | Kevin Glover |
| 67 | ROG | Ken Dallafior |
| 73 | ROT | Harvey Salem |
| 9 | QB | Rodney Peete |
| 49 | RB | Tony Paige |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Eric Williams |
| 93 | NT | Jerry Ball |
| 97 | RDE | Kevin Brooks |
| 59 | LOLB | Jimmy Williams |
| 54 | LILB | Chris Spielman |
| 57 | RILB | Victor Jones |
| 58 | ROLB | George Jamison |
| 21 | LCB | Terry Taylor |
| 36 | SS | Bennie Blades |
| 35 | FS | William White |
| 43 | RCB | Jerry Holmes |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Mark Carrier |
| 84 | WR | Bruce Hill |
| 74 | LOT | Paul Gruber |
| 62 | LOG | Mike Simmonds |
| 60 | C | Randy Grimes |
| 69 | ROG | John Bruhin |
| 72 | ROT | Rob Taylor |
| 82 | TE | Ron Hall |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 34 | RB | Lars Tate |
| 43 | FB | William Howard |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Reuben Davis |
| 95 | NT | Curt Jarvis |
| 94 | RDE | Robert Goff |
| 59 | LOLB | Kevin Murphy |
| 99 | LILB | Eugene Marve |
| 54 | RILB | Ervin Randle |
| 58 | ROLB | Winston Moss |
| 29 | LCB | Ricky Reynolds |
| 30 | SS | Mark Robinson |
| 39 | FS | Harry Hamilton |
| 22 | RCB | Rod Jones |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Rodney Peete | 10 | 78 | 7.8 | 14 | 1 |
| Tony Paige | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Richard Johnson | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Carl Painter | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Lars Tate | 20 | 45 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| James Wilder | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
| William Howard | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Don Smith | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Rodney Peete | 31 | 17 | 54.8 | 2 | 268 | 8.6 | 33t | 1 | 4 | 31 | 67.7 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 29 | 16 | 55.2 | 1 | 128 | 4.4 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 52.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Walter Stanley | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Robert Clark | 4 | 97 | 24.3 | 33t | 1 |
| Richard Johnson | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Stacey Mobley | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Carl Painter | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Tony Paige | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Bruce Hill | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 12 | 0 |
| William Howard | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mark Carrier | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Willie Drewrey | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| James Wilder | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| William Harris | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jimmy Williams | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Ricky Reynolds | 1 | 68 | 68.0 | 68t | 1 |
| Harry Hamilton | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Arnold | 4 | 194 | 48.5 | 51 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Chris Mohr | 6 | 222 | 37.0 | 42 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Walter Stanley | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 16 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Bobby Futrell | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Paul Palmer | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Donnie Elder | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 28 | 0 | |
| Bobby Futrell | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Jerry Ball | 1.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Robert Goff | 2.0 |
| Winston Moss | 1.0 |
| Ervin Randle | 1.0 |
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