2002 · Week 15
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions
Dec 15, 2002 · Ford Field · dome · fieldturf
Recap
Tampa Bay Buccaneers edged Detroit Lions 23–20. ScoutIndex had favored Buccaneers (82%) going in. Buccaneers improve to 11-3; Lions fall to 3-11. Brad Johnson led the way with 253 passing yards; 2 rushing yards.
Team stats
| TB | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | First downs | 13 |
| 376 | Total yards | 302 |
| 253 | Passing yards | 158 |
| 123 | Rushing yards | 144 |
| 24/41 | Comp / Att | 10/22 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 24/41 | 253 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Alstott | 11 | 47 | 1 |
| Michael Pittman | 11 | 46 | 1 |
| Aaron Stecker | 4 | 28 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyshawn Johnson | 6 | 12 | 90 | 0 |
| Mike Alstott | 3 | 5 | 23 | 0 |
| Michael Pittman | 5 | 5 | 47 | 0 |
| Ken Dilger | 3 | 4 | 35 | 0 |
| Rickey Dudley | 3 | 3 | 29 | 0 |
| Aaron Stecker | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Keenan McCardell | 2 | 7 | 25 | 0 |
| Joe Jurevicius | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McMahon | 10/21 | 158 | 1 | 1 |
| Joey Harrington | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McMahon | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Aveion Cason | 10 | 62 | 0 |
| Rafael Cooper | 8 | 50 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 6 | 31 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Schroeder | 4 | 8 | 96 | 1 |
| Aveion Cason | 2 | 3 | 38 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Mikhael Ricks | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Germane Crowell | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Scotty Anderson | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |