Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30 Detroit Lions 21 Sunday 10 November 1991 at Tampa Stadium
SCORING TB 10:58-1Q Cobb 1 run (Christie kick) DET 2:37-1Q Sanders 1 run (Murray kick) TB 7:18-2Q Cobb 3 run (Christie kick) TB 4:03-2Q Christie FG29 TB 0:46-2Q Christie FG33 TB 0:00-2Q Christie FG30 DET 5:52-3Q Sanders 5 run (Murray kick) TB 4:28-3Q Cobb 59 run (Christie kick) DET 10:10-4Q Kramer 1 run (Murray kick)
Reggie Cobb rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns, and made Simon Butt a very happy man on his first visit to Tampa Stadium as the Bucs got their second win of the season. Broderick Thomas won NFC Defensive Player of the Week by recording 11 tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING BUCS: Cobb 21-139, Anderson 6-35, Wilson 3-10, Testaverde 4-(-3). LIONS: Sanders 23-118, Kramer 1-1. PASSING BUCS: Testaverde 22-12-165-0-0. LIONS: Kramer 30-20-248-2-0. RECEIVING BUCS: Dawsey 5-61, Carrier 2-43, Cobb 2-27, Drewrey 2-22, Hall 1-12. LIONS: Perriman 6-127, Sanders 6-36, Clark 4-54, Green 2- 15, Farr 1-9, Tennell 1-7. INTERCEPTIONS BUCS: Hampton 1-12, Covington 1-3. LIONS: none. KICK RETURNS BUCS: Drewrey 2-71, Hardy 1-26, G.Anderson 1-16. LIONS: Gray 3-72, Campbell 1-18, Overton 1-16. PUNT RETURNS BUCS: Drewrey 3-28. LIONS: Gray 0-0. SACKS BUCS: Thomas 2-10, Manley 1-6, McCants 1-6. LIONS: none.
STARTERS OFFENSE DEFENSE LT 74 Gruber DE 92 Manley LG 73 McHale DT 77 Nichols C 61 Mayberry DT 96 Newton RG 62 Beckles DE 52 McCants RT 72 Taylor LLB 54 Solomon TE 82 Hall RLB 51 Thomas WR 80 Dawsey DB 22 Hampton WR 88 Carrier LCB 29 Reynolds FB 20 Wilson RCB 44 C Carter RB 34 Cobb SS 23 M Carter QB 14 Testaverde FS 25 Covington PLAYED 2 Christie, 3 Royals, 24 Jones, 27 Fullington, 32 Highsmith, 33 Frizzell, 36 Hardy, 40 Anderson, 56 Anno, 57 Chamblee, 58 Tiggle, 59 Murphy, 64 Ryan, 66 Hall, 70 McRae, 85 Anthony, 87 Drewrey, 89 Anderson, 98 Seals DID NOT PLAY 7 Carlson, 69 Bruhin, 76 Dill INACTIVE 79 Davis, 86 Thomas
COMMENTARY CREW Jim Nantz and Hank Stram