Game Recap
Week 7 in October of the 2007 NFL calendar had the 0 Detroit Lions beat the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23-16. Lions took the in the first two quarters 13-7 and hung on in the last 30 minutes.
The Lions were led by Jon Kitna who finished with 0 picks, was 16 of 20 passing. Kevin Jones ran for 1 TD.
For the Buccaneers, Jeff Garcia finished with 316 pass yards in the air, 2 touchdowns, 0 INTs, was 37 of 45 passing. Earnest Graham ran for 92 rush yards. Earnest Graham finished with 99 receiving yards, 13 pass catches.
The Lions ended up with 278 total yards, 17 first downs, 0 turnovers and 4 penalties. They were 3 of 8 on third downs. The Buccaneers tallied 422 total yards, 27 first downs, 2 turnovers and 7 penalties. They were 8 of 14 on third downs.
Notes
- Score: Detroit LionsDET defeat Tampa Bay BuccaneersTAM 23-16
- Date: Sunday, October 21, 2007
- Game Time Kickoff: 1:03PM
- Detroit Lions Stats - Yards: 278, Turnovers: 0
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers Stats - Yards: 422, Turnovers: 2
- Game Odds:
- -- Line Point Spread: DET by 2.5
- -- Over/Under: 45.0
Box Score
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
TOT |
| TAM |
0 |
7 |
0 |
9 |
16 |
| DET |
10 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
23 |
Passing Leaders
| PLAYER | | C-A | YDS | TD | INT | LNG | |
|---|
| Jeff Garcia | TAM | 37-45 | 316 | 2 | 0 | 38 | |
| Jon Kitna | DET | 16-20 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 19 | |
Rushing Leaders
| PLAYER | | ATT | YDS | TD | LNG | |
|---|
| Earnest Graham | TAM | 19 | 92 | 0 | 14 | |
| Kevin Jones | DET | 15 | 76 | 1 | 17 | |
| Calvin Johnson | DET | 1 | 32 | 1 | 32 | |
| T.J. Duckett | DET | 4 | 30 | 0 | 12 | |
| Michael Bennett | TAM | 3 | 22 | 0 | 18 | |
| Jeff Garcia | TAM | 6 | 10 | 0 | 7 | |
| Jon Kitna | DET | 4 | 9 | 0 | 9 | |
Receiving Leaders
| PLAYER | | REC | YDS | TD | LNG | |
|---|
| Earnest Graham | TAM | 13 | 99 | 0 | 15 | |
| Ike Hilliard | TAM | 9 | 92 | 1 | 38 | |
| Joey Galloway | TAM | 5 | 46 | 0 | 16 | |
| Calvin Johnson | DET | 2 | 37 | 0 | 19 | |
| B.J. Askew | TAM | 4 | 36 | 0 | 11 | |
| Kevin Jones | DET | 6 | 34 | 0 | 14 | |
| Mike Furrey | DET | 2 | 24 | 0 | 18 | |
| Roy Williams | DET | 3 | 23 | 0 | 9 | |
Team Total Rushing
| TM | ATT | YDS | TD | | |
|---|
| DET | 24 | 147 | 2 | | |
| TAM | 29 | 124 | 0 | | |
Team Total Passing
| TM | C-A | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | |
|---|
| DET | 16-20 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| TAM | 37-45 | 316 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
More Game Information On The Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions
- Attendance: 60,442
- Weather:
- Time of Game: 3:01 - 3 hours, 01 minutes
