Week 7, 2023

played in Detroit, MI

33 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6	7	5	10	-	28
Detroit Lions	0	10	11	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:08 TBY - Jermaine Hanson 30 field goal
1Q: 04:23 TBY - Jermaine Hanson 34 field goal
2Q: 09:36 TBY - Melvin Poston 6 pass from Kerry McCarthy (Jermaine Hanson extra point)
2Q: 06:33 DET - Ernie Fletcher 57 field goal
2Q: 03:31 DET - Dusty Szalay 40 pass from Scottie Neff (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
3Q: 12:09 TBY - Jermaine Hanson 41 field goal
3Q: 06:55 TBY - Safety: Damon Webster tackled ball carrier in end zone
3Q: 04:32 DET - Ernie Fletcher 57 field goal
3Q: 01:02 DET - Dusty Szalay 26 pass from Scottie Neff (Scottie Neff pass to Tom Bono for conversion)
4Q: 05:26 TBY - Jermaine Hanson 40 field goal
4Q: 01:11 TBY - Amari Covington 5 pass from Kerry McCarthy (Jermaine Hanson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:08 TBY - Jermaine Hanson 30 field goal
1Q: 04:23 TBY - Jermaine Hanson 34 field goal
2Q: 09:36 TBY - Melvin Poston 6 pass from Kerry McCarthy (Jermaine Hanson extra point)
2Q: 06:33 DET - Ernie Fletcher 57 field goal
2Q: 03:31 DET - Dusty Szalay 40 pass from Scottie Neff (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
3Q: 12:09 TBY - Jermaine Hanson 41 field goal
3Q: 06:55 TBY - Safety: Damon Webster tackled ball carrier in end zone
3Q: 04:32 DET - Ernie Fletcher 57 field goal
3Q: 01:02 DET - Dusty Szalay 26 pass from Scottie Neff (Scottie Neff pass to Tom Bono for conversion)
4Q: 05:26 TBY - Jermaine Hanson 40 field goal
4Q: 01:11 TBY - Amari Covington 5 pass from Kerry McCarthy (Jermaine Hanson extra point)

Team Statistics TBY DET
Record 4-3 4-2
First Downs 26 12
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 13 7
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 409 290
- Offensive Plays 79 53
- Yards per Play 5.18 5.47
Net Rushing Yards 163 76
- Rushing Attempts 37 18
- Yards per Rush 4.41 4.22
Net Passing Yards 246 214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 25 - 0 30 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 260 243
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 5/29
- Yards per Pass Play 5.86 6.11
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 10.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/45 7/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/25 1/16
Kick Returns/Yards 2/52 5/125
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 27
Time of Possession 36:26 23:34

Team Statistics	TBY	DET
Record	4-3	4-2
First Downs	26	12
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	13	7
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	409	290
- Offensive Plays	79	53
- Yards per Play	5.18	5.47
Net Rushing Yards	163	76
- Rushing Attempts	37	18
- Yards per Rush	4.41	4.22
Net Passing Yards	246	214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 25 - 0	30 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	260	243
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	5/29
- Yards per Pass Play	5.86	6.11
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	10.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/45	7/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/25	1/16
Kick Returns/Yards	2/52	5/125
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 27
Time of Possession	36:26	23:34

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:00	OWN 25	10	62	Field Goal
1	7:43	3:26	OWN 41	5	42	Field Goal
1	2:00	7:35	OWN 25	14	75	Touchdown
2	6:25	1:02	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	3:02	1:25	OWN 25	5	23	Punt
2	0:56	0:56	OWN 6	4	17	Half
3	13:33	1:29	OWN 31	5	45	Field Goal
3	9:59	3:04	OWN 36	6	24	Punt
3	6:48	0:47	OWN 37	1	-2	Fumble
3	4:24	1:07	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	0:48	3:24	OWN 27	6	8	Punt
4	9:49	4:28	OWN 20	8	57	Field Goal
4	2:34	1:31	OWN 47	6	53	Touchdown
4	0:23	0:23	OPP 32	3	-5	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:00	2:17	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
1	4:17	2:17	OWN 42	3	-5	Punt
2	9:25	3:00	OWN 23	5	37	Field Goal
2	5:23	2:21	OWN 16	8	84	Touchdown
2	1:37	0:41	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	1:27	OWN 25	3	-13	Punt
3	12:04	2:05	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	6:55	0:07	OWN 3	1	-3	Safety
3	6:01	1:37	OPP 35	3	-5	Field Goal
3	3:17	2:29	OWN 43	6	57	Touchdown
4	12:24	2:35	OWN 1	5	92	Interception
4	5:21	2:47	OWN 35	7	25	Missed FG
4	1:03	0:40	OWN 25	4	7	Downs

Game MVP: Gus Ardrey, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sherman Mitchell	19	86	4.53	28	3
Derek Stone	12	78	6.50	23	3
Kerry McCarthy	4	-3	-0.75	2	0
Melvin Poston	2	2	1.00	4	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tom Bono	7	34	4.86	12	1
Scottie Neff	4	17	4.25	6	0
Irv Tejeda	3	19	6.33	15	1
Alan Upshaw	3	10	3.33	15	1
Dusty Szalay	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kerry McCarthy	40	25	260	2/14	2	49	0	97.9

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scottie Neff	30	15	243	5/29	2	90	1	85.8

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kurt Lafrance	7	9	69	9.86	13	24	0
TE Amari Covington	5	7	61	12.20	18	49	1
WR Kendall Flynn	4	8	51	12.75	18	27	0
WR Melvin Poston	3	6	12	4.00	0	7	1
RB Sherman Mitchell	3	4	33	11.00	11	15	0
TE Alex Schmidgall	2	5	24	12.00	5	15	0
TE Francisco Dixon	1	1	10	10.00	12	10	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Calvin Smithson	4	7	57	14.25	17	25	0
WR Dusty Szalay	3	4	72	24.00	45	40	2
WR Timothy Downs	2	4	17	8.50	0	11	0
RB Irv Tejeda	2	2	93	46.50	91	90	0
RB Tom Bono	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
RB Alan Upshaw	1	4	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
FB Tom McIntyre	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Eddie Bulger	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Tim Pashos	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Benjamin Franz	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Devante Legay	1	0	0.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Melvin Poston	1	0	0	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brant Jamison	0	1	0	0
Al Foltz	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dakota Monroe	5	223	44.6	41.4	64	4

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nickolas McGee	5	236	47.2	42.2	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jermaine Hanson	4/4	2/2	0/0	41	2/2

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ernie Fletcher	2/3	2/3	2/3	57	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devante Legay	3	25	8.3	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Smithson	1	16	16.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derek Stone	2	52	26.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dusty Szalay	5	125	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Karl Coles	6	2	0.0	18	35
ILB Kai Mackowski	5	0	0.0	16	24
OLB Gus Ardrey	4	4	3.0	16	27
OLB Leland Culpepper	4	2	1.0	18	35
S Braxton Talley	4	0	0.0	18	35
DE Damon Webster	3	0	0.0	16	27
CB Gino Diable	2	3	0.0	18	34
ILB Vernon Elrifai	2	0	0.0	7	15
DT Daryl Delgado	2	0	0.0	18	32
DE Tyler Dodd	1	1	1.0	17	26
CB C.J. Basnight	1	1	0.0	11	21
S Derek Vertelney	1	1	0.0	10	14
S Devante Legay	1	0	0.0	8	24
OLB Everett Kestner	0	1	0.0	2	8

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Maxwell Grolsko	9	4	0.0	35	32
S Amos Matthews	8	1	0.0	27	27
OLB Al Foltz	7	4	0.0	36	42
DE Ronnie Smith	6	0	1.0	34	39
ILB Chris Loomis	6	5	0.0	36	33
CB Kurt Kincaid	5	1	0.0	37	39
DT Gerald Covington	4	1	0.0	27	27
OLB Maurice Kariger	4	1	0.0	11	16
DE Aidan Fitzgerald	3	1	1.0	30	35
CB Dwight Henson	2	1	0.0	35	32
CB Roberto Gilman	1	3	0.0	26	30
DT Miles Hutchins	1	2	0.0	36	41
S Brant Jamison	1	1	0.0	12	25
CB Sebastian Everett	1	0	0.0	3	10
ILB Earnest Sweeney	1	0	0.0	1	9
QB Scottie Neff	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Gus Ardrey	3.0	1	27
OLB Leland Culpepper	1.0	1	35
DE Tyler Dodd	1.0	0	26
DE Earnest Wynn	0.0	1	17
DE Damon Webster	0.0	1	27

