The Bucs finished with their third win in six games in a meaningless game to end 1988 marked by Vinny setting an NFL record by throwing 35 interceptions in a season. Three more came here although he did throw three scoring passes. "I'm proud of the progress we've made this season and not just because we won today." Ray Perkins said. Because of this result, the Lions drafted 3rd and Bucs 6th in 1989. Detroit took Barry Sanders, the Bucs took Broderick Thomas.

GAME SCORING TB 6:00-1Q Hill 31 pass from Testaverde (Carney kick) TB 11:46-2Q Carrier 31 pass from Testaverde (Carney kick) DET 10:26-3Q Murray FG27 DET 3:06-3Q Chadwick 19 pass from Hilger (Murray kick) TB 10:12-4Q Carrier 27 pass from Testaverde (Carney kick)

STARTERS OFFENSE DEFENSE LT 74 Gruber DE 79 Davis LG 68 Mallory DT 95 Jarvis C 60 Grimes DE 94 Goff RG 50 Turk LOLB 59 Murphy RT 72 Taylor LILB 99 Marve TE 82 Hall RILB 54 Randle WR 84 Hill ROLB 58 Moss WR 88 Carrier LCB 29 Reynolds FB 35 Smith RCB 36 Futrell RB 27 Goode SS 30 Robinson QB 14 Testaverde FS 39 Hamilton PLAYED 4 Carney, 13 Criswell, 20 Harris. 22 R Jones, 25 B Howard, 34 Tate, 40 Elder, 47 D Smith, 51 Washington, 52 V Jones, 53 Coleman, 55 Rolling, 56 Walker, 64 Thomas, 69 Bruhin, 71 Cooper, 73 McHale, 75 Kellin, 78 Cannon, 80 Pillow, 85 Parks, 97 Lee DID NOT PLAY 12 Ferguson INACTIVE 43 W Howard, 89 Richardson

GAME REPORTS Click here for the gamebook and play-by-play How Michelle Kaufman of the St.Petersburg Times saw the game Let's hear it for the receivers - Hill and Carrier take the plaudits

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING BUCS: Tate 19-53, J.Smith 10-39, Goode 4-9, Hill 1-3, Testaverde 1-(- 1). LIONS: James 7-26, Paige 5-16, Jones 5-14, Hilger 3-2, Mandley 1-1. PASSING BUCS: Testaverde 23-12-189-3-3. LIONS: Hilger 39-16-211-3-1, Jones 1-0-0-0-0. RECEIVING BUCS: Carrier 3-71, Hill 3-53, J.Smith 3-17, Hall 2-37, D.Smith 1-11. LIONS: Chadwick 5-70, Mandley 4-69, James 3-19, Jones 2-22, Bland 1-17, Carter 1-14. INTERCEPTIONS BUCS: Hamilton 1-1, Elder 1-0, Robinson 1-0. LIONS: Blades 1-5, Griffin 1-0, Mitchell 1-0. KICK RETURNS BUCS: D.Smith 1-19, Elder 1-13, J.Smith 1-13. LIONS: Starring 3-48, Painter 1-25. PUNT RETURNS BUCS: Futrell 3-31. LIONS: Mandley 5-30. SACKS BUCS: Lee 2-15, Cannon 1-5. LIONS: Jamison 2-21, Blades 1-19, Ball 1-10.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS Click on the boxes below to watch the clip Bruce Hill’s 31-yard touchdown helped him reach the 1,000-yard mark Mark Carrier scored from the same distance later in the first half Carrier’s second touchdown of the game made the result secure