Week 3, 1988

played in Detroit, MI

46 degrees, rain, 13 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers7070-14
Detroit Lions1410102-36

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:27 DET - Darren Flutie 22 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
1Q: 05:51 TBY - Barry Word 4 run (Mike Cofer extra point)
1Q: 04:48 DET - Billy Sims 63 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 12:30 DET - Mike Mularkey 4 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 04:16 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 51 field goal
3Q: 12:01 TBY - Anthony Carter 17 pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer extra point)
3Q: 06:06 DET - Tom Flynn 75 interception return (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
3Q: 00:13 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 26 field goal
4Q: 13:28 DET - Safety: Matt Millen sacked quarterback in end zone

Team StatisticsTBYDET
Record1-23-0
First Downs1515
- by Rushing37
- by Passing128
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards304311
- Offensive Plays6966
- Yards per Play4.414.71
Net Rushing Yards98140
- Rushing Attempts1540
- Yards per Rush6.533.50
Net Passing Yards206171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt48 - 20 - 224 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards254185
- Sacks/Yards Lost6/482/14
- Yards per Pass Play3.816.58
Fumbles/Lost3/32/1
3rd Down Conversions7/176/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down10.17.9
4th Down Conversions0/20/0
Penalties/Yards3/260/0
Punt Returns/Yards4/336/29
Kick Returns/Yards4/544/97
Interception Ret./Yards1/12/75
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits32
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/01/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 28OWN 33
Time of Possession25:4034:20

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:120:09OWN 411-1Fumble
111:141:32OWN 203-11Punt
19:424:01OWN 45855Touchdown
14:281:37OWN 2448Punt
214:440:08OWN 1516Fumble
212:241:09OWN 2032Punt
29:101:28OWN 27341Fumble
24:093:13OWN 17926Punt
315:003:08OWN 23777Touchdown
39:560:33OWN 4030Punt
37:271:32OPP 46410Interception
35:550:46OWN 203-9Punt
30:071:51OWN 153-15Safety
49:510:57OWN 2436Punt
43:491:33OWN 39745Downs
41:401:40OWN 37838Interception
Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:48OWN 2248Punt
113:031:49OPP 40440Touchdown
15:411:13OWN 32268Touchdown
12:513:07OWN 30622Punt
214:362:12OPP 21521Touchdown
211:152:05OWN 2838Punt
27:423:33OWN 32834Field Goal
20:560:56OWN 2024Half
311:521:56OWN 2834Punt
39:231:56OWN 132Punt
35:095:02OWN 40951Field Goal
413:163:25OPP 4464Interception
48:545:05OWN 29839Missed FG
42:160:36OWN 1636Punt

Game MVP: Tom Flynn, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Barry Word12857.084621
Joe Montana155.00500
Doug Cosbie122.00200
Bobby Morse166.00600
DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Crash Davis19854.471520
Billy Sims14312.211410
Doug Flutie5224.401010
Tim Spencer221.00200

Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Joe Montana48202546/48134248.4
DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Doug Flutie24151852/143631108.5

Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ron Morris6117312.172310
WR Anthony Carter4125213.0015201
WR Tim Moffett374414.670340
WR Perry Kemp254321.5014280
RB Bobby Morse22199.503130
WR Bobby Jones131212.002120
TE Doug Cosbie1377.00070
FB Speedy Neal1244.00340
TE Dave Little0200.00000
RB Barry Word0100.00000
DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Billy Sims348327.6761631
WR Ken Margerum343311.000180
WR Phil McConkey22178.503160
WR Darren Flutie243015.000221
TE Mike Mularkey1244.00041
FB Tim Spencer1111.00010
FB Ron Wolfley1144.00040
WR Quinn Early1255.00050
RB Crash Davis1288.00680
WR Steve Largent0100.00000
TE Ozzie Newsome0100.00000

Interception Statistics

Tampa BayIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Ed Reynolds111.000
DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD
S Tom Flynn27537.501

Fumble Statistics

Tampa BayFumbRecovForceTD
Barry Word2000
Perry Kemp1000
Leotis Harris0100
Leonard Coleman0010
Dave Little0010
DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
Phil McConkey1000
Darren Flutie1000
Dennis Boyd0100
Jacob Green0100
Tom Flynn0100
Johnny Taylor0100
Emanuel Weaver0010
Jason Buck0010
Chris Spielman0010

Punting Statistics

Tampa BayPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Greg Coleman733948.444.3592
DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Russell Erxleben624440.735.2471

Kicking Statistics

Tampa BayFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mike Cofer0/00/00/002/2
DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Uwe Von Schamann2/31/21/1514/4

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Matt Groenig3186.00
Bobby Jones11515.00
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Phil McConkey6294.80

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Bobby Jones34013.30
Anthony Carter11414.00
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Darren Flutie37224.00
Ronnie Lott12525.00

Defensive Statistics

Tampa BayTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Felix Wright701.02216
CB Audrey McMillian710.04026
S Tim McDonald700.03822
ILB Kyle Clifton530.02921
S Matt Groenig530.03120
ILB Eddie Flowers410.0115
DE Don Smerek400.03215
CB Leonard Coleman320.02623
OLB Cornelius Bennett310.0187
DT Charlie Johnson211.01611
DT Wilson Whitely230.02513
CB Rod Jones130.03022
DE Kevin Brooks120.02415
OLB Ken Jolly110.0106
OLB Ed Reynolds100.03320
DT John Washington100.01711
WR Ron Morris10---------
DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Tom Flynn610.0743
ILB Chris Spielman500.51135
S Fred Marion420.01448
S Ronnie Lott410.01553
CB Reyna Thompson400.01348
ILB Johnny Taylor301.0014
DE Jacob Green212.01328
ILB Matt Millen201.0417
DT Emanuel Weaver200.0813
CB Duane Galloway200.01048
DT Brian Sochia111.0930
DE Dennis Boyd110.51039
WR Steve Largent10---------
ILB Niko Noga100.056
OLB Duane Bickett100.01322
DE Randy Edwards010.01044
DE Jason Buck010.0837

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa BaySackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Charlie Johnson1.001011
S Felix Wright1.000016
ILB Kyle Clifton0.010021
DT Dan Ralph0.001015
DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Jacob Green2.022128
DT Brian Sochia1.001130
ILB Matt Millen1.000017
ILB Johnny Taylor1.000014
ILB Chris Spielman0.510035
DE Dennis Boyd0.500039
OLB Duane Bickett0.011022
DE Randy Edwards0.003144
S Fred Marion0.001148
DE Jason Buck0.001037
DT Emanuel Weaver0.000113

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa BayCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Felix Wright41016
CB Leonard Coleman31023
ILB Kyle Clifton20021
ILB Eddie Flowers2005
CB Audrey McMillian10026
CB Rod Jones10022
OLB Cornelius Bennett1007
S Tim McDonald10022
OLB Ed Reynolds01120
DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Reyna Thompson41048
S Tom Flynn40243
S Fred Marion33048
S Ronnie Lott21053
ILB Johnny Taylor20014
ILB Chris Spielman11035
DT Emanuel Weaver10013
OLB Duane Bickett10022
CB Duane Galloway10048
DE Jason Buck10037
CB Bobby Butler01048
OLB Craig Bingham0102

Blocking Statistics

Tampa BayKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
J.T. Turner14014140
Speedy Neal1208010
Doug Cosbie11012016
David Richards02013144
Joel Patten01013348
Steve Moore01011145
Larry McCarren0101014
Rob Fada010206
Adam Schreiber01013031
DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Anthony Munoz39037226
Tom Newberry27139020
Rich Umphrey25037023
Ozzie Newsome13031019
Randy Grimes1308010
Cody Risien12036022
Tim Spencer11019018
Guy McIntyre06036025
Mike Wilson010704

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa BayTacklesSTPlays
Felix Wright327
Leonard Coleman232
Dave Little218
Tim Moffett115
Speedy Neal114
Leotis Harris17
DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Chris Spielman315
Ron Wolfley113
Tom Flynn111
Cody Risien19
Randy Grimes19
Tim Spencer17