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ronnie Smith	1.0	1	0	0	39
DE Aidan Fitzgerald	1.0	0	0	0	35
DT Miles Hutchins	0.0	1	0	0	41
DT Gerald Covington	0.0	0	2	0	27
OLB Al Foltz	0.0	0	1	1	42
ILB Chris Loomis	0.0	0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Karl Coles	3	0	0	35
S Braxton Talley	2	1	0	35
OLB Gus Ardrey	2	1	0	27
OLB Leland Culpepper	2	0	0	35
ILB Kai Mackowski	2	0	0	24
S Devante Legay	1	1	1	24
CB Gino Diable	1	1	0	34
CB C.J. Basnight	1	0	0	21
ILB Vernon Elrifai	1	0	0	15

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kurt Kincaid	5	2	39
S Amos Matthews	4	1	27
ILB Chris Loomis	4	0	33
S Maxwell Grolsko	3	1	32
OLB Al Foltz	3	0	42
CB Roberto Gilman	1	1	30
CB Sebastian Everett	1	0	10
DE Aidan Fitzgerald	1	0	35
ILB Earnest Sweeney	1	0	9
OLB Maurice Kariger	1	0	16
S Brant Jamison	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kenneth Holliday	5	7	37	0	42
Herman Mueller	4	6	37	1	42
Jerome Blood	3	5	37	0	42
Joshua Platt	2	8	37	1	42
Rex McNeil	1	5	37	0	42
Amari Covington	1	3	15	0	20

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Caleb Douglas	3	5	2	18	0	35
Javier Creighton	1	3	0	18	2	35
K.C. Palmer	1	3	0	18	2	35
Maurice Hakeem	0	3	0	18	1	35

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Tanner Wachsmuth	2	16
Sherman Mitchell	1	21
Devante Legay	1	21
Derek Stone	1	12
Levi Leinaweaver	1	9

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Diego Collier	1	23
Sebastian Everett	1	21
Damon Hanson	1	18
K.C. Palmer	1	8
Maurice Hakeem	1	8

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Herman Mueller	37	42	---	---	---	79
Jerome Blood	37	42	---	---	---	79
Rex McNeil	37	42	---	---	---	79
Joshua Platt	37	42	---	---	---	79
Kenneth Holliday	37	42	---	---	---	79
Kerry McCarthy	37	42	---	---	---	79
Sherman Mitchell	24	33	---	---	21	78
Kendall Flynn	36	36	---	---	---	72
Alex Schmidgall	31	39	---	---	---	70
Melvin Poston	35	35	---	---	---	70
Kurt Lafrance	26	29	---	---	13	68
Daryl Delgado	---	---	18	32	14	64
Leland Culpepper	---	---	18	35	3	56
Braxton Talley	---	---	18	35	3	56
Karl Coles	---	---	18	35	3	56
Gino Diable	---	---	18	34	3	55
Devante Legay	---	---	8	24	21	53
Damon Webster	---	---	16	27	3	46
Gus Ardrey	---	---	16	27	3	46
Tyler Dodd	---	---	17	26	2	45
Kai Mackowski	---	---	16	24	2	42
Amari Covington	15	20	---	---	6	41
C.J. Basnight	---	---	11	21	8	40
Derek Stone	13	10	---	---	12	35
Derek Vertelney	---	---	10	14	11	35
Francisco Dixon	0	5	---	---	26	31
Fred Kirk	5	2	---	---	22	29
Earnest Wynn	---	---	3	17	6	26
Chad Newman	---	---	0	1	23	24
Vernon Elrifai	---	---	7	15	2	24
Roderick Fletcher	---	---	2	4	16	22
Rodolfo Irwin	0	1	---	---	17	18
Tanner Wachsmuth	0	0	---	---	16	16
Jeffery Raney	---	---	0	3	12	15
Jermaine Hanson	0	0	---	---	11	11
Everett Kestner	---	---	2	8	---	10
Peyton Pustell	0	0	---	---	9	9
Les Keith	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dakota Monroe	0	0	---	---	9	9
Colton Wheeler	0	0	---	---	9	9
Levi Leinaweaver	0	0	---	---	9	9
Frederick Vesneske	---	---	0	0	5	5
Renaldo Dunsmore	---	---	0	3	1	4
Ian Halbert	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nicky Perry	0	0	---	---	---	0
Robert McConnell	---	---	0	0	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Al Foltz	---	---	36	42	4	82
Miles Hutchins	---	---	36	41	4	81
Kurt Kincaid	---	---	37	39	4	80
Ronnie Smith	---	---	34	39	2	75
Amos Matthews	---	---	27	27	21	75
Chris Loomis	---	---	36	33	2	71
Maxwell Grolsko	---	---	35	32	3	70
Aidan Fitzgerald	---	---	30	35	2	67
Dwight Henson	---	---	35	32	---	67
Roberto Gilman	---	---	26	30	8	64
K.C. Palmer	18	35	---	---	8	61
Louie Tripplehorn	18	35	---	---	8	61
Caleb Douglas	18	35	---	---	8	61
Maurice Hakeem	18	35	---	---	8	61
Calvin Smithson	18	34	---	---	7	59
Gerald Covington	---	---	27	27	---	54
Javier Creighton	18	35	---	---	---	53
Scottie Neff	18	35	---	---	---	53
Tim Pashos	8	19	---	---	26	53
Brant Jamison	---	---	12	25	2	39
Benjamin Franz	7	10	---	---	21	38
Timothy Downs	11	25	---	---	---	36
Damon Hanson	---	---	9	9	18	36
Quinn Sherman	---	---	11	15	9	35
Sebastian Everett	---	---	3	10	21	34
Tom McIntyre	3	9	---	---	21	33
Dusty Szalay	9	17	---	---	7	33
Irv Tejeda	5	6	---	---	21	32
Maurice Kariger	---	---	11	16	3	30
Alan Upshaw	5	18	---	---	7	30
Conrad Woodbury	---	---	1	1	24	26
Diego Collier	---	---	0	0	23	23
Earnest Coles	10	12	---	---	---	22
Eddie Bulger	6	13	---	---	---	19
Tom Bono	7	9	---	---	---	16
Earnest Sweeney	---	---	1	9	2	12
Raul Maggard	0	0	---	---	11	11
Ernie Fletcher	0	0	---	---	9	9
Xavier Arntson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Nickolas McGee	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bernard Peters	1	3	---	---	---	4
Josue Mueller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lawrence Villa	0	0	---	---	---	0
Francisco McAllister	0	0	---	---	---	0
Darrin Giles	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	68	4.3
Middle	12	38	3.2
Right	6	62	10.3
None	3	-5	-1.7

