Week 7, 2026

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	7	6	3	-	26
Detroit Lions	0	0	3	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:49 TBY - Lawrence Lincoln 6 run (Calvin Gifford extra point)
1Q: 00:57 TBY - Calvin Gifford 21 field goal
2Q: 02:12 TBY - Jeremy Maclin 15 pass from Colt McCoy (Calvin Gifford extra point)
3Q: 12:19 TBY - Brandon LaFell 37 pass from Colt McCoy (Calvin Gifford extra point failed)
3Q: 01:26 DET - Rusty Sheldon 33 field goal
4Q: 10:44 DET - Nolan Carroll 31 interception return (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
4Q: 03:02 TBY - Calvin Gifford 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:49 TBY - Lawrence Lincoln 6 run (Calvin Gifford extra point)
1Q: 00:57 TBY - Calvin Gifford 21 field goal
2Q: 02:12 TBY - Jeremy Maclin 15 pass from Colt McCoy (Calvin Gifford extra point)
3Q: 12:19 TBY - Brandon LaFell 37 pass from Colt McCoy (Calvin Gifford extra point failed)
3Q: 01:26 DET - Rusty Sheldon 33 field goal
4Q: 10:44 DET - Nolan Carroll 31 interception return (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
4Q: 03:02 TBY - Calvin Gifford 26 field goal

Team Statistics TBY DET
Record 5-2 0-6
First Downs 18 8
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 12 5
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 400 122
- Offensive Plays 72 54
- Yards per Play 5.56 2.26
Net Rushing Yards 161 50
- Rushing Attempts 48 19
- Yards per Rush 3.35 2.63
Net Passing Yards 239 72
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 15 - 1 32 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 244 90
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 9.96 2.06
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 6.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/50 6/30
Punt Returns/Yards 6/40 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 3/66 1/28
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/31
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 27
Time of Possession 36:57 23:03

Team Statistics	TBY	DET
Record	5-2	0-6
First Downs	18	8
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	12	5
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	400	122
- Offensive Plays	72	54
- Yards per Play	5.56	2.26
Net Rushing Yards	161	50
- Rushing Attempts	48	19
- Yards per Rush	3.35	2.63
Net Passing Yards	239	72
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 15 - 1	32 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	244	90
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	9.96	2.06
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	6.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/50	6/30
Punt Returns/Yards	6/40	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	3/66	1/28
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/31
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 27
Time of Possession	36:57	23:03

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:18	OWN 24	13	76	Touchdown
1	6:14	5:23	OWN 26	10	70	Field Goal
2	14:14	0:08	OPP 43	1	7	Fumble
2	11:13	2:15	OWN 1	3	7	Punt
2	7:48	2:05	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
2	4:29	2:27	OWN 33	8	67	Touchdown
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 3	1	8	Half
3	13:49	1:50	OWN 44	5	56	Touchdown
3	10:14	1:17	OPP 48	3	1	Punt
3	5:00	2:04	OWN 14	4	15	Fumble
3	1:21	2:13	OWN 19	3	9	Punt
4	12:04	1:31	OWN 18	3	-2	Interception
4	10:33	7:39	OWN 32	13	59	Field Goal
4	1:03	0:38	OPP 40	3	6	Punt

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:42	1:28	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	0:51	1:37	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	14:06	2:53	OWN 41	6	12	Punt
2	8:58	1:10	OWN 46	3	-7	Punt
2	5:43	1:14	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
2	2:02	1:21	OWN 28	5	12	Punt
3	15:00	1:11	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	11:59	1:45	OWN 6	3	0	Punt
3	8:57	3:57	OWN 6	8	43	Punt
3	2:56	1:35	OPP 21	3	5	Field Goal
4	14:08	2:04	OWN 31	3	-4	Punt
4	2:54	1:51	OWN 8	8	32	Downs
4	0:25	0:25	OWN 20	3	24	Game

Game MVP: Colt McCoy, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Clifton Millner	28	120	4.29	17	2	0
Lawrence Lincoln	11	21	1.91	6	0	1
Rufus Nunn	4	11	2.75	6	0	0
Colt McCoy	2	5	2.50	3	0	0
John Conner	2	4	2.00	2	0	0
Brandon LaFell	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ricky Johnstone	8	36	4.50	14	2
Jeremy Brakke	5	14	2.80	8	0
Dean Stickney	3	-1	-0.33	2	0
Matt Skudris	2	-1	-0.50	2	0
Chad Lusk	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colt McCoy	23	15	244	1/5	2	37	1	111.5

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chad Lusk	32	13	90	3/18	0	24	0	48.4

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeremy Maclin	4	4	64	16.00	24	24	1
WR Nick Bullock	3	6	59	19.67	14	28	0
TE Wendell Roberts	2	2	26	13.00	5	16	0
FB John Conner	2	3	23	11.50	18	20	0
TE Rob Gronkowski	2	4	34	17.00	17	19	0
FB Rufus Nunn	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Brandon LaFell	1	2	37	37.00	10	37	1
WR Everett Fulcher	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Jeremy Brakke	3	6	17	5.67	11	10
TE Bruce Brizzolara	3	4	14	4.67	3	7
WR Broderick DuBois	3	7	39	13.00	1	24
WR Karl Burtner	1	4	1	1.00	0	1
TE Jack Richmond	1	1	12	12.00	0	12
WR Golden Tate	1	6	6	6.00	0	6
RB Ricky Johnstone	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
WR Cornell Upshaw	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Nolan Carroll	1	31	31.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Clifton Millner	3	0	0	0
Brandon LaFell	0	1	0	0

Detroit	Recov	Force
Brett Winders	1	1
Terry Hall	1	1
Tim Rawls	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kerry Bergman	5	215	43.0	36.0	52	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
R.J. Lyons	10	440	44.0	40.0	57	4

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Calvin Gifford	2/2	0/0	0/0	26	2/3

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rusty Sheldon	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Courtney Brustkern	6	40	6.7	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Skudris	2	15	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Courtney Brustkern	3	66	22.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Golden Tate	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Courtney Brustkern	4	3	0.0	16	30
OLB Trevor Petry	3	0	0.0	5	10
S Randall Nastasi	3	0	0.0	10	21
CB Brent Crawford	3	0	0.0	9	27
S Jumbo Houston	3	0	0.0	11	23
OLB C.J. Sampras	3	0	0.0	9	9
ILB Daryl Mincy	2	1	1.0	14	23
S Chris Stone	2	0	0.0	7	24
S Luke Hartland	2	0	0.0	15	21
DT Kent Vaughn	2	0	0.0	6	8
DE A.J. Thomason	1	0	1.0	12	26
DE Darnell Cooley	1	0	0.5	6	11
DT Rico Turnbull	1	2	0.0	11	26
DE Winston England	1	1	0.0	7	9
OLB Kennedy Welshans	1	1	0.0	9	22
DE Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	1	1	0.0	13	24
ILB Moe Mason	1	1	0.0	5	8
C Russell Hicks	1	0	---	---	---
WR Jeremy Maclin	1	0	---	---	---
CB Colin Morris	1	0	0.0	11	16
DE Scott Feely	0	2	0.5	8	7
DT Alvin Dinstel	0	1	0.0	8	9

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Oscar Hasselbach	10	2	0.0	31	15
DT Jermaine Lowe	8	1	0.0	40	14
DE Austin Tomei	5	0	1.0	31	13
DT Dave Thibodeau	5	1	0.0	16	13
S Gino Swift	4	3	0.0	37	21
S Brett Winders	4	2	0.0	40	21
OLB Norman Colon	4	0	0.0	40	19
DT Percy Press	3	3	0.0	39	20
S Rodney Dunn	3	0	0.0	16	9
CB Harris Friday	2	2	0.0	28	16
CB Terry Hall	2	1	0.0	36	18
OLB Tom Ramthun	2	1	0.0	8	5
OLB Tim Rawls	2	1	0.0	19	10
OLB Chris Spezzano	2	0	0.0	16	6
CB Nolan Carroll	2	0	0.0	26	11
ILB Kurt Walsh	1	2	0.0	17	9
DE Kelvin Margolies	1	0	0.0	24	13
OLB Harvey Ginste	1	0	0.0	25	12
DE Dan Batten	0	1	0.0	17	11
CB Archie Walters	0	1	0.0	2	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE A.J. Thomason	1.0	0	2	1	26
ILB Daryl Mincy	1.0	0	0	0	23
DE Darnell Cooley	0.5	0	1	0	11
DE Scott Feely	0.5	0	0	0	7
DE Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	0.0	2	3	0	24

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Austin Tomei	1.0	0	1	0	13
DE Dan Batten	0.0	0	0	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Brent Crawford	2	2	27
CB Courtney Brustkern	2	0	30
OLB Trevor Petry	2	0	10
S Chris Stone	2	0	24
S Randall Nastasi	2	0	21
S Jumbo Houston	2	0	23
OLB Kennedy Welshans	1	1	22
CB Scotty McGee	0	2	31
ILB Daryl Mincy	0	1	23
S Luke Hartland	0	1	21
DE A.J. Thomason	0	1	26

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Oscar Hasselbach	3	1	0	15
CB Nolan Carroll	2	0	1	11
S Gino Swift	2	0	0	21
OLB Tom Ramthun	2	0	0	5
S Rodney Dunn	2	0	0	9
OLB Chris Spezzano	1	0	0	6
CB Harris Friday	1	0	0	16
CB Joey Greer	1	0	0	8
CB Terry Hall	1	0	0	18
OLB Norman Colon	0	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gene Forbes	4	8	48	0	24
Ryan Clady	2	10	48	0	24
Norm Battle	1	8	32	0	19
Mel Robbins	1	5	21	0	6
Rodney Bjorke	1	4	36	1	17
Scottie Brodbelt	1	3	12	0	7
John Conner	1	2	24	0	14
Russell Hicks	0	4	27	0	18
Rob Gronkowski	0	2	35	0	16
Spencer Batteaux	0	1	16	0	5

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Arnold Schultz	2	5	0	16	0	29
Gilbert McNeil	1	4	0	19	1	31
Jeremy Brakke	1	3	1	17	0	21
Dennis Rawls	1	2	0	17	0	30
Travis Corbett	0	2	0	17	0	28
Dean Breese	0	1	0	4	1	12
Winfred Malone	0	1	0	16	0	29
Kory Lichtensteiger	0	0	0	3	1	6

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Everett Fulcher	2	9
Dwight Walters	1	16

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Richard Quinn	3	20
Gilbert McNeil	2	11
Cornell Upshaw	1	20
Jack Richmond	1	16
Rodney Dunn	1	16
Bruce Brizzolara	1	10

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ryan Clady	48	24	---	---	4	76
Scotty McGee	---	---	17	31	25	73
Colt McCoy	48	24	---	---	---	72
Gene Forbes	48	24	---	---	---	72
Courtney Brustkern	---	---	16	30	15	61
Rob Gronkowski	35	16	---	---	10	61
Rodney Bjorke	36	17	---	---	5	58
Nick Bullock	31	17	---	---	6	54
Clifton Millner	35	17	---	---	1	53
Russell Hicks	27	18	---	---	7	52
Norm Battle	32	19	---	---	1	52
Brandon LaFell	21	11	---	---	19	51
Jeremy Maclin	31	15	---	---	---	46
Jumbo Houston	---	---	11	23	11	45
Lawrence Lincoln	13	7	---	---	25	45
Daniel Te'o-Nesheim	---	---	13	24	5	42
A.J. Thomason	---	---	12	26	4	42
Daryl Mincy	---	---	14	23	4	41
John Conner	24	14	---	---	3	41
Rico Turnbull	---	---	11	26	3	40
Wendell Roberts	15	7	---	---	16	38
Luke Hartland	---	---	15	21	1	37
Brent Crawford	---	---	9	27	1	37
Rufus Nunn	17	6	---	---	13	36
Randall Nastasi	---	---	10	21	4	35
Trevor Petry	---	---	5	10	19	34
Chris Stone	---	---	7	24	2	33
Kennedy Welshans	---	---	9	22	2	33
Everett Fulcher	16	7	---	---	9	32
Mel Robbins	21	6	---	---	4	31
Spencer Batteaux	16	5	---	---	7	28
Colin Morris	---	---	11	16	---	27
Scottie Brodbelt	12	7	---	---	7	26
Kent Vaughn	---	---	6	8	9	23
C.J. Sampras	---	---	9	9	5	23
Winston England	---	---	7	9	5	21
Dwight Walters	2	3	---	---	16	21
Scott Feely	---	---	8	7	5	20
Darnell Cooley	---	---	6	11	2	19
Moe Mason	---	---	5	8	5	18
Alvin Dinstel	---	---	8	9	---	17
Calvin Gifford	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kerry Bergman	0	0	---	---	5	5
C.J. Lowe	---	---	0	0	2	2
Levon Schwartz	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dwayne Klosterman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brett Winders	---	---	40	21	2	63
Bruce Brizzolara	19	34	---	---	10	63
Norman Colon	---	---	40	19	3	62
Gino Swift	---	---	37	21	3	61
Percy Press	---	---	39	20	2	61
Gilbert McNeil	19	31	---	---	11	61
Dennis Rawls	17	30	---	---	11	58
Jermaine Lowe	---	---	40	14	1	55
Terry Hall	---	---	36	18	1	55
Chad Lusk	19	35	---	---	---	54
Oscar Hasselbach	---	---	31	15	4	50
Austin Tomei	---	---	31	13	5	49
Jeremy Brakke	17	21	---	---	10	48
Nolan Carroll	---	---	26	11	10	47
Harris Friday	---	---	28	16	3	47
Winfred Malone	16	29	---	---	1	46
Arnold Schultz	16	29	---	---	---	45
Travis Corbett	17	28	---	---	---	45
Kelvin Margolies	---	---	24	13	7	44
Karl Burtner	15	20	---	---	6	41
Broderick DuBois	8	24	---	---	9	41
Rodney Dunn	---	---	16	9	16	41
Golden Tate	4	22	---	---	14	40
Harvey Ginste	---	---	25	12	1	38
Matt Skudris	3	8	---	---	25	36
Tim Rawls	---	---	19	10	7	36
Cornell Upshaw	3	11	---	---	20	34
Joey Greer	---	---	20	8	5	33
Tom Ramthun	---	---	8	5	18	31
Dave Thibodeau	---	---	16	13	1	30
Jack Richmond	8	6	---	---	16	30
Dean Stickney	7	12	---	---	11	30
Dan Batten	---	---	17	11	1	29
Dean Breese	4	12	---	---	11	27
Kurt Walsh	---	---	17	9	1	27
Chris Spezzano	---	---	16	6	4	26
Ricky Johnstone	9	15	---	---	---	24
Richard Quinn	2	1	---	---	20	23
Kory Lichtensteiger	3	6	---	---	10	19
Norbert Crane	3	10	---	---	---	13
R.J. Lyons	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rusty Sheldon	0	0	---	---	4	4
Archie Walters	---	---	2	0	2	4
Pat White	0	0	---	---	1	1
Damian Williams	0	1	---	---	---	1
J.J. Sutton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	30	2.3
Middle	26	106	4.1
Right	9	25	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	5	2.5
Middle	13	28	2.2
Right	4	17	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colt McCoy	23	15	4	2	2	2	1	1	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chad Lusk	32	13	1	1	2	8	6	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	35	17.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	4	29	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	115	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	65	21.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	18	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	21	1.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	2	27	3.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	24	4.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nick Bullock	6	3	0	59	1	17
WR Jeremy Maclin	4	4	0	64	1	15
TE Rob Gronkowski	4	2	0	34	0	16
FB John Conner	3	2	0	23	1	14
TE Wendell Roberts	2	2	0	26	0	7
WR Brandon LaFell	2	1	1	37	1	11
FB Rufus Nunn	1	1	0	1	0	6
WR Everett Fulcher	1	0	1	0	0	7

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Broderick DuBois	7	3	1	39	1	24
FB Jeremy Brakke	6	3	1	17	0	21
WR Golden Tate	6	1	0	6	0	22
WR Karl Burtner	4	1	0	1	0	20
TE Bruce Brizzolara	4	3	0	14	0	34
WR Cornell Upshaw	2	0	0	0	0	11
RB Ricky Johnstone	2	1	0	1	0	15
TE Jack Richmond	1	1	0	12	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Clifton Millner	5	18	3.60	4.29
Lawrence Lincoln	3	10	3.33	1.91
Rufus Nunn	1	6	6.00	2.75
John Conner	1	2	2.00	2.00

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Matt Skudris	1	-3	-3.00	-0.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colt McCoy	4	1	15	3.75	10.61

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeremy Maclin	1	1	15	15.00	16.00
TE Rob Gronkowski	1	0	0	0.00	8.50
WR Brandon LaFell	1	0	0	0.00	18.50
WR Nick Bullock	1	0	0	0.00	9.83

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Rufus Nunn	3	1
Clifton Millner	3	1
Lawrence Lincoln	2	1
Brandon LaFell	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Jeremy Brakke	1	1
Matt Skudris	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colt McCoy	8	6	5

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chad Lusk	9	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nick Bullock	3	2	2
TE Rob Gronkowski	2	1	1
FB Rufus Nunn	1	1	0
WR Jeremy Maclin	1	1	1
FB John Conner	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Karl Burtner	3	1	0
WR Golden Tate	3	0	0
FB Jeremy Brakke	1	0	0
TE Jack Richmond	1	1	1
WR Broderick DuBois	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 36,200 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,300 (19,600)
End Zone 7,900 (14,200)
Mezzanine 4,700 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 7,200 (12,500)
Club Seats 3,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	36,200 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,300 (19,600)
End Zone	7,900 (14,200)
Mezzanine	4,700 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	7,200 (12,500)
Club Seats	3,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (3,500)