Week 3, 1998

played in Detroit, MI

46 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	10	3	6	-	19
Detroit Lions	3	0	0	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:35 DET - Chad Stephenson 42 field goal
2Q: 02:16 TBY - Scott Norwood 18 field goal
2Q: 00:17 TBY - Ronnie Harmon 28 pass from Gus Frerotte (Scott Norwood extra point)
3Q: 07:10 TBY - Scott Norwood 29 field goal
4Q: 12:16 TBY - Scott Norwood 19 field goal
4Q: 07:57 DET - Chad Stephenson 19 field goal
4Q: 02:44 TBY - Scott Norwood 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:35 DET - Chad Stephenson 42 field goal
2Q: 02:16 TBY - Scott Norwood 18 field goal
2Q: 00:17 TBY - Ronnie Harmon 28 pass from Gus Frerotte (Scott Norwood extra point)
3Q: 07:10 TBY - Scott Norwood 29 field goal
4Q: 12:16 TBY - Scott Norwood 19 field goal
4Q: 07:57 DET - Chad Stephenson 19 field goal
4Q: 02:44 TBY - Scott Norwood 45 field goal

Team Statistics TBY DET
Record 2-1 1-2
First Downs 23 11
- by Rushing 7 2
- by Passing 15 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 421 248
- Offensive Plays 74 52
- Yards per Play 5.69 4.77
Net Rushing Yards 185 35
- Rushing Attempts 38 19
- Yards per Rush 4.87 1.84
Net Passing Yards 236 213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 22 - 2 32 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 246 217
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 6.56 6.45
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 4/40 7/47
Punt Returns/Yards 2/26 1/-3
Kick Returns/Yards 1/29 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/45
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 27
Time of Possession 36:25 23:35

Team Statistics	TBY	DET
Record	2-1	1-2
First Downs	23	11
- by Rushing	7	2
- by Passing	15	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	421	248
- Offensive Plays	74	52
- Yards per Play	5.69	4.77
Net Rushing Yards	185	35
- Rushing Attempts	38	19
- Yards per Rush	4.87	1.84
Net Passing Yards	236	213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 22 - 2	32 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	246	217
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	6.56	6.45
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	4/40	7/47
Punt Returns/Yards	2/26	1/-3
Kick Returns/Yards	1/29	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/45
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 27
Time of Possession	36:25	23:35

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:18	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
1	10:29	0:45	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	7:40	4:18	OWN 4	7	55	Interception
1	1:42	1:56	OWN 31	5	25	Punt
2	11:40	9:32	OWN 20	16	79	Field Goal
2	1:03	0:58	OPP 47	6	47	Touchdown
3	13:59	2:02	OWN 43	4	39	Interception
3	10:56	3:51	OWN 45	12	43	Field Goal
3	2:34	5:24	OWN 20	11	78	Field Goal
4	7:52	5:15	OWN 32	7	40	Field Goal
4	0:36	0:36	OPP 36	2	-4	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:42	2:13	OWN 44	4	31	Field Goal
1	9:44	2:04	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
1	3:22	1:40	OPP 40	4	9	Downs
2	14:46	3:06	OWN 20	5	46	Punt
2	2:08	1:05	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	1:01	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	11:57	1:01	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	7:05	4:31	OWN 20	9	31	Punt
4	12:10	4:18	OWN 20	9	78	Field Goal
4	2:37	2:01	OWN 20	8	16	Downs

Game MVP: Ahman Green, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ahman Green	29	168	5.79	37	5
Vaughn Hebron	7	21	3.00	8	0
Gus Frerotte	2	-4	-2.00	-2	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sedrick Shaw	12	36	3.00	12	2
Raymond Priester	6	1	0.17	3	0
Bill Musgrave	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gus Frerotte	34	22	246	2/10	1	28	2	71.4

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Musgrave	32	21	217	1/4	0	27	0	85.0

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronnie Harmon	8	8	118	14.75	53	28	1
WR Terry Obee	4	6	70	17.50	4	28	0
WR Louis Davis	3	4	22	7.33	2	12	0
RB Ahman Green	3	4	9	3.00	1	7	0
WR Perry Kemp	1	5	11	11.00	5	11	0
TE Dave Moore	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Joey Kent	1	2	12	12.00	1	12	0
TE Harvey Vail	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Chad Lewis	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Nigea Carter	9	11	108	12.00	61	27
WR Logan Hardy	5	7	64	12.80	16	20
WR Michael Jackson	3	6	22	7.33	11	16
RB Sedrick Shaw	2	2	20	10.00	24	11
RB Rodney Hampton	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Eric Green	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
WR Willie Mays Hayes	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Terrell Buckley	1	45	45.00	0
S Omar Stoutmire	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tobey Maguire	3	125	41.7	36.0	44	0

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Gardocki	6	259	43.2	32.2	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Norwood	4/4	1/1	0/0	45	1/1

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chad Stephenson	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Obee	2	26	13.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Copeland	1	-3	-3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vaughn Hebron	1	29	29.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	7	3	0.0	12	26
ILB John Fiala	5	2	0.0	19	31
OLB Carlos Emmons	5	0	0.0	15	21
S Chad Cota	4	2	0.0	19	33
CB Aeneas Williams	4	1	0.0	19	32
S Damien Richardson	4	1	0.0	18	32
DE Dorian Boose	3	1	0.5	15	28
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	2	0	0.0	6	3
DE Eric Curry	1	1	0.5	19	31
DT Nolan Harrison	1	0	0.0	16	23
OLB Reggie Barnes	1	0	0.0	5	16
CB Dexter Bahr	1	0	0.0	0	4
CB Doug Evans	1	0	0.0	19	33
QB Gus Frerotte	1	0	---	---	---
TE Chad Lewis	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jason Ferguson	1	0	0.0	12	15
DE Ellis Simon	0	1	0.0	5	7
DT James Cannida	0	1	0.0	9	18

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Omar Stoutmire	8	7	0.0	35	33
ILB Al Smith	8	2	0.0	33	32
CB Terrell Buckley	5	1	0.0	37	35
DT Bryant Yerger	5	1	0.0	11	19
CB Denard Walker	5	1	0.0	35	34
DT Tim Dennis	5	0	0.0	27	17
OLB Peter Boulware	4	2	0.0	21	22
OLB Bryan Cox	3	2	1.0	23	15
DE Fernando Smith	3	0	0.0	19	22
DT Brenston Buckner	3	0	0.0	16	13
DE Grant Wistrom	2	0	1.0	29	21
OLB Ray Farmer	2	1	0.0	16	14
CB Terry McDaniel	1	2	0.0	15	21
S Greg Jackson	1	2	0.0	35	30
DE Billy Ray Cyrus	1	1	0.0	33	34
DE Simeon Rice	1	1	0.0	14	15
S Jamel Williams	1	0	0.0	2	5
CB Eric Warfield	1	0	0.0	5	3
S Danny Copeland	0	1	0.0	7	7
ILB Ivan Bullock	0	1	0.0	5	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Eric Curry	0.5	1	0	0	31
DE Dorian Boose	0.5	0	1	0	28

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Bryan Cox	1.0	0	15
DE Grant Wistrom	1.0	0	21
DE Billy Ray Cyrus	0.0	2	34
CB Terrell Buckley	0.0	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Aeneas Williams	4	1	32
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	4	1	26
OLB Carlos Emmons	3	1	21
ILB John Fiala	3	1	31
S Chad Cota	2	1	33
S Damien Richardson	2	0	32
OLB Reggie Barnes	1	0	16
CB Dexter Bahr	1	0	4
DE Dorian Boose	1	0	28

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Terrell Buckley	5	0	1	35
S Omar Stoutmire	4	0	1	33
ILB Al Smith	3	0	0	32
OLB Ray Farmer	2	0	0	14
OLB Peter Boulware	2	0	0	22
CB Denard Walker	2	0	0	34
DT Bryant Yerger	1	1	0	19
CB Terry McDaniel	1	0	0	21
OLB Bryan Cox	1	0	0	15
DE Fernando Smith	1	0	0	22
S Jamel Williams	0	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Nelson Kelley	5	9	38	1	36
David Richards	5	5	38	1	36
Chris Dahlman	3	8	38	0	36
Chris Liwienski	2	4	38	0	36
Dave Moore	1	3	30	0	27
Merv Smith	1	2	21	0	15
Ross Verba	0	5	38	0	36

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chester Karinen	1	4	19	0	33
Kirk Scrafford	1	3	19	0	33
Mark Fischer	1	3	19	0	33
Nathan Parks	0	4	19	1	33
Hector Mathis	0	3	19	0	33
Kimble Anders	0	1	11	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Cornell Haynes Jr.	1	14

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Raymond Priester	1	18
Danny Copeland	1	15
Rodney Hampton	1	4

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Richards	38	36	---	---	7	81
Nelson Kelley	38	36	---	---	7	81
Chris Liwienski	38	36	---	---	7	81
Chris Dahlman	38	36	---	---	---	74
Gus Frerotte	38	36	---	---	---	74
Ross Verba	38	36	---	---	---	74
Dave Moore	30	27	---	---	10	67
Doug Evans	---	---	19	33	11	63
Terry Obee	23	21	---	---	15	59
Ahman Green	31	25	---	---	1	57
Chad Cota	---	---	19	33	3	55
Aeneas Williams	---	---	19	32	2	53
Ronnie Harmon	24	27	---	---	1	52
Eric Curry	---	---	19	31	2	52
Cornell Haynes Jr.	---	---	12	26	14	52
John Fiala	---	---	19	31	2	52
Damien Richardson	---	---	18	32	2	52
Dorian Boose	---	---	15	28	8	51
Perry Kemp	24	23	---	---	---	47
Merv Smith	21	15	---	---	9	45
Reggie Barnes	---	---	5	16	22	43
Louis Davis	14	14	---	---	14	42
Nolan Harrison	---	---	16	23	2	41
Carlos Emmons	---	---	15	21	4	40
Vaughn Hebron	7	11	---	---	21	39
James Cannida	---	---	9	18	6	33
Harvey Vail	8	7	---	---	16	31
Jason Ferguson	---	---	12	15	1	28
Dexter Bahr	---	---	0	4	18	22
Chad Lewis	8	6	---	---	6	20
Dave Groh	0	0	---	---	16	16
Lamont Hollinquest	---	---	6	3	5	14
Joe Poole	---	---	1	10	1	12
Ellis Simon	---	---	5	7	---	12
Scott Norwood	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tim Jorden	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ricky Siglar	0	0	---	---	7	7
Koy Detmer	0	0	---	---	4	4
Joey Kent	0	4	---	---	---	4
Tobey Maguire	0	0	---	---	3	3
Todd Collins	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jason Garrett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rod Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Curtis Lundy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jerome Daniels	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cordell Taylor	---	---	0	0	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Terrell Buckley	---	---	37	35	4	76
Denard Walker	---	---	35	34	4	73
Omar Stoutmire	---	---	35	33	4	72
Billy Ray Cyrus	---	---	33	34	4	71
Al Smith	---	---	33	32	4	69
Greg Jackson	---	---	35	30	4	69
Hector Mathis	19	33	---	---	8	60
Peter Boulware	---	---	21	22	17	60
Kirk Scrafford	19	33	---	---	---	52
Bill Musgrave	19	33	---	---	---	52
Chester Karinen	19	33	---	---	---	52
Nathan Parks	19	33	---	---	---	52
Mark Fischer	19	33	---	---	---	52
Grant Wistrom	---	---	29	21	2	52
Terry McDaniel	---	---	15	21	11	47
Nigea Carter	14	28	---	---	4	46
Eric Green	14	26	---	---	5	45
Michael Jackson	14	30	---	---	1	45
Tim Dennis	---	---	27	17	1	45
Fernando Smith	---	---	19	22	3	44
Logan Hardy	9	18	---	---	16	43
Bryan Cox	---	---	23	15	3	41
Sedrick Shaw	13	27	---	---	1	41
Simeon Rice	---	---	14	15	5	34
Bryant Yerger	---	---	11	19	4	34
Brenston Buckner	---	---	16	13	3	32
Ray Farmer	---	---	16	14	2	32
Kimble Anders	11	15	---	---	5	31
Raymond Priester	6	7	---	---	18	31
Danny Copeland	---	---	7	7	15	29
Willie Mays Hayes	2	8	---	---	15	25
Damien Deyo	7	4	---	---	9	20
Thurman Alston	3	0	---	---	17	20
Eric Warfield	---	---	5	3	8	16
Ivan Bullock	---	---	5	4	6	15
Jamel Williams	---	---	2	5	6	13
Rodney Hampton	2	2	---	---	4	8
Chris Gardocki	0	0	---	---	8	8
Matt Landry	0	0	---	---	8	8
Marcos Webb	0	0	---	---	8	8
Teddy Berlat	0	0	---	---	8	8
Morris Jamison	0	0	---	---	8	8
Clarence Love	---	---	0	0	6	6
Chad Stephenson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Leroy Wickert	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charlie Batch	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	54	4.5
Middle	13	96	7.4
Right	11	39	3.5
None	2	-4	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	27	4.5
Middle	11	10	0.9
Right	1	0	0.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gus Frerotte	34	22	4	5	0	2	3	0	2

