Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23 Detroit Lions 20
Sunday 23 September 1990 at at Tampa Stadium
SCORING
DET
3:39-1Q
Murray FG25
TB
13:03-2Q
Christie FG54
TB
8:52-2Q
Christie FG28
DET
3:31-2Q
Murray FG33
DET
10:56-3Q
Peete 1 run (Murray kick)
TB
3:21-3Q
Christie FG21
TB
10:08-4Q
Anderson 11 run (Christie kick)
DET
6:46-4Q
Clark 5 pass from Peete (Murray kick)
TB
4:21-4Q
Harvey 3 pass from Testaverde (Christie kick)
GAME REPORTS
Click here for the gamebook and play-by-play
I remember listening to this one live on Armed Forces Radio as TNT started their Sunday night schedule
which gave every team at least one such game a season. John Harvey's TD reception with 4:21 remaining
was the game winner, although the play of the game was Gary Anderson's 11-yard run in which he leapt over
three defenders from the four-yard line to land in the endzone for the score.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Anderson 17-71, Cobb 18-47, Harvey 2-18, Testaverde 2-16.
LIONS: Peete 8-97, Sanders 15-52, Wilder 3-6.
PASSING
BUCS: Testaverde 22-13-181-0-1.
LIONS: Peete 26-17-169-0-1.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Carrier 4-65, Cobb 3-18, G.Anderson 2-37, Hall 2-32, Hill 1-
26, Harvey 1-3.
LIONS: Johnson 7-73, Matthews 4-14, Greer 2-37, Sanders 2-24,
Clark 2-21.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: none.
LIONS: none.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Harvey 3-75, Peebles 1-18.
LIONS: Gray 3-83, Campbell 1-21, Oldham 1-20.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: none.
LIONS: Gray 2-10.
SACKS
BUCS: Randle 1-6, Newton 1-6, Davis 1-5.
LIONS: none.
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
74 Gruber
DE
79 Davis
LG
73 McHale
DT
95 Jarvis
C
60 Grimes
DE
71 Skow
RG
62 Beckles
LOLB
51 Thomas
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
33 Cobb
RCB
45 Haddix
RB
40 Anderson
SS
30 Robinson
QB
14 Testaverde
FS
39 Hamilton
PLAYED
2 Christie, 3 Royals, 20 Harris, 26 Harvey, 31 Rice, 32 Perkins.
38 Lawson, 42 Everett, 52 McCants, 53 Coleman, 56 Anno, 61
Mayberry, 69 Bruhin, 70 Swayne, 76 Dill, 78 Cannon, 80 Pillow,
83 Peebles, 87 Drewrey, 89 J Anderson, 96 Newton, 98 Seals
DID NOT PLAY
17 Chandler
INACTIVE
7 Carlson, 59 Murphy
COMMENTARY CREW
Skip Carey and Pat Haden
GAME HIGHLIGHTS Click on the boxes below to watch the clip
Keith McCants had a rookie highlight with a fumble recovery
Gary Anderson’s touchdown run was originally supposed to be an option pass
John Harvey scored his first NFL touchdown to win the game for the Bucs