2011 · Week 1
Detroit Lions at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sep 11, 2011 · Raymond James Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Detroit Lions defeated Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27–20. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Lions had just a 27% chance going in. Lions improve to 1-0; Buccaneers fall to 0-1. Matthew Stafford paced the offense with 305 passing yards and 3 TDs.
Team stats
| DET | TB | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | First downs | 16 |
| 431 | Total yards | 322 |
| 305 | Passing yards | 266 |
| 126 | Rushing yards | 56 |
| 24/33 | Comp / Att | 29/46 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 24/33 | 305 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jahvid Best | 21 | 72 | 0 |
| Nate Burleson | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Jerome Harrison | 8 | 27 | 0 |
| Maurice Morris | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Tony Scheffler | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Stefan Logan | 1 | -2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Johnson | 6 | 10 | 88 | 2 |
| Jahvid Best | 4 | 5 | 42 | 0 |
| Nate Burleson | 5 | 5 | 60 | 0 |
| Brandon Pettigrew | 4 | 6 | 57 | 0 |
| Maurice Morris | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| Rashied Davis | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Tony Scheffler | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Maurice Stovall | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Will Heller | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Titus Young | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Freeman | 28/43 | 259 | 1 | 1 |
| Josh Johnson | 1/3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Freeman | 4 | 26 | 0 |
| Earnest Graham | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| Josh Johnson | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kellen Winslow | 6 | 8 | 66 | 0 |
| Earnest Graham | 8 | 9 | 58 | 0 |
| Mike Williams | 4 | 10 | 50 | 1 |
| Preston Parker | 4 | 6 | 44 | 0 |
| Arrelious Benn | 4 | 7 | 27 | 0 |
| Dezmon Briscoe | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Kregg Lumpkin | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Luke Stocker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |