INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Carver 24-68, Wilder 11-47, Williams 4-3 , Owens 2-2.
LIONS: Sims 21-68, King 5-37, Bussey 1-7, Danielson 3-1.
PASSING
BUCS: Williams 34-21-276-1-1.
LIONS: Danielson 16-7-106-2-2.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Wilder 7-73, House 4-40, Giles 3-69, Carver 2-32, T.Bell 2-
21, Jones 1-24, Obradovich 1-15, Owens 1-2.
LIONS: Hill 3-49, Thompson 2-25, Sims 1-21, King 1-11.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: Brown 2-31.
LIONS: Cobb 1-0.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Morton 2-44, Obradovich 1-12.
LIONS: Hall 4-82, Martin 2-30.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Holt 2-17, T.Bell 1-5.
LIONS: Martin 3-25.
SACKS
BUCS: Selmon 1-9.
LIONS: Gay 1-11, Pureifory 1-8.
Trailing 21-6 in the third quarter, the Bucs mounted a furious comeback that was completed on Bill Capece's game-winning
fieldgoal with 27 seconds remaining. The Bucs drove 74 yards late in the third quarter for Doug Williams' three-yard run and after
a strong defensive stand, only had to drive 28 yards for Williams to hit James Owens with 13 minutes left in the game. Three
times after, the Bucs drove into Detroit territory for the apparent winning score but two turnovers and a punt curtailed those drives.
The final drive was kept alive after Detroit's Bobby Watkins was called for pass interference on 3rd and 20 from the Tampa 45-yard
line.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23 Detroit Lions 21
Sunday 26 December 1982 at Tampa Stadium
SCORING
DET
10:21-1Q
Thompson 19 pass from Danielson (Murray kick)
TB
11:47-2Q
Capece FG34
DET
6:02-2Q
Hill 7 pass from Danielson (Murray kick)
TB
0:31-2Q
Capece FG29
DET
9:12-3Q
Sims 3 run (Murray kick)
TB
4:25-3Q
Williams 3 run (Capece kick)
TB
12:46-4Q
Owens 2 pass from Williams (Capece kick)
TB
0:25-4Q
Capece FG27
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
75 Reavis
LDE
65 Stalls
LG
72 Snell
NT
76 Logan
C
50 Wilson
RDE
63 Selmon
RG
61 Roberts
LOLB
59 Hawkins
RT
62 Farrell
LILB
56 Johnson
WR
89 House
RILB
52 Brantley
WR
84 Jones
ROLB
53 Green
TE
88 Giles
LCB
41 Thomas
TE
86 Obradovich
SS
20 Colzie
RB
32 Wilder
FS
34 Brown
QB
12 Williams
RCB
40 Washington
SUBSTITUTIONS
1 Morton, 3 Capece, 5 Clark, 9 Swider, 21 Holt, 22 Smith,
24 Morris, 26 Owens, 28 Carver, 33 Cotney, 51 Nafziger,
54 Wood, 57 Leonard, 58 Davis, 68 Yarno, 73 Hannah,
78 Cannon, 82 J Bell, 83 T Bell, 87 Carter, 90 White
DID NOT PLAY
11 Golsteyn, 15 Quinn, 44 Middleton, 66 Reese, 74
Sanders, 81 Tyler
COMMENTARY CREW
Frank Gleiber and Joe Greene
GAME REPORTS
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GAME HIGHLIGHTS Click on the boxes below to watch the clip
Doug Williams fumbles the snap but still scores on a keeper around right end
James Owens with a tremendous catch at the back of the endzone for a score
Bill Capece kicks the game-winning fieldgoal and the Cardiac Kids sneak another one
