| Played in Detroit, MI, weather: 68 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Detroit won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Calvin Gifford kicked off 79 yards from the TBY30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (1Q: 15:00) Ricky Johnstone ran a draw inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Kent Vaughn. |
| 2-6-DET24 (1Q: 14:37) Quentin Dernbach ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Fili Moala. |
| 3-2-DET28 (1Q: 14:10) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Darrell Helfrich for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Van Alston. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Helfrich gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET49 (1Q: 13:25) Maurice Greer pass completed to RB Ricky Johnstone for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Scotty McGee. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-9-DET50 (1Q: 12:45) Maurice Greer pass was intended for WR Damian Williams and was intercepted by CB Brent Crawford at the TBY23. The interception was returned 34 yards. Tackled by Ernest Henderson. |
| 1-10-DET43 (1Q: 12:36) Colt McCoy pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Brandon LaFell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET43 (1Q: 12:23) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Greg Ellison for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Rich Markowitz. Ellison gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-DET40 (1Q: 11:41) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 3-12-DET45 (1Q: 11:37) Colt McCoy pass completed to RB Clifton Millner for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Howie Bellis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-16-DET49 (1Q: 11:29) Kerry Bergman punted 41 yards. Winfred Laudenback returned the kick 4 yards to the DET12. Tackled by Winfred Gilmore. |
| 1-10-DET12 (1Q: 11:19) Ricky Johnstone ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Daryl Mincy, assisted by S Jumbo Houston. Key block delivered by Karl Wolfe. |
| 2-5-DET17 (1Q: 10:38) Maurice Greer scrambled for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Scotty McGee. |
| 1-10-DET31 (1Q: 10:01) Ricky Johnstone ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Calvin Vila, assisted by DE Winston England. Key block delivered by Clay Harbor. |
| 2-3-DET38 (1Q: 09:17) Maurice Greer scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Brent Crawford. |
| 1-10-DET42 (1Q: 08:35) Ricky Johnstone ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Winston England, assisted by DT Fili Moala. |
| 2-8-DET44 (1Q: 08:07) Ryan Mathews ran inside the right guard for 17 yards. Tackled by S Reshad Jones. Key block delivered by Dennis Rawls. |
| 1-10-TBY39 (1Q: 07:28) Damon Lebiedzinski ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Scotty McGee. Key block delivered by Anthony Sneller. |
| 2-5-TBY34 (1Q: 06:42) Ricky Johnstone ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Kent Vaughn. Key block delivered by Karl Wolfe. |
| 1-10-TBY27 (1Q: 06:05) Ricky Johnstone ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Norman Barone. Key block delivered by Fraiser Crane. |
| 2-5-TBY22 (1Q: 05:36) Maurice Greer pass completed to TE Clay Harbor for -1 yards. Tackled by S Gus Horn. |
| 3-6-TBY23 (1Q: 04:50) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Golden Tate for 23 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Tate gained 17 yards after the catch. Detroit 6, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 04:50) Extra point by Rusty Sheldon was good. Detroit 7, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 04:33) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 79 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (1Q: 04:33) Howie Barlow ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Howie Bellis, assisted by DT Dave Thibodeau. |
| 2-6-TBY24 (1Q: 03:48) Colt McCoy scrambled for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Dan Batten. |
| 3-6-TBY24 (1Q: 03:12) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Brandon LaFell for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Nolan Carroll. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY35 (1Q: 02:39) Clifton Millner ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Marcus Lincoln, assisted by DE Dan Batten. The ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY Tracy Shergalis to the TBY37. |
| 2-8-TBY37 (1Q: 02:02) Clifton Millner ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S A.J. Brennan. |
| 3-7-TBY38 (1Q: 01:37) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Jeremy Maclin for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Howie Bellis, assisted by CB Nolan Carroll. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-TBY41 (1Q: 01:07) Kerry Bergman punted 57 yards. The ball was downed at the DET02. |
| 1-10-DET02 (1Q: 00:56) Maurice Greer pass was blocked at the line, intended for FB Damon Lebiedzinski. CB Vinny Forbes blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-DET02 (1Q: 00:52) Ricky Johnstone ran a trap outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Reshad Jones, assisted by ILB Daryl Mincy. |
| 3-5-DET07 (1Q: 00:08) Ryan Mathews ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Reshad Jones, assisted by DT Fili Moala. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 4-2-DET10 (2Q: 15:00) Duane Grant punted 38 yards. Greg Ellison returned the kick 7 yards to the DET41. Tackled by Ernest Henderson. Ball was fumbled and recovered by TBY Greg Ellison at the DET41. |
| 1-10-DET41 (2Q: 14:49) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Tracy Shergalis for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Rich Markowitz. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Shergalis gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET21 (2Q: 14:15) Colt McCoy pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brandon LaFell. DE Billy Joe Corbett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET21 (2Q: 14:08) Howie Barlow ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Jermaine Lowe. |
| 3-5-DET16 (2Q: 13:32) Colt McCoy pass completed to RB Howie Barlow for 8 yards. Tackled by CB The 'Dube' Dubester. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-8-DET08 (2Q: 12:51) Howie Barlow ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S A.J. Brennan, assisted by CB Nolan Carroll. |
| 2-6-DET06 (2Q: 12:13) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Tracy Shergalis for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Detroit 7, Tampa Bay 6 |
| (2Q: 12:13) Extra point by Calvin Gifford was good. Detroit 7, Tampa Bay 7 |
| (2Q: 12:06) Calvin Gifford kicked off 67 yards from the TBY30. Golden Tate returned the ball 23 yards to the DET26. Tackled by Rufus Nunn. |
| 1-10-DET26 (2Q: 11:39) Ryan Mathews ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Darnell Cooley, assisted by DT Kent Vaughn. |
| 2-7-DET29 (2Q: 11:05) Quentin Dernbach ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Vinny Forbes, assisted by DT Kent Vaughn. |
| 3-2-DET34 (2Q: 10:31) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Ernest Henderson for 15 yards. Tackled by S Jumbo Houston. Henderson gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET49 (2Q: 09:57) Maurice Greer scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Norman Barone. |
| 2-6-TBY47 (2Q: 09:10) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Damian Williams for 8 yards. Tackled by S Jumbo Houston, assisted by OLB Burt Austin. Williams gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY39 (2Q: 08:37) Ryan Mathews ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Reshad Jones. Key block delivered by Dennis Rawls. |
| 2-5-TBY34 (2Q: 07:59) Maurice Greer pass completed to RB Ricky Johnstone for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Scotty McGee. |
| 3-8-TBY37 (2Q: 07:18) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Darrell Helfrich for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Trevor Petry, assisted by CB Brent Crawford. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Helfrich gained 3 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-18-TBY47 (2Q: 07:09) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Golden Tate for 47 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Tate gained 30 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. Detroit 13, Tampa Bay 7 |
| (2Q: 07:09) Extra point by Rusty Sheldon was good. Detroit 14, Tampa Bay 7 |
| (2Q: 06:51) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 62 yards from the DET30. Tracy Shergalis returned the ball 19 yards to the TBY27. Tackled by Ricky Johnstone. |
| 1-10-TBY27 (2Q: 06:22) Colt McCoy sacked by DE Dan Batten for a loss of 5 yards. Batten ran right past Norm Battle and knocked down the quarterback. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Dave Thibodeau for 10 yards to the TBY12. |
| 1-10-TBY12 (2Q: 06:10) Ryan Mathews ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Daryl Mincy. |
| 2-12-TBY14 (2Q: 05:42) Maurice Greer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Damian Williams. DE Darnell Cooley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-12-TBY14 (2Q: 05:34) Maurice Greer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Golden Tate. DT Kent Vaughn hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-12-TBY14 (2Q: 05:24) Rusty Sheldon attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 17, Tampa Bay 7 |
| (2Q: 05:16) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 68 yards from the DET30. Tracy Shergalis returned the ball 20 yards to the TBY22. Tackled by The 'Dube' Dubester. |
| 1-10-TBY22 (2Q: 04:41) Colt McCoy sacked by DE Billy Joe Corbett for a loss of 5 yards. Corbett ran right past Rex Strickland and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 2-15-TBY17 (2Q: 03:58) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Brandon LaFell for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Marcus Lincoln, assisted by OLB Howie Bellis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-1-TBY31 (2Q: 03:24) Howie Barlow ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Howie Bellis. Key block delivered by Rex Strickland. |
| 1-10-TBY32 (2Q: 03:04) Colt McCoy sacked by DE Tyson Jackson for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Gene Forbes. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Billy Joe Corbett on the TBY26. |
| 1-10-TBY26 (2Q: 02:52) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-TBY31 (2Q: 02:52) Ricky Johnstone ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Daniel Te'o-Nesheim, assisted by S Reshad Jones. |
| 2-12-TBY28 (2Q: 02:30) Maurice Greer pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Damian Williams. DE Winston England blocked the pass. |
| 3-12-TBY28 (2Q: 02:22) Maurice Greer scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by S Gus Horn. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-22-TBY38 (2Q: 02:10) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 3-27-TBY43 (2Q: 02:10) Maurice Greer pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Damon Lebiedzinski. DE Winston England hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-27-TBY43 (2Q: 02:02) Duane Grant punted 42 yards. Greg Ellison returned the kick 15 yards to the TBY16. Tackled by Ricky Johnstone. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-TBY16 (2Q: 01:56) Colt McCoy pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeremy Maclin. DE Tyson Jackson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY16 (2Q: 01:51) Colt McCoy pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brandon LaFell. DE Dan Batten hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-TBY16 (2Q: 01:43) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Brandon LaFell for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Nolan Carroll. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-TBY17 (2Q: 01:36) Kerry Bergman punted 50 yards. Winfred Laudenback returned the kick 5 yards to the DET38. Tackled by Winfred Gilmore. |
| 1-10-DET38 (2Q: 01:25) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Adam Crane for 7 yards. Tackled by S Gus Horn. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-DET45 (2Q: 01:06) Maurice Greer pass completed to TE Clay Harbor for 0 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Kennedy Welshans. |
| 3-3-DET45 (2Q: 00:55) Maurice Greer pass completed to RB Ryan Mathews for 11 yards. Tackled by S Jumbo Houston. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 1-10-TBY44 (2Q: 00:43) Damon Lebiedzinski ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Winston England. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 2-7-TBY41 (2Q: 00:32) Ricky Johnstone ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Kennedy Welshans, assisted by DE Daniel Te'o-Nesheim. Key block delivered by Karl Wolfe. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 1-10-TBY34 (2Q: 00:20) Rusty Sheldon attempted a 51 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 20, Tampa Bay 7 |
| (2Q: 00:13) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 58 yards from the DET30. Tracy Shergalis returned the ball 22 yards to the TBY34. Tackled by Tyrus Dubester. |
| 1-10-TBY34 (2Q: 00:05) Colt McCoy sacked by DE Tyson Jackson for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Gene Forbes. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 73 yards from the DET30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (3Q: 15:00) Clifton Millner ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Timothy Rood. |
| 2-9-TBY21 (3Q: 14:30) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Brandon LaFell for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Nolan Carroll. LaFell gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-19-TBY11 (3Q: 14:19) Colt McCoy pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brandon LaFell. S Winfred Laudenback defended the pass. |
| 3-19-TBY11 (3Q: 14:11) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Greg Ellison for 23 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Marcus Lincoln. Ellison gained 16 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY34 (3Q: 13:39) Clifton Millner ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Nicky Jeffries. Key block delivered by Jack Sughroue. |
| 2-4-TBY40 (3Q: 12:59) Clifton Millner ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Karl Sabin. |
| 3-4-TBY40 (3Q: 12:15) Colt McCoy pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Joey Medlock. OLB Howie Bellis knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-TBY40 (3Q: 12:09) Kerry Bergman punted 38 yards. Winfred Laudenback returned the kick 5 yards to the DET27. Tackled by Rufus Nunn. |
| 1-10-DET27 (3Q: 11:59) Ryan Mathews ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Daryl Mincy. |
| 2-8-DET29 (3Q: 11:34) Ryan Mathews ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Kennedy Welshans. |
| 3-1-DET36 (3Q: 10:55) Maurice Greer pass completed to TE Donovan Sampson for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Brent Crawford. |
| 4-2-DET35 (3Q: 10:17) Duane Grant punted 27 yards. Greg Ellison called for a fair catch at the TBY38. |
| 1-10-TBY38 (3Q: 10:10) Colt McCoy sacked by OLB Howie Bellis for a loss of 7 yards. Bellis ran right past Rex Strickland and knocked down the quarterback. Tampa Bay's Norm Battle was hurt on the play. This appears to be a serious leg injury. |
| 2-17-TBY31 (3Q: 09:34) Howie Barlow ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Percy Press. |
| 3-14-TBY34 (3Q: 08:48) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Greg Ellison for -1 yards. Tackled by S A.J. Brennan. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-15-TBY33 (3Q: 08:22) Kerry Bergman punted 51 yards. Winfred Laudenback returned the kick 13 yards to the DET29. Tackled by Zach Foley. |
| 1-10-DET29 (3Q: 08:12) Ricky Johnstone ran a draw inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by S Reshad Jones. Key block delivered by Norbert Crane. |
| 2-2-DET37 (3Q: 07:39) Ricky Johnstone ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Gus Horn. Key block delivered by Todd Chaudrey. |
| 1-10-DET41 (3Q: 07:14) Ricky Johnstone ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Kennedy Welshans, assisted by CB Scotty McGee. Key block delivered by Tony Hills. |
| 2-3-DET48 (3Q: 06:29) Ryan Mathews ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Reshad Jones. |
| 3-2-DET49 (3Q: 05:52) Maurice Greer pass completed to FB Quentin Dernbach for 5 yards. Tackled by S Gus Horn. |
| 1-10-TBY46 (3Q: 05:19) Ricky Johnstone ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Burt Austin. |
| 2-7-TBY43 (3Q: 04:35) Ricky Johnstone ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Rico Turnbull, assisted by ILB Daryl Mincy. |
| 3-5-TBY41 (3Q: 03:58) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Damian Williams for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Vinny Forbes. |
| 4-6-TBY42 (3Q: 03:25) Duane Grant punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (3Q: 03:18) Colt McCoy pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brandon LaFell. DT Percy Press hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-TBY20 (3Q: 03:09) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Brandon LaFell for 39 yards. Tackled by OLB Howie Bellis. LaFell gained 29 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET41 (3Q: 02:22) Colt McCoy pass completed to TE Rob Gronkowski for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Damon Sampson, assisted by DE Dan Batten. Gronkowski gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET31 (3Q: 01:35) Colt McCoy pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeremy Maclin. DE Tyson Jackson drove right through Chad Rinehart to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET31 (3Q: 01:25) Colt McCoy sacked by DT Dave Thibodeau for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Zach Foley. |
| 3-15-DET36 (3Q: 00:39) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Tracy Shergalis for 15 yards. Tackled by S A.J. Brennan. Shergalis gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET21 (3Q: 00:02) Colt McCoy pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Rob Gronkowski. DE Tyson Jackson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-10-DET21 (4Q: 15:00) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Jeremy Maclin for 21 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Maclin gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Detroit 20, Tampa Bay 13 |
| (4Q: 15:00) Extra point by Calvin Gifford was good. Detroit 20, Tampa Bay 14 |
| (4Q: 14:47) Calvin Gifford kicked off 71 yards from the TBY30. Golden Tate returned the ball 24 yards to the DET23. Tackled by Van Alston. |
| 1-10-DET23 (4Q: 14:15) Ricky Johnstone ran a trap outside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by S Calvin Vila, assisted by DT Kent Vaughn. |
| 2-14-DET19 (4Q: 13:42) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Damian Williams for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Trevor Petry. Williams gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 3-5-DET28 (4Q: 13:08) Ryan Mathews ran a draw inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Scotty McGee, assisted by ILB Daryl Mincy. |
| 4-4-DET29 (4Q: 12:36) Duane Grant punted 43 yards. Greg Ellison returned the kick 9 yards to the TBY37. Tackled by Ricky Johnstone. |
| 1-10-TBY37 (4Q: 12:25) Colt McCoy pass completed to FB John Conner for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Nolan Carroll, assisted by DT Dave Thibodeau. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Detroit's Winfred Laudenback was hurt on the play. |
| 2-3-TBY44 (4Q: 11:48) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 2-8-TBY39 (4Q: 11:44) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Jeremy Maclin for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Tyrus Dubester. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-4-TBY43 (4Q: 10:57) Colt McCoy pass completed to FB Rufus Nunn for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Joe Corbett. |
| 4-1-TBY46 (4Q: 10:13) Kerry Bergman punted 34 yards. Darrell Helfrich returned the kick 9 yards to the DET29. Tackled by Norman Barone. |
| 1-10-DET29 (4Q: 10:06) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Darrell Helfrich for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Daryl Mincy. Helfrich gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET43 (4Q: 09:41) Ricky Johnstone ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Fili Moala, assisted by DE Daniel Te'o-Nesheim. Key block delivered by Donovan Sampson. |
| 2-1-TBY48 (4Q: 08:55) Maurice Greer pass completed to WR Adam Crane for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Brent Crawford. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-TBY26 (4Q: 08:10) Ryan Mathews ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB C.J. Lowe. |
| 2-10-TBY26 (4Q: 07:39) Ricky Johnstone ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Daryl Mincy, assisted by S Calvin Vila. |
| 3-9-TBY25 (4Q: 06:51) Maurice Greer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darrell Helfrich. ILB Daryl Mincy hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-9-TBY25 (4Q: 06:41) Rusty Sheldon attempted a 42 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 23, Tampa Bay 14 |
| (4Q: 06:36) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 71 yards from the DET30. Tracy Shergalis returned the ball 32 yards to the TBY31. Tackled by Chevis Jackson. |
| 1-10-TBY31 (4Q: 06:15) Colt McCoy pass completed to TE Rob Gronkowski for 8 yards. Tackled by S Gino Swift. Gronkowski gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-TBY39 (4Q: 05:55) Colt McCoy pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Greg Ellison. ILB Nicky Jeffries hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-2-TBY39 (4Q: 05:49) Colt McCoy pass was dropped by WR Greg Ellison. |
| 4-2-TBY39 (4Q: 05:43) Colt McCoy pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Rob Gronkowski. DE Tyson Jackson blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-TBY39 (4Q: 05:39) Ryan Mathews ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Kennedy Welshans, assisted by CB Vinny Forbes. |
| 2-10-TBY39 (4Q: 04:53) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-TBY44 (4Q: 04:43) Ricky Johnstone ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Trevor Petry. |
| 3-12-TBY41 (4Q: 03:59) Ryan Mathews ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Reshad Jones, assisted by OLB Trevor Petry. |
| 4-11-TBY40 (4Q: 03:13) Rusty Sheldon attempted a 57 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 26, Tampa Bay 14 |
| (4Q: 03:07) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 63 yards from the DET30. Tracy Shergalis returned the ball 28 yards to the TBY35. Tackled by Tyrus Dubester. |
| 1-10-TBY35 (4Q: 02:59) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-TBY30 (4Q: 02:59) Colt McCoy pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brandon LaFell. DE Billy Joe Corbett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-15-TBY30 (4Q: 02:51) Colt McCoy scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S Gino Swift. |
| 3-12-TBY33 (4Q: 02:32) Colt McCoy pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brandon LaFell. S Gino Swift defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-12-TBY33 (4Q: 02:28) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Brandon LaFell for 16 yards. Tackled by S Gino Swift, assisted by S A.J. Brennan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY49 (4Q: 02:11) Colt McCoy pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Greg Ellison. CB Chevis Jackson defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-DET36 (4Q: 02:00) Colt McCoy pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tracy Shergalis. CB Archie Walters defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET36 (4Q: 01:51) Colt McCoy pass completed to FB John Conner for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Archie Walters. Conner gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-DET28 (4Q: 01:29) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 3-7-DET33 (4Q: 01:29) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Brandon LaFell for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Tyrus Dubester. LaFell gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET19 (4Q: 01:12) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Brandon LaFell for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Howie Bellis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. LaFell gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-6-DET06 (4Q: 01:02) Colt McCoy pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brandon LaFell. DE Tyson Jackson simply tossed Jack Sughroue aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-DET06 (4Q: 00:56) Colt McCoy pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Greg Ellison. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-DET06 (4Q: 00:52) Colt McCoy pass completed to FB Rufus Nunn for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Karl Sabin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 4-3-DET03 (4Q: 00:42) Colt McCoy pass completed to WR Brandon LaFell for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Detroit 26, Tampa Bay 20 |
| (4Q: 00:42) Extra point by Calvin Gifford was good. Detroit 26, Tampa Bay 21 |
| (4Q: 00:36) Calvin Gifford kicked off (onside) from the TBY30. DET Karl Sabin recovered the kick. |
| 1-10-TBY44 (4Q: 00:31) Maurice Greer dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 2-11-TBY45 (4Q: 00:23) Maurice Greer dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 3-12-TBY46 (4Q: 00:16) Maurice Greer dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Detroit Lions 26, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21 |