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	23	3.3
Middle	7	37	5.3
Right	4	16	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kerry McCarthy	40	25	3	3	1	5	4	1	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scottie Neff	30	15	4	4	2	4	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	21	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	74	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	89	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	76	10.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	116	16.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	40	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	47	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	40	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kurt Lafrance	9	7	0	69	1	29
WR Kendall Flynn	8	4	0	51	1	36
TE Amari Covington	7	5	1	61	1	20
WR Melvin Poston	6	3	0	12	0	35
TE Alex Schmidgall	5	2	0	24	0	39
RB Sherman Mitchell	4	3	0	33	0	33
TE Francisco Dixon	1	1	0	10	0	5

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Smithson	7	4	1	57	1	34
WR Timothy Downs	4	2	0	17	0	25
RB Alan Upshaw	4	1	0	-4	0	18
WR Dusty Szalay	4	3	0	72	2	17
TE Tim Pashos	3	0	0	0	0	19
RB Irv Tejeda	2	2	0	93	1	6
WR Benjamin Franz	2	0	0	0	0	10
FB Tom McIntyre	2	1	1	11	0	9
RB Tom Bono	1	1	0	-2	0	9
TE Eddie Bulger	1	1	0	-1	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Derek Stone	1	6	6.00	6.50

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Scottie Neff	1	5	5.00	4.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kerry McCarthy	9	5	29	3.22	6.50

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scottie Neff	1	0	0	0.00	8.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Melvin Poston	3	2	13	4.33	2.00
TE Amari Covington	2	2	1	0.50	8.71
RB Sherman Mitchell	2	1	15	7.50	8.25
WR Kendall Flynn	1	0	0	0.00	6.38
WR Kurt Lafrance	1	0	0	0.00	7.67

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Alan Upshaw	1	0	0	0.00	-1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Melvin Poston	1	1
Kerry McCarthy	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Scottie Neff	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kerry McCarthy	14	8	6

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scottie Neff	10	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kurt Lafrance	4	4	2
RB Sherman Mitchell	3	2	2
TE Amari Covington	2	0	0
WR Kendall Flynn	2	0	0
WR Melvin Poston	2	1	1
TE Alex Schmidgall	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Alan Upshaw	4	1	0
WR Calvin Smithson	2	2	1
WR Dusty Szalay	2	2	1
TE Tim Pashos	1	0	0
WR Benjamin Franz	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)