Errict Rhett had a big game but it was Jerry Ellison who had the two scores in the Silverdome for the Bucs. Trent Dilfer went out injured but this time Casey Weldon could not hold a 17-14 Tampa Bay lead. Both teams racked up over 100 yards in penalties and once again, Barry Sanders had a long TD run against his favourite opponents.

GAME SCORING DET 7:23-1Q Sloan 17 pass from Mitchell (Hanson kick) TB 3:15-1Q Dilfer 7 run (Husted kick) TB 12:50-2Q Husted FG34 DET 8:54-2Q Sanders 55 run (Hanson kick) TB 5:10-2Q Ellison 36 run (Husted kick) DET 8:34-3Q Hanson FG29 DET 13:12-4Q Hanson FG18 DET 5:21-4Q Mitchell 1 run (Hanson kick) TB 0:42-4Q Ellison 1 run (Husted kick)

GAME REPORTS Click here for the gamebook and the play-by-play Don Banks reports from the Silverdome Gary Shelton rips Wyche for his handling of Trent Dilfer Errict Rhett puts it all on the line

STARTERS OFFENSE DEFENSE LT 74 Gruber DE 72 Ahanotu LG 60 Pyne DT 73 Culepper C 61 Mayberry DT 71 Dotson RG 62 Beckles DE 75 Curry RT 76 Dill LLB 51 Marts TE 81 Harris MLB 56 Nickerson WR 82 Harper DB 45 Stargell WR 80 Dawsey LCB 35 Mayhew TE 83 Moore RCB 39 DImry RB 32 Rhett SS 47 Lynch QB 12 Dilfer FS 22 Everett PLAYED 1 Roby, 5 Husted, 11 Weldon, 21 McGruder, 23 Bouie, 25 Johnson, 28 Buckley, 29 Gant, 37 Ellison, 41 Edmonds, 52 Rouse, 53 Brady, 55 Brooks, 67 Sullivan, 70 McRae, 85 Hawkins, 86 Armstrong, 87 Thomas, 88 Copeland, 93 DuBose, 94 McIntosh, 95 Powe, 99 Sapp INACTIVE 15 Philcox, 26 Abraham, 27 Bussey, 44 Booty, 54 Stephens, 65 Ingram, 69 Pierson, 77 Wheeler

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING BUCS: Rhett 25-144, Ellison 4-39, Dilfer 2-8, Hawkins 1-(-1), Weldon 1-0. LIONS: Sanders 19-92, Mitchell 3-10. PASSING BUCS: Dilfer 13-8-142-1-0, Weldon 16-9-108-1-0. LIONS: Mitchell 34-21-260-0-1. RECEIVING BUCS: Harper 5-91, Dawsey 4-49, J Harris 4-46, Hawkins 3-56, Moore 1-18. LIONS: Perriman 10-125, Moore 9-104, Sloan 1-17, Sanders 1-14. INTERCEPTIONS BUCS: none. LIONS: Clay 2-43. KICK RETURNS BUCS: Edmonds 5-97. OPPONENTS: Turner 3-55, Rivers 1-30. PUNT RETURNS BUCS: Edmonds 1-13. OPPONENTS: Turner 1-16. SACKS BUCS: Everett 1-6. OPPONENTS: Thomas 1.5-11, Porcher 1-8, London 1-3, Jeffries 0.5-2.