Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7 Detroit Lions 13
Sunday 14 October 1984 at the Silverdome
SCORING
TB
1:00-1Q
House 25 pass from DeBerg (Ariri kick)
DET
0:29-2Q
Danielson 18 run (Murray kick)
DET
10:26-OT
Thompson 37 pass from Danielson (Murray kick)
GAME REPORTS
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Steve DeBerg set a Buc record for completion % in a single game by hitting on all but four of his 29 passes (later
broken in the 1992 game against Green Bay by Vinny Testaverde). But it was James Wilder's fumble in overtime at
the Detroit 39-yard line that cost the Bucs the game, as four plays later, Gary Danielson hit Leonard Thompson for
the game-winner from the Buc 37. Obed Ariri missed a 42-yard fieldgoal wide left on the final play of regulation
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Wilder 30-72, DeBerg 5-23, Dierking 1-3, Morton 2-(-1).
LIONS: Sims 16-100, Danielson 5-39, Jones 8-34, Hipple 2-3.
PASSING
BUCS: DeBerg 29-25-272-0-1.
LIONS: Hipple 11-5-59-0-0, Danielson 12-6-91-0-1.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Wilder 9-60, House 4-67, Carter 4-50, J.Bell 3-36, Giles 2-33,
Armstrong 2-8, T.Bell 1-18.
LIONS: Thompson 5-82, Sims 2-29, Jones 2-26, Lewis 2-13.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: none.
LIONS: none.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Morton 2-38.
LIONS: Hall 1-23, Martin 1-15.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Bright 4-21.
LIONS: Martin 2-18.
SACKS
BUCS: Manor 1-13.
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
74 Sanders
LDE
78 Cannon
LG
72 Courson
DT
76 Logan
C
50 Wilson
RDE
63 Selmon
RG
65 Jackson
LOLB
56 Johnson
RT
73 Heller
LILB
58 Davis
TE
88 Giles
RILB
52 Brantley
TE
82 Bell
ROLB
51 Washington
WR
89 House
LCB
23 Castille
QB
14 Thompson
RCB
21 Holt
FB
46 Armstrong
SS
33 Cotney
RB
32 Wilder
FS
34 Brown
PLAYED
2 Ariri, 5 Garcia, 16 Kiel, 20 Morton, 24 Harvey, 25 Dierking, 27
Acorn, 29 Bright, 41 Thomas, 43 Reece, 54 Wood, 55 Spradlin,
57 Browner, 60 Grimes, 62 Farrell, 67 Morgan, 71 Braggs, 75
Manor, 79 Kaplan, 81 Dixon, 83 T Bell, 85 Witte, 86 Carroll, 87
Carter
DID NOT PLAY
14 Thompson, 53 Green, 70 Thomas
COMMENTARY CREW
Verne Lundqvist and Terry Bradshaw
GAME HIGHLIGHTS Click on the boxes below to watch the clip
Maurice Harvey had a partially blocked punt in the first quarter
Kevin House had the Bucs’ only touchdown in the game
James Wilder showed off his rushing and receiving skills once more