Week 7, 2023

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	13	7	0	-	20
Detroit Lions	0	3	7	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:30 DET - Rusty Sheldon 19 field goal
2Q: 12:11 TBY - T.J. Starks 71 run (Calvin Gifford extra point)
2Q: 06:06 TBY - Calvin Gifford 19 field goal
2Q: 00:56 TBY - Calvin Gifford 20 field goal
3Q: 08:11 TBY - T.J. Starks 10 run (Calvin Gifford extra point)
3Q: 03:09 DET - Dustin Peterson 9 run (Rusty Sheldon extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:30 DET - Rusty Sheldon 19 field goal
2Q: 12:11 TBY - T.J. Starks 71 run (Calvin Gifford extra point)
2Q: 06:06 TBY - Calvin Gifford 19 field goal
2Q: 00:56 TBY - Calvin Gifford 20 field goal
3Q: 08:11 TBY - T.J. Starks 10 run (Calvin Gifford extra point)
3Q: 03:09 DET - Dustin Peterson 9 run (Rusty Sheldon extra point)

Team Statistics TBY DET
Record 3-4 1-5
First Downs 16 17
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 6 12
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 436 260
- Offensive Plays 59 61
- Yards per Play 7.39 4.26
Net Rushing Yards 326 70
- Rushing Attempts 36 18
- Yards per Rush 9.06 3.89
Net Passing Yards 110 190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 12 - 2 40 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 118 213
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 3/23
- Yards per Pass Play 4.78 4.42
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.3 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/35 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 4/15 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 2/37 5/122
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/18
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 34
Time of Possession 30:22 29:38

Team Statistics	TBY	DET
Record	3-4	1-5
First Downs	16	17
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	6	12
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	436	260
- Offensive Plays	59	61
- Yards per Play	7.39	4.26
Net Rushing Yards	326	70
- Rushing Attempts	36	18
- Yards per Rush	9.06	3.89
Net Passing Yards	110	190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 12 - 2	40 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	118	213
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	3/23
- Yards per Pass Play	4.78	4.42
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.3	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/35	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	4/15	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	2/37	5/122
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/18
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 34
Time of Possession	30:22	29:38

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:29	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	12:04	2:24	OWN 32	5	29	Punt
1	5:36	0:20	OWN 12	2	0	Interception
1	4:22	2:01	OWN 17	4	12	Interception
2	13:23	1:31	OWN 26	2	74	Touchdown
2	8:01	2:03	OWN 19	4	79	Field Goal
2	4:04	3:13	OWN 37	10	60	Field Goal
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 16	2	-6	Half
3	12:43	4:39	OWN 24	9	76	Touchdown
3	3:02	6:00	OWN 26	10	59	Missed FG
4	7:10	5:10	OWN 20	8	27	Punt

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:31	1:27	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
1	9:40	4:04	OWN 1	7	39	Punt
1	5:16	0:54	OPP 17	3	4	Missed FG
1	2:21	3:58	OPP 22	7	20	Field Goal
2	11:52	3:51	OWN 19	6	32	Punt
2	5:58	1:54	OWN 21	3	-4	Punt
2	0:51	0:18	OWN 41	1	0	Interception
3	15:00	2:17	OWN 32	4	14	Punt
3	8:04	5:02	OWN 38	9	62	Touchdown
4	12:02	4:52	OWN 19	9	40	Punt
4	2:00	2:00	OWN 14	9	43	Game

Game MVP: T.J. Starks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
T.J. Starks	18	159	8.83	71	4	2
Billy Lutes	13	67	5.15	43	2	0
Colt McCoy	3	92	30.67	80	1	0
Rufus Nunn	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
John Conner	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dustin Peterson	13	45	3.46	10	1	1
Brock Houghtlin	4	23	5.75	14	1	0
Pat White	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colt McCoy	22	12	118	1/8	0	20	2	32.0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pat White	40	24	213	3/23	0	29	1	63.8

