Game notes
LB Danny Lansanah got the start at middle linebacker with Foster sidelined by an Achilles tendon injury. Lansanah previously started seven games at strongside linebacker and two at weakside linebacker this season. His start in Detroit made him the first player in franchise history to start at all three linebacker positions in a 4-3 defense in the same season. (The Buccaneers played a 3-4 base defense from 1977-90.)

Rookie K Patrick Murray hit a 54-yard field goal for the Bucs' first points early in the second quarter. That was his third successful kick of 54 more yards this season, and in just 13 career NFL games. The only player in Buccaneer history with more successful field goals of 54 or more yards is Connor Barth, who had four.

WR Mike Evans' two touchdown receptions on the day gave him 10 on the season, one shy of the Buccaneers' single-season record for both rookies and all players. WR Mike Williams set the mark at 11 in 2010. Evans is the first player in team history with three games with at least two TD receptions in the same season.