Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 Detroit Lions 20 Monday 1 November 1999 at the Silverdome
SCORING DET 12:59-2Q Hanson FG47 TB 8:02-2Q Gramatica FG49 DET 4:52-2Q Irvin 2 run (Hanson kick) DET 14:54-3Q Aldridge 21 fumble return (Hanson kick) DET 11:34-4Q Hanson FG50
GAME REPORTS Click here for the gamebook and play-by-play Rick Stroud reports from the Silverdome Clock likely ticking down on Bucs' season Extra-point debacle means extra frustration
It was a nationally-televised Sunday Night game in the States and Eric Zeier was making his first start in place of the benched Trent Dilfer. The Bucs' best offensive drive was halted when an apparent TD pass to Warrick Dunn was called back after video review, but only after the Bucs were called for delay-of-game on the extra point. Mike Alstott then fumbled at the Detroit 1-yard line and Tampa Bay never threatened again.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING BUCS: Dunn 9-33, Alstott 10-32, Zeier 3-7. LIONS: Hill 16-123, Batch 5-15, Irvin 2-5, Schlesinger 1-4. PASSING BUCS: Zeier 44-29-256-0-0. LIONS: Batch 19-10-128-0-0. RECEIVING BUCS: Dunn 11-77, Green 7-96, Murphy 4-28, Anthony 2-14, Hape 2-6, Alstott 1-16, McDonald 1-11, Abdullah 1-8. LIONS: Morton 3-54, Sloan 2-36, Irvin 2-19, Schlesinger 1-9, Crowell 1-8, Stablein 1-2. INTERCEPTIONS BUCS: none. LIONS: none. KICK RETURNS BUCS: Murphy 2-36. LIONS: Fair 1-23, Olivo 1-14. PUNT RETURNS BUCS: Green 2-22. LIONS: Uweazuoke 1-17. SACKS BUCS: Jackson 1-8, Jones 1-3, Robinson 0.5-4, Singleton 0.5-4. LIONS: Scroggins 2-13, Elliss 1.5-9.5, Claiborne 1-9, Porcher 0.5- 4.5.
STARTERS OFFENSE DEFENSE LT 74 Gruber DE 72 Ahanotu LG 64 Diaz DT 77 Culpepper C 61 Mayberry DT 99 Sapp RG 73 Middleton DE 94 White RT 71 Wunsch LLB 53 Quarles TE 83 Moore MLB 56 Nickerson WR 85 Anthony RLB 55 Brooks WR 81 Green LCB 21 Abraham FB 40 Alstott RCB 20 Barber RB 28 Dunn SS 47 Lynch QB 15 Zeier FS 24 Robinson PLAYED 3 Royals, 7 Gramatica, 25 Kelly, 27 Abdullah, 30 Smith, 31 Young, 34 Jackson, 50 Gooch, 51 Singleton, 58 Davis, 59 Duncan, 65 Dogins, 68 Unutoa, 69 Pierson, 78 Jones, 80 Davis, , 82 Hape, 84 McDonald, 88 Murphy, 92 McFarland, 97 Jackson DID NOT PLAY 12 Dilfer, 75 Washington INACTIVES 10 King, 33 Vance, 43 McLeod, 70 Odom, 86 Williams, 87 Emanuel, 95 McLaughlin, 98 Cannida
COMMENTARY CREW Mike Patrick, Paul Maguire and Joe Theisman