2000 · Week 3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions
Sep 17, 2000 · Pontiac Silverdome · dome · astroturf
Recap
It wasn't close — Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat Detroit Lions 31–10. ScoutIndex had favored Buccaneers (55%) going in. Buccaneers improve to 3-0; Lions fall to 2-1. Shaun King was the story of the game with 211 passing yards and 1 TD; 17 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD. Lions turned it over 3 times to Buccaneers's 0.
Team stats
| TB | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | First downs | 12 |
| 331 | Total yards | 294 |
| 211 | Passing yards | 277 |
| 120 | Rushing yards | 17 |
| 18/30 | Comp / Att | 26/36 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 7 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun King | 18/30 | 211 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun King | 4 | 17 | 1 |
| Mike Alstott | 21 | 68 | 1 |
| Warrick Dunn | 10 | 34 | 1 |
| Aaron Stecker | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Eric Zeier | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyshawn Johnson | 8 | 11 | 84 | 0 |
| Mike Alstott | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jacquez Green | 3 | 5 | 56 | 0 |
| Warrick Dunn | 3 | 3 | 49 | 0 |
| Reidel Anthony | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Randall McDaniel | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Moore | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Hape | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Batch | 26/36 | 277 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Batch | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| James Stewart | 8 | 13 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germane Crowell | 6 | 7 | 93 | 1 |
| David Sloan | 4 | 6 | 53 | 0 |
| Herman Moore | 5 | 7 | 41 | 0 |
| Johnnie Morton | 3 | 7 | 37 | 0 |
| James Stewart | 4 | 5 | 22 | 0 |
| Brock Olivo | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Alfred Pupunu | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Brian Stablein | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |