Week 7, 1975

played in Detroit, MI

52 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	0	7	0	-	10
Detroit Lions	7	17	7	3	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:43 TBY - Jim Turner 18 field goal
1Q: 00:46 DET - Lamont Marrow 1 pass from Bill Demory (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 08:54 DET - Charlie Sanders 22 pass from Bill Demory (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 06:18 DET - Wally Francis 16 pass from Bill Demory (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 01:55 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 42 field goal
3Q: 08:18 DET - Jess Phillips 1 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
3Q: 03:47 TBY - Freddie Scott 31 pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Jim Turner extra point)
4Q: 01:07 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:43 TBY - Jim Turner 18 field goal
1Q: 00:46 DET - Lamont Marrow 1 pass from Bill Demory (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 08:54 DET - Charlie Sanders 22 pass from Bill Demory (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 06:18 DET - Wally Francis 16 pass from Bill Demory (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 01:55 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 42 field goal
3Q: 08:18 DET - Jess Phillips 1 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
3Q: 03:47 TBY - Freddie Scott 31 pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Jim Turner extra point)
4Q: 01:07 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 32 field goal

Team Statistics TBY DET
Record 3-4 4-2
First Downs 11 24
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 5 14
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 204 321
- Offensive Plays 54 74
- Yards per Play 3.78 4.34
Net Rushing Yards 125 83
- Rushing Attempts 19 37
- Yards per Rush 6.58 2.24
Net Passing Yards 79 238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 12 - 2 36 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 94 245
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 2.26 6.43
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 10/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 12/83 4/23
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 6/165 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/29
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 40
Time of Possession 22:18 37:42

Team Statistics	TBY	DET
Record	3-4	4-2
First Downs	11	24
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	5	14
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	204	321
- Offensive Plays	54	74
- Yards per Play	3.78	4.34
Net Rushing Yards	125	83
- Rushing Attempts	19	37
- Yards per Rush	6.58	2.24
Net Passing Yards	79	238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 12 - 2	36 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	94	245
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	2.26	6.43
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	10/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	12/83	4/23
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	6/165	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/29
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 40
Time of Possession	22:18	37:42

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:26	OWN 21	4	5	Punt
1	10:55	4:17	OWN 41	7	58	Field Goal
1	0:41	2:30	OPP 48	5	25	Interception
2	11:57	0:50	OWN 9	3	4	Punt
2	8:40	1:23	OWN 49	3	-20	Fumble
2	6:10	1:51	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
2	1:49	1:09	OWN 23	3	6	Punt
3	8:11	4:37	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
4	14:49	1:31	OWN 45	3	8	Punt
4	6:04	1:07	OWN 20	7	14	Interception
4	2:26	0:52	OWN 20	4	-4	Downs
4	0:59	0:59	OWN 28	3	13	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:34	1:39	OWN 24	3	-5	Punt
1	6:38	5:57	OWN 34	13	66	Touchdown
2	13:11	1:14	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
2	11:07	2:27	OWN 48	5	52	Touchdown
2	7:17	1:07	OPP 15	3	15	Touchdown
2	4:19	2:30	OWN 41	8	34	Field Goal
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 44	4	11	Punt
3	15:00	6:49	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
3	3:34	3:45	OWN 3	6	20	Punt
4	13:18	7:14	OWN 6	12	60	Punt
4	4:57	2:31	OPP 42	3	1	Punt
4	1:34	0:35	OPP 16	3	1	Field Goal

Game MVP: Bill Demory, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Wayne Mosley	7	39	5.57	13	2
Barty Smith	7	64	9.14	48	1
Bryan Breech	5	22	4.40	7	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jess Phillips	20	47	2.35	13	2	1
Carlos Spencer	17	36	2.12	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sonny Jurgensen	32	12	94	3/15	1	31	2	30.2

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Demory	36	29	245	1/7	3	22	0	122.8