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jeremy Maclin	6	8	64	10.67	16	20
WR Tracy Shergalis	2	2	21	10.50	0	11
WR Gene Clemons	1	1	16	16.00	0	16
RB T.J. Starks	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
FB John Conner	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
WR Brandon LaFell	1	6	9	9.00	1	9
TE Winfred Gilmore	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Rob Gronkowski	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jordy Nelson	8	12	77	9.63	13	16
WR Greg Ellison	4	4	18	4.50	11	8
WR Cornelius Collier	4	6	44	11.00	18	15
WR Broderick Hammond	3	5	43	14.33	12	25
FB Damon Lebiedzinski	2	6	4	2.00	6	7
TE Cornelius Newnam	1	3	2	2.00	1	2
RB Brock Houghtlin	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
WR Gabe Cobb	1	2	29	29.00	27	29

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Brent Crawford	1	0	0.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Ethan Sheldon	1	0	0.00	0
S Glover Quin	1	18	18.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kerry Bergman	3	134	44.7	40.7	53	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Riddick Garrod	6	244	40.7	34.8	49	3

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Calvin Gifford	2/3	0/0	0/0	20	2/2

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rusty Sheldon	1/2	0/0	0/0	19	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Yates	4	15	3.8	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Peterson	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tracy Shergalis	1	16	16.0	0
Erik Yates	1	21	21.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Haden	3	77	25.7	0
Brock Houghtlin	2	45	22.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Brent Crawford	6	0	0.0	17	41
S A.J. Brennan	5	0	0.0	7	33
DT Alvin Dinstel	4	1	1.0	11	27
ILB Daryl Mincy	4	3	0.0	18	30
CB Scotty McGee	4	0	0.0	14	29
S Reshad Jones	4	0	0.0	12	34
DT Fili Moala	3	1	1.0	17	28
S Gus Horn	3	1	0.0	15	31
OLB Trevor Petry	2	1	0.0	15	24
CB Vinny Forbes	2	0	0.0	11	28
WR Brandon LaFell	2	0	---	---	---
DE Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	2	0	0.0	14	26
OLB Ross Oxby	2	0	0.0	2	7
DE Irv Santorum	1	0	1.0	4	20
CB Mike Simmons	1	1	0.0	8	27
OLB Kennedy Welshans	1	0	0.0	5	21
DE Winston England	0	3	0.0	16	35
DE Darnell Cooley	0	1	0.0	11	23

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Glover Quin	9	1	0.0	32	21
ILB Deon Kley	8	3	0.0	28	14
CB Nolan Carroll	5	1	0.0	30	17
OLB Ethan Sheldon	4	1	0.0	13	11
OLB Stephen Nicholas	4	0	0.0	20	10
DE Rickey Nelson	3	1	1.0	25	16
OLB Howie Bellis	3	1	0.0	20	7
S Eric McGuire	3	1	0.0	26	16
ILB George McDade	2	1	0.0	9	9
DE Tyson Jackson	2	0	0.0	28	20
DT Randal Tanner	1	1	0.0	16	13
CB Edgar Meert	1	1	0.0	28	18
S Harry Segraves	1	0	0.0	18	15
FB Damon Lebiedzinski	1	0	---	---	---
DE Vernon Washington	1	0	0.0	8	3
DT Dave Thibodeau	0	2	0.0	20	10
DT Percy Press	0	1	0.0	21	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Fili Moala	1.0	0	1	1	28
DE Irv Santorum	1.0	0	0	0	20
DT Alvin Dinstel	1.0	0	0	0	27
DE Winston England	0.0	1	0	0	35
ILB Daryl Mincy	0.0	1	0	0	30
DE Darnell Cooley	0.0	0	1	0	23
DE Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	0.0	0	1	0	26

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Rickey Nelson	1.0	0	16
ILB George McDade	0.0	1	9
DT Randal Tanner	0.0	1	13
CB Edgar Meert	0.0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S A.J. Brennan	5	0	0	33
CB Brent Crawford	3	2	1	41
CB Scotty McGee	3	1	0	29
OLB Trevor Petry	2	1	0	24
S Reshad Jones	2	1	0	34
S Gus Horn	2	0	0	31
CB Vinny Forbes	2	0	0	28
ILB Daryl Mincy	1	1	0	30
CB Mike Simmons	1	0	0	27
DT Fili Moala	1	0	0	28
DE Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	1	0	0	26
OLB Ross Oxby	1	0	0	7

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Nolan Carroll	3	0	0	17
OLB Ethan Sheldon	2	0	1	11
ILB Deon Kley	2	0	0	14
S Glover Quin	1	0	1	21
OLB Stephen Nicholas	1	0	0	10
DE Tyson Jackson	1	0	0	20
OLB Howie Bellis	1	0	0	7
CB Edgar Meert	1	0	0	18
S Eric McGuire	0	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Norm Battle	5	10	1	29	1	19
Jack Sughroue	2	9	0	36	0	22
Chad Rinehart	2	5	0	32	0	19
John Greco	2	3	0	30	0	17
Andrew Gardner	1	3	0	32	0	18
Rufus Nunn	1	2	0	12	0	1
Scottie Brodbelt	1	1	0	10	0	8
Rex Strickland	0	1	0	7	0	6
John Conner	0	1	0	16	0	11

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Norbert Crane	2	5	0	16	0	40
Leonard Gillespie	2	2	0	15	0	33
Damon Lebiedzinski	1	1	1	11	0	20
Nick Culhane	0	3	0	16	2	35
Spencer Batteaux	0	3	0	18	1	42
Bobby Correa	0	2	0	6	0	12
Cornell Donovan	0	1	0	14	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
T.J. Starks	2	20
Darrell Preston	2	10
Erik Yates	1	14
Rufus Nunn	1	13
John Conner	1	1

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Ethan Sheldon	2	20
Deon Kley	2	12
Mel Beaver	1	11
Damon Lebiedzinski	1	6

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brent Crawford	---	---	17	41	2	60
Colt McCoy	36	23	---	---	---	59
Jack Sughroue	36	22	---	---	---	58
Chad Rinehart	32	19	---	---	6	57
Mike Simmons	---	---	8	27	21	56
T.J. Starks	22	13	---	---	20	55
Winston England	---	---	16	35	2	53
Rob Gronkowski	28	17	---	---	8	53
Daryl Mincy	---	---	18	30	4	52
A.J. Brennan	---	---	7	33	12	52
Andrew Gardner	32	18	---	---	---	50
Fili Moala	---	---	17	28	5	50
Gus Horn	---	---	15	31	3	49
Norm Battle	29	19	---	---	---	48
John Greco	30	17	---	---	---	47
Reshad Jones	---	---	12	34	1	47
Brandon LaFell	25	18	---	---	2	45
Scotty McGee	---	---	14	29	1	44
Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	---	---	14	26	3	43
Trevor Petry	---	---	15	24	2	41
Vinny Forbes	---	---	11	28	2	41
Alvin Dinstel	---	---	11	27	3	41
Jeremy Maclin	24	16	---	---	---	40
Darnell Cooley	---	---	11	23	1	35
Tracy Shergalis	10	8	---	---	14	32
Gene Clemons	18	13	---	---	---	31
Winfred Gilmore	11	7	---	---	12	30
Irv Santorum	---	---	4	20	6	30
John Conner	16	11	---	---	1	28
Rufus Nunn	12	1	---	---	13	26
Kennedy Welshans	---	---	5	21	---	26
Billy Lutes	14	10	---	---	---	24
Scottie Brodbelt	10	8	---	---	6	24
Ross Oxby	---	---	2	7	14	23
Rex Strickland	7	6	---	---	6	19
Darrell Preston	---	---	0	9	10	19
Adam Crane	0	1	---	---	14	15
Bo Lehmann	4	5	---	---	6	15
Erik Yates	0	0	---	---	14	14
Bart Krcik	---	---	1	0	8	9
Calvin Gifford	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tommy Christen	0	1	---	---	6	7
Kerry Bergman	0	0	---	---	3	3
Emmanuel Hill	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dennis Jessie	0	0	---	---	---	0
Raymond Burgess	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Norbert Crane	16	40	---	---	8	64
Pat White	18	43	---	---	---	61
Spencer Batteaux	18	42	---	---	---	60
Glover Quin	---	---	32	21	3	56
Deon Kley	---	---	28	14	12	54
Jordy Nelson	14	35	---	---	2	51
Cornell Donovan	14	34	---	---	3	51
Nick Culhane	16	35	---	---	---	51
Joe Haden	---	---	23	21	7	51
Tyson Jackson	---	---	28	20	2	50
Edgar Meert	---	---	28	18	3	49
Leonard Gillespie	15	33	---	---	---	48
Nolan Carroll	---	---	30	17	1	48
Brock Houghtlin	5	24	---	---	18	47
Broderick Hammond	10	36	---	---	---	46
Eric McGuire	---	---	26	16	3	45
Ethan Sheldon	---	---	13	11	20	44
Harry Segraves	---	---	18	15	11	44
Rickey Nelson	---	---	25	16	3	44
Stephen Nicholas	---	---	20	10	9	39
Cornelius Newnam	14	20	---	---	5	39
Damon Lebiedzinski	11	20	---	---	6	37
Cornelius Collier	9	26	---	---	1	36
Percy Press	---	---	21	12	2	35
Kendrick Lewis	---	---	9	9	15	33
Dave Thibodeau	---	---	20	10	2	32
Randal Tanner	---	---	16	13	3	32
Howie Bellis	---	---	20	7	3	30
Dustin Peterson	13	14	---	---	3	30
Greg Ellison	7	13	---	---	9	29
Mel Beaver	5	11	---	---	11	27
Bobby Correa	6	12	---	---	8	26
Ike Whittenburg	---	---	12	7	1	20
George McDade	---	---	9	9	---	18
Marvin Jenkins	2	8	---	---	8	18
Gabe Cobb	0	8	---	---	10	18
Wes Gidley	---	---	10	4	4	18
Ryan Mathews	2	7	---	---	8	17
Donovan Sampson	0	1	---	---	16	17
Dennis Rawls	3	10	---	---	---	13
Vernon Washington	---	---	8	3	1	12
John Jerry	0	1	---	---	8	9
Riddick Garrod	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rusty Sheldon	0	0	---	---	5	5
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
Van Howard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	30	4.3
Middle	24	205	8.5
Right	5	91	18.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	3	3.0
Middle	11	57	5.2
Right	6	10	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colt McCoy	22	12	1	1	3	1	3	0	2

