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  Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20 Detroit Lions 23
Sunday 18 December 1983 at the Silverdome
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| | TB | 1:13-1Q | J.Bell 4 pass from Thompson (Warnke kick) |
| DET | 10:02-2Q | Sims 3 run (Murray kick) |
| DET | 3:49-2Q | Murray FG34 |
| TB | 1:12-2Q | House 20 pass from Thompson (kick failed) |
| DET | 10:27-3Q | Murray FG36 |
| DET | 8:52-4Q | Murray FG38 |
| DET | 2:32-4Q | Chadwick 6 pass from Danielson (Murray kick) |
| TB | 1:22-4Q | Carter 13 pass from Thompson (Yarno kick) |
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RUSHING
BUCS: Carver 23-44, Thompson 1-0.
LIONS: Jones 14-69, Sims 15-56, Bussey 1-6, Danielson 2-0.
PASSING
BUCS: Thompson 42-28-373-1-3.
LIONS: Danielson 12-9-143-0-0, Hipple 15-9-80-0-0, Jones 1-0-0-0-0.
RECEIVING
BUCS: House 8-136, Carver 8-67,Carter 5-82, J.Bell 3-49, Tyler 1-16, T.Bell 1-13, Armstrong 1-5, Witte 1-5.
LIONS: Sims 5-81, Jones 5-38, Chadwick 4-46, Rubick 2-21, Thompson 1-23, Nichols 1-14.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: none.
LIONS: Cobb 1-13.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Owens 4-47, Middleton 1-10, Armstrong 1-10.
LIONS: Hall 2-51, Jenkins 1-19.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: T.Bell 1-7, Holt 1-0.
LIONS: Martin 1-5.
SACKS
BUCS: Brantley 1-11, Cannon 1-5.
LIONS: Green 1-9, English 1-9, Cofer 1-6.
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| GAME REPORTS AND COMMENTS |
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Kicking problems again proved instrumental in frustrating the Bucs in their 1983 season finale. Bill Capece had been replaced by free agent signing Dave Warnke, but after he made his first extra point, he missed the next one and a short fieldgoal as well.
The final extra point of the season was converted by offensive tackle George Yarno who at nearly 300 pounds, is probably the heaviest player ever to kick in the NFL. Jack Thompson passed for the then-second highest yardage total in team history but the NFC Champion Lions hung on to win.
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| OFFENSE | DEFENSE |
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| LT | 75 Reavis
| LDE | 66 Reese |
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| LG | 72 Snell
| NT | 76 Logan |
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| C | 60 Grimes
| RDE | 78 Cannon |
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| RG | 62 Farrell
| LOLB | 51 Judie |
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| RT | 68 Yarno
| LILB | 55 Spradlin |
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| TE | 85 Witte
| RILB | 52 Brantley |
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| TE | 82 J Bell
| ROLB | 53 Green |
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| WR | 89 House
| LCB | 21 Holt |
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| FB | 46 Armstrong
| SS | 33 Cotney |
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| RB | 28 Carver
| FS | 43 Reece |
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| QB | 14 Thompson
| RCB | 40 Washington |
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SUBSTITUTIONS |
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1 Morton, 2 Warnke, 5 Garcia, 22 Smith, 23 Castille, 26 Owens, 24 Morris, 41 Thomas, 44 Middleton, 54 Wood, 56 Thompson, 57 Leonard, 58 Davis, 69 Arbubakrr, 77 Bujnoch, 81 Tyler, 83 T Bell, 86 Obradovich, 87 Carter, 90 White
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DID NOT PLAY |
| 7 Komlo, 11 Golsteyn, 63 Selmon, 70 Thomas, 74 Sanders, 88 Giles
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INACTIVE |
| 3 Capece
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