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Wayne Mosley	3	3	16	5.33	4	8	0
WR Barry Pearson	3	9	23	7.67	5	14	0
WR Freddie Scott	2	2	34	17.00	6	31	1
TE Al Chandler	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Ron Jessie	1	4	7	7.00	1	7	0
TE Jim Mitchell	1	2	4	4.00	4	4	0
RB Bryan Breech	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Al Dodd	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Barty Smith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Norm Doyle	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lamont Marrow	7	8	49	7.00	14	19	1
WR Wally Francis	6	7	74	12.33	14	21	1
TE Charlie Sanders	5	7	47	9.40	15	22	1
RB Jess Phillips	4	4	31	7.75	11	10	0
TE Earl Thomas	3	4	23	7.67	8	15	0
WR Jack Dolbin	2	4	4	2.00	0	3	0
WR Frank Lewis	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
FB Eddie Ray	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lem Barney	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Charlie Weaver	1	29	29.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Sonny Jurgensen	1	0	0	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mike Tilleman	0	1	0	0
Sherman White	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Montrae Jones	5	219	43.8	41.0	59	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff West	6	232	38.7	31.8	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jim Turner	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	1/1

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Dodd	1	1	1.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lem Barney	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg
Ron Jessie	4	124	31.0
Barry Pearson	1	19	19.0
Isaac Fulcher	1	22	22.0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie West	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark Arneson	10	3	0.0	34	37
OLB Chris Hanburger	9	2	0.0	36	37
S Donnie Shell	6	3	0.0	35	36
CB Everett Allen	6	1	0.0	10	23
DE Julius Adams	5	2	0.0	35	36
S Burgess Owens	4	4	0.0	17	28
ILB Dallas Hickman	4	1	0.0	24	17
DT Dave Pureifory	3	2	1.0	36	36
DE Elois Grooms	3	2	0.0	31	31
CB Jim Stienke	3	1	0.0	30	32
DE Derek Check	2	2	0.0	21	14
OLB Jim Turnbull	2	1	0.0	6	0
DT John Mendenhall	2	0	0.0	18	22
CB Mel Renfro	1	1	0.0	37	34
DT Bob Rowe	1	1	0.0	21	13
T Ralph Neely	1	0	---	---	---
WR Barry Pearson	1	0	---	---	---
FB Barty Smith	1	0	---	---	---
S Bert Horn	1	0	0.0	2	4

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Sherman White	5	0	1.5	19	35
OLB Ed O'Neil	5	1	0.5	19	32
OLB Charlie Weaver	5	0	0.0	18	34
DT Herb Orvis	4	1	1.0	18	34
DE Tim Rossovich	4	0	0.0	19	35
S Doug Wyatt	3	1	0.0	14	33
CB Skip Thomas	3	0	0.0	19	35
S Mel Phillips	1	3	0.0	19	35
CB Lem Barney	1	1	0.0	19	34
DT Bob Pollard	1	0	0.0	5	3
S Charlie West	1	0	0.0	14	33
DT Greg Wojcik	0	1	0.0	4	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Dave Pureifory	1.0	0	0	36
DT John Mendenhall	0.0	1	1	22
DE Julius Adams	0.0	0	2	36

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sherman White	1.5	3	4	35
DT Herb Orvis	1.0	2	1	34
OLB Ed O'Neil	0.5	0	0	32
DE Tim Rossovich	0.0	1	1	35
DT Mike Tilleman	0.0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Everett Allen	7	0	23
ILB Mark Arneson	5	1	37
OLB Chris Hanburger	4	0	37
S Burgess Owens	4	0	28
S Donnie Shell	2	1	36
DE Julius Adams	1	0	36
DT John Mendenhall	1	0	22
CB Mel Renfro	1	0	34
DT Bob Rowe	1	0	13
CB Jim Stienke	1	0	32
S Bert Horn	1	0	4
ILB Dallas Hickman	1	0	17

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Skip Thomas	3	2	0	35
OLB Charlie Weaver	3	1	1	34
S Doug Wyatt	2	1	0	33
CB Lem Barney	1	1	1	34
S Charlie West	1	1	0	33
OLB Ed O'Neil	1	0	0	32
DE Tim Rossovich	1	0	0	35
OLB Larry Ball	0	1	0	3

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sid Smith	3	6	0	18	0	31
Ralph Neely	3	4	1	13	2	31
Sam Bycroft	1	3	0	11	0	18
Charles Goodrum	0	2	0	13	0	27
Ed Newman	0	2	0	13	0	24
Dave Foley	0	1	0	15	1	30
Barty Smith	0	1	0	15	0	16

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ronnie Carroll	3	6	26	0	33
Tom Luken	2	7	29	1	27
John Didion	1	9	32	0	32
Paul Howard	1	5	27	0	20
Sam Adams	1	3	21	0	29
Don Morrison	1	3	26	0	28
Paul Fersen	0	2	18	0	11
Dan Neal	0	1	6	0	5
Eddie Ray	0	1	4	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Barty Smith	1	12
Mel Renfro	1	11
Donnie Shell	1	10

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Hayes	3	16
Jess Phillips	1	22
Ron Hornsby	1	16
Chuck Crist	1	10
Eugene Johnstone	1	6

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mel Renfro	---	---	37	34	11	82
Donnie Shell	---	---	35	36	10	81
Dave Pureifory	---	---	36	36	4	76
Chris Hanburger	---	---	36	37	2	75
Mark Arneson	---	---	34	37	3	74
Julius Adams	---	---	35	36	2	73
Jim Stienke	---	---	30	32	2	64
Elois Grooms	---	---	31	31	2	64
Sid Smith	18	31	---	---	6	55
Sonny Jurgensen	19	35	---	---	---	54
Bryan Breech	12	17	---	---	21	50
Dave Foley	15	30	---	---	4	49
Jim Mitchell	19	24	---	---	6	49
Al Dodd	9	23	---	---	16	48
Burgess Owens	---	---	17	28	3	48
John Mendenhall	---	---	18	22	7	47
Dallas Hickman	---	---	24	17	5	46
Charles Goodrum	13	27	---	---	4	44
Ralph Neely	13	31	---	---	---	44
Everett Allen	---	---	10	23	11	44
Barty Smith	15	16	---	---	12	43
Barry Pearson	11	26	---	---	3	40
Derek Check	---	---	21	14	5	40
Ed Newman	13	24	---	---	2	39
Bob Rowe	---	---	21	13	1	35
Sam Bycroft	11	18	---	---	6	35
Norm Doyle	0	20	---	---	11	31
Ron Jessie	10	15	---	---	5	30
Wayne Mosley	7	17	---	---	5	29
Al Chandler	4	8	---	---	16	28
Freddie Scott	8	9	---	---	10	27
Cal Withrow	8	13	---	---	6	27
Gregg Bingham	---	---	1	0	22	23
Isaac Fulcher	---	---	7	5	10	22
John Saunders	---	---	6	2	9	17
Jim Turnbull	---	---	6	0	6	12
Bert Horn	---	---	2	4	3	9
Booker Brown	4	1	---	---	2	7
Montrae Jones	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jim Turner	0	0	---	---	4	4
Virgil Livers	---	---	0	0	1	1
Kevin Calhoun	---	---	0	0	---	0
Malcolm Padavona	0	0	---	---	---	0
Quentin Vaughn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Will Cureton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charlie Sanders	35	35	---	---	5	75
Bill Demory	34	37	---	---	---	71
John Didion	32	32	---	---	3	67
Jess Phillips	22	20	---	---	22	64
Earl Thomas	28	18	---	---	17	63
Lem Barney	---	---	19	34	7	60
Tom Luken	29	27	---	---	4	60
Ronnie Carroll	26	33	---	---	---	59
Paul Howard	27	20	---	---	8	55
Mel Phillips	---	---	19	35	1	55
Tim Rossovich	---	---	19	35	1	55
Skip Thomas	---	---	19	35	1	55
Sherman White	---	---	19	35	1	55
Wally Francis	23	27	---	---	4	54
Don Morrison	26	28	---	---	---	54
Jack Dolbin	18	23	---	---	13	54
Herb Orvis	---	---	18	34	1	53
Charlie Weaver	---	---	18	34	1	53
Doug Wyatt	---	---	14	33	6	53
Ed O'Neil	---	---	19	32	1	52
Sam Adams	21	29	---	---	1	51
Charlie West	---	---	14	33	3	50
Lamont Marrow	21	24	---	---	---	45
Paul Fersen	18	11	---	---	8	37
Frank Lewis	13	9	---	---	13	35
Carlos Spencer	17	17	---	---	---	34
Chuck Crist	---	---	3	18	10	31
Bruce Coslet	4	4	---	---	18	26
Larry Ball	---	---	6	3	16	25
Mike Tilleman	---	---	11	14	---	25
Tom Hayes	---	---	0	3	16	19
Dan Neal	6	5	---	---	8	19
Ron Hornsby	---	---	0	0	16	16
Eddie Ray	4	8	---	---	2	14
Greg Wojcik	---	---	4	2	6	12
Merv Krakau	---	---	0	0	9	9
Bob Pollard	---	---	5	3	1	9
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tom Neville	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Varty	---	---	1	1	5	7
Roger Stillwell	---	---	1	1	5	7
Eugene Johnstone	---	---	0	0	6	6
Jeff West	0	0	---	---	6	6
Charles Swift	3	0	---	---	---	3
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bill Gergory	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	24	4.8
Middle	6	19	3.2
Right	8	82	10.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	6	1.5
Middle	22	46	2.1
Right	11	31	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sonny Jurgensen	32	12	1	3	1	7	7	6	2

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Demory	36	29	2	0	1	2	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	12	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	28	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	2	23	2.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	31	3.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	15	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	23	179	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	1	14	2.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	37	12.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Barry Pearson	9	3	0	23	0	26
WR Ron Jessie	4	1	1	7	0	15
WR Norm Doyle	4	0	0	0	0	20
WR Al Dodd	3	0	0	0	0	23
RB Wayne Mosley	3	3	0	16	0	17
RB Bryan Breech	3	1	0	6	0	17
TE Jim Mitchell	2	1	0	4	0	24
WR Freddie Scott	2	2	0	34	1	9
TE Al Chandler	1	1	0	4	0	8
FB Barty Smith	1	0	0	0	0	16

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lamont Marrow	8	7	0	49	0	24
WR Wally Francis	7	6	0	74	1	27
TE Charlie Sanders	7	5	1	47	1	35
RB Jess Phillips	4	4	0	31	0	20
TE Earl Thomas	4	3	0	23	0	18
WR Jack Dolbin	4	2	0	4	0	23
WR Frank Lewis	1	1	0	14	0	9
FB Eddie Ray	1	1	0	3	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Barty Smith	4	10	2.50	9.14
Wayne Mosley	1	1	1.00	5.57

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carlos Spencer	6	1	0.17	2.12
Jess Phillips	3	3	1.00	2.35

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sonny Jurgensen	1	1	4	4.00	2.94

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Demory	4	4	31	7.75	6.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Wayne Mosley	1	1	4	4.00	5.33

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lamont Marrow	2	2	14	7.00	6.13
WR Wally Francis	1	1	16	16.00	10.57
WR Jack Dolbin	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Wayne Mosley	1	0
Barty Smith	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Jess Phillips	4	2
Carlos Spencer	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sonny Jurgensen	11	7	5

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Demory	13	9	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Barry Pearson	3	2	1
WR Al Dodd	2	0	0
RB Wayne Mosley	2	2	2
TE Al Chandler	1	1	1
TE Jim Mitchell	1	1	0
WR Freddie Scott	1	1	1
FB Barty Smith	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wally Francis	3	2	2
WR Lamont Marrow	3	3	2
RB Jess Phillips	2	2	2
WR Jack Dolbin	2	0	0
WR Frank Lewis	1	1	1
TE Charlie Sanders	1	1	1
TE Earl Thomas	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,900 (21,400)
End Zone 10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,900 (21,400)
End Zone	10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (3,300)