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Musgrave	32	21	4	3	1	5	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	117	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	76	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	48	9.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	76	10.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	69	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	72	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Harmon	8	8	118	2	27
WR Terry Obee	6	4	70	2	21
WR Perry Kemp	5	1	11	0	23
WR Louis Davis	4	3	22	0	14
RB Ahman Green	4	3	9	0	25
TE Dave Moore	2	1	2	0	27
TE Chad Lewis	2	0	0	0	6
WR Joey Kent	2	1	12	0	4
TE Harvey Vail	1	1	2	0	7

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nigea Carter	11	9	1	108	3	28
WR Logan Hardy	7	5	0	64	1	18
WR Michael Jackson	6	3	0	22	0	30
TE Eric Green	3	1	0	3	0	26
WR Willie Mays Hayes	2	0	0	0	0	8
RB Sedrick Shaw	2	2	0	20	0	27
RB Rodney Hampton	1	1	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ahman Green	7	11	1.57	5.79

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sedrick Shaw	2	12	6.00	3.00
Raymond Priester	1	0	0.00	0.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gus Frerotte	6	3	14	2.33	7.24

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Musgrave	2	1	3	1.50	6.78

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terry Obee	2	1	11	5.50	11.67
WR Perry Kemp	1	0	0	0.00	2.20
WR Joey Kent	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
RB Ahman Green	1	1	1	1.00	2.25
TE Harvey Vail	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Eric Green	2	1	3	1.50	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Vaughn Hebron	1	0
Ahman Green	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Sedrick Shaw	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gus Frerotte	10	7	6

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Musgrave	10	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ronnie Harmon	3	3	3
WR Louis Davis	2	1	1
WR Joey Kent	2	1	1
WR Perry Kemp	1	0	0
TE Dave Moore	1	1	1
TE Harvey Vail	1	1	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Jackson	3	1	0
WR Nigea Carter	3	2	1
TE Eric Green	2	0	0
WR Willie Mays Hayes	1	0	0
WR Logan Hardy	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)