1999 · Week 8
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions
Oct 31, 1999 · Pontiac Silverdome · dome · astroturf
Recap
Detroit Lions topped Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20–3. ScoutIndex had favored Lions (56%) going in. Lions improve to 5-2; Buccaneers fall to 3-4. Greg Hill was the story of the game with 123 rushing yards.
Team stats
| TB | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | First downs | 11 |
| 328 | Total yards | 275 |
| 256 | Passing yards | 128 |
| 72 | Rushing yards | 147 |
| 29/43 | Comp / Att | 10/19 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 5 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Zeier | 29/43 | 256 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Zeier | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Warrick Dunn | 9 | 33 | 0 |
| Mike Alstott | 10 | 32 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacquez Green | 7 | 12 | 96 | 0 |
| Warrick Dunn | 11 | 12 | 77 | 0 |
| Mike Alstott | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Yo Murphy | 4 | 5 | 28 | 0 |
| Reidel Anthony | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| Darnell McDonald | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Rabih Abdullah | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Patrick Hape | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Dave Moore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Batch | 10/19 | 128 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Batch | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| Greg Hill | 16 | 123 | 0 |
| Sedrick Irvin | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Hill | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnnie Morton | 3 | 4 | 54 | 0 |
| David Sloan | 2 | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Sedrick Irvin | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Germane Crowell | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Brian Stablein | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |