Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19 Detroit Lions 16
Sunday 24 November 1985 at Tampa Stadium
SCORING
TB
5:23-1Q
Igwebuike FG33
DET
11:09-2Q
Jones 1 run (Murray kick)
TB
2:52-2Q
Igwebuike FG48
DET
11:37-3Q
Murray FG37
DET
7:54-3Q
Murray FG38
DET
12:10-4Q
Murray FG39
TB
3:38-4Q
Wilder 6 run (Igwebuike kick)
TB
1:00-4Q
Igwebuike FG36
TB
2:29-OT
Igwebuike FG24
GAME REPORTS
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Steve Young became the 13th Buc QB to start a game for the franchise, but the first to win his first start. The
Lions had a 10 point lead late in the game, but James Wilder's TD run and Donald Igwebuike's third fieldgoal
of the game sent it into overtime. Twice the Buc defense held the Lions in the extra period, before a short
drive led to the game winner with 2:29 remaining. James Wilder went over 1,000 yards rushing for the second
time in his career for the Bucs.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Wilder 27-96, Young 10-60, Springs 3-13.
LIONS: Moore 16-59, Jones 7-11, Hipple 2-3.
PASSING
BUCS: Young 27-16-167-0-0.
LIONS: Hipple 38-22-225-1-0, Ferguson 1-0-0-0-0.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Carter 5-78, Wilder 4-17, Magee 3-30, House 2-28, Giles
2-14.
LIONS: Jones 7-49, Nichols 4-70, Thompson 4-32, Lewis 3-35,
Mandley 2-19, Moore 1-11, Kane 1-9.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: Randle 1-0.
LIONS: none.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Freeman 2-68, Prior 2-23.
LIONS: Jones 3-79, Hall 3-77.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Prior 6-51.
LIONS: Mandley 5-57.
SACKS
BUCS: Greenwood 1-9, Washington 1-9, Davis 1-7.
LIONS: Green 3-22, J.Williams 2-22, E.Williams 1-8.
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
50 Wilson
DE
78 Cannon
LG
72 Courson
DT
76 Logan
C
60 Grimes
DE
90 Holmes
RG
68 Mallory
LOLB
54 Randle
RT
73 Heller
LILB
58 Davis
TE
88 Giles
RILB
52 Brantley
TE
86 Magee
ROLB
51 Washington
WR
87 Carter
LCB
23 Castille
WR
89 House
RCB
21 Holt
RB
32 Wilder
SS
31 Curry
QB
8 Young
FS
44 Sully
PLAYED
1 Igwebuike, 5 Garcia, 7 Risher, 20 Springs, 24 Prior, 26
Easmon, 30 Greenwood, 40 Armstrong, 55 D Johnson, 56 C
Johnson, 57 Browner, 64 Shearin, 65 Fielder, 67 Morgan, 71
Studaway, 75 Lindstrom, 79 Kaplan, 80 Dunn, 81 Freeman, 83
T Bell, 85 Witte
DID NOT PLAY
17 DeBerg, 62 Farrell
COMMENTARY CREW
Dan Dierdorf and Jean Fugett
GAME HIGHLIGHTS Click on the boxes below to watch the clip
The most legendary defensive hit in franchise history - Scot Brantley on Eric Hipple
James Wilder’s touchdown brought the Bucs back in the fourth quarter
And in overtime, Donald Igwebuike won it for the Buccaneers