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pat White	40	24	2	2	1	6	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	66	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	46	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	61	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	74	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	78	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeremy Maclin	8	6	0	64	1	16
WR Brandon LaFell	6	1	1	9	0	18
WR Tracy Shergalis	2	2	0	21	0	8
FB John Conner	2	1	0	2	0	11
WR Gene Clemons	1	1	0	16	0	13
RB T.J. Starks	1	1	0	6	0	13
TE Winfred Gilmore	1	0	1	0	0	7
TE Rob Gronkowski	1	0	1	0	0	17

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jordy Nelson	12	8	1	77	0	35
FB Damon Lebiedzinski	6	2	0	4	0	20
WR Cornelius Collier	6	4	0	44	0	26
WR Broderick Hammond	5	3	0	43	1	36
WR Greg Ellison	4	4	0	18	0	13
TE Cornelius Newnam	3	1	0	2	0	20
WR Gabe Cobb	2	1	0	29	1	8
RB Brock Houghtlin	1	1	0	-4	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
T.J. Starks	7	22	3.14	8.83
Billy Lutes	2	5	2.50	5.15

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dustin Peterson	5	20	4.00	3.46

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colt McCoy	4	1	9	2.25	5.36

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pat White	2	1	6	3.00	5.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeremy Maclin	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
FB John Conner	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
TE Rob Gronkowski	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Brandon LaFell	1	1	9	9.00	1.50

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Damon Lebiedzinski	1	0	0	0.00	0.67
WR Cornelius Collier	1	1	6	6.00	7.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
T.J. Starks	5	3
Billy Lutes	1	0
John Conner	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Dustin Peterson	2	1
Brock Houghtlin	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colt McCoy	5	2	2

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pat White	12	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeremy Maclin	3	2	2
TE Winfred Gilmore	1	0	0
WR Brandon LaFell	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jordy Nelson	5	4	3
WR Broderick Hammond	2	1	1
WR Greg Ellison	2	2	1
FB Damon Lebiedzinski	1	1	0
RB Brock Houghtlin	1	1	0
WR Gabe Cobb	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,300 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,900 (19,600)
End Zone 9,900 (14,200)
Mezzanine 5,900 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 8,800 (12,500)
Club Seats 4,600 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,300 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,900 (19,600)
End Zone	9,900 (14,200)
Mezzanine	5,900 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	8,800 (12,500)
Club Seats	4,600 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (3,500)