Participation

Tampa BayRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Leonard Coleman------26233281
Audrey McMillian------4026773
Joe Montana1554---------69
Tim McDonald------3822666
Felix Wright------22162765
Joel Patten1348------364
Ron Morris848------763
David Richards1344------461
Anthony Carter1140------960
Steve Moore1145---------56
Ed Reynolds------3320356
Matt Groenig------3120556
J.T. Turner1440---------54
Kyle Clifton------2921353
Rod Jones------3022153
Tim Moffett532------1552
Barry Word1338------152
Don Smerek------3215350
Bobby Morse224------2248
Perry Kemp1233---------45
Adam Schreiber1331---------44
Kevin Brooks------2415544
Dave Little421------1843
Dan Ralph------2315442
Wilson Whitely------2513341
Doug Cosbie1216------1038
Charlie Johnson------1611936
Ken Jolly------1062036
Speedy Neal810------1432
David Alexander223------732
John Washington------1711---28
Cornelius Bennett------187328
Eddie Flowers------115723
Bobby Jones08------1321
John Clay49------720
Leotis Harris210------719
Dennis Harrison------811---19
Chuck Ehin------77317
Larry McCarren114---------15
Rob Fada26------715
Greg Coleman00------77
Mike Cofer00------44
Joe Cribbs00------11
Mike Lansford00---------0
Rick Trocano00---------0
Dewayne Rice00---------0
DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Reyna Thompson------13482485
Ronnie Lott------15531179
Anthony Munoz3726------972
Guy McIntyre3625------768
Cody Risien3622------967
Doug Flutie4026---------66
Fred Marion------1448---62
Rich Umphrey3723------262
Tom Flynn------7431161
Chris Spielman------11351561
Bobby Butler------1248---60
Tom Newberry3920---------59
Duane Galloway------1048---58
Ozzie Newsome3119------757
Randy Edwards------1044---54
Jason Buck------837752
Dennis Boyd------1039---49
Billy Sims1613------2049
Darren Flutie2115------945
Tim Spencer1918------744
Quinn Early1813------1344
Jacob Green------1328---41
Brian Sochia------930140
Crash Davis2413---------37
Duane Bickett------1322---35
Steve Largent2014---------34
Matt Millen------4171132
Phil McConkey64------2131
Mike Mularkey149------730
Ron Hall71------2028
Randy Grimes810------927
Ron Wolfley103------1326
Emanuel Weaver------813425
Ken Margerum148---------22
Jeff Rohrer------319---22
Johnny Taylor------014721
Mike Wilson74------920
Niko Noga------56213
Uwe Von Schamann00------1010
Tim Cofield------0077
Sam Anno------0077
Russell Erxleben00------66
Craig Bingham------0246
Ray Bentley------0055
Gary Marangi00------33
Vince Evans00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3237.7
Middle11292.6
Right14646.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left14372.6
Middle17774.5
Right9262.9
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Joe Montana48204238952
DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Doug Flutie24152023201

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen22105.0
Short (0-8 Yds)2010874.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)206924.6
Long (19+ Yds)626510.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen657111.8
Short (0-8 Yds)85324.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)52244.8
Long (19+ Yds)535811.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Anthony Carter124052140
WR Ron Morris116073148
WR Tim Moffett73144132
WR Perry Kemp52043133
WR Bobby Jones3111208
TE Doug Cosbie3107016
TE Dave Little2000021
FB Speedy Neal2114010
RB Bobby Morse22019024
RB Barry Word1000038
DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
RB Billy Sims43183113
WR Ken Margerum4303308
WR Darren Flutie42130115
TE Mike Mularkey210409
WR Phil McConkey2201704
WR Quinn Early2105013
RB Crash Davis2108013
WR Steve Largent1000014
TE Ozzie Newsome1000019
FB Tim Spencer1101018
FB Ron Wolfley110403

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Barry Word242.007.08
Doug Cosbie122.002.00
DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Billy Sims200.002.21
Doug Flutie188.004.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Joe Montana42266.505.29
DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Doug Flutie2142.007.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Anthony Carter32268.674.33
TE Dave Little1000.000.00
DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Billy Sims1000.0020.75
TE Mike Mularkey1144.002.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayRushesConversions
Bobby Morse10
DetroitRushesConversions
Crash Davis41
Billy Sims10

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompConversions
Joe Montana1597
DetroitAttCompConversions
Doug Flutie1075

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargCatchConversions
WR Anthony Carter511
WR Ron Morris432
WR Bobby Jones211
WR Tim Moffett221
FB Speedy Neal111
RB Bobby Morse111
DetroitTargCatchConversions
WR Ken Margerum332
WR Darren Flutie200
WR Steve Largent100
RB Billy Sims111
WR Phil McConkey111
FB Ron Wolfley110
RB Crash Davis111

SectionAttendance
Stadium60,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck17,700 (21,400)
End Zone13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,000 (3,300)