Week 1
Final
DET
TB1Q
2 - 0
Safety by D. English.
Safety
1Q
5 - 0
E. Murray 29-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
8 - 0
E. Murray 48-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
11 - 0
E. Murray 38-yard field goal.
FG Made
Top Performers
Pass Yds
174
Hipple
DET
Rush Yds
37
Sims
DET
Rec Yds
80
Thompson
DET
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1983 NFC Central
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lions | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 |
 Packers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 |
 Bears | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 |
 Vikings | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 |
 Buccaneers | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 |
Game Summary
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were decisively beaten by the Detroit Lions, 11 to 0, on September 4, 1983.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Hipple #17 | 14/24 | 174 | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | 2-20 | 63.5 |
G. Danielson #16 | 8/10 | 89 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 103.8 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Golsteyn #12 | 14/21 | 120 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 3-24 | 81.4 |
J. Thompson #12 | 7/12 | 97 | 8.1 | 0 | 1 | 4-22 | 49.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Sims #20 | 14 | 37 | 2.6 | 0 | 7 |
J. Jones #30 | 11 | 23 | 2.1 | 0 | 5 |
E. Hipple #17 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 |
H. King #25 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Carver #28 | 11 | 22 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 |
J. Wilder #32 | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 9 |
M. Morton #1,20 | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 5 |
J. Owens #26 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Thompson #39 | 0/0 | 80 | 13.3 | 0 | 27 |
J. Jones #30 | 0/0 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 29 |
M. Nichols #86 | 0/0 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | 14 |
U. Norris #80 | 0/0 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 35 |
B. Sims #20 | 0/0 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 14 |
J. Chadwick #89 | 0/0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 11 |
H. King #25 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
R. Rubick #84 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Wilder #32 | 0/0 | 69 | 7.7 | 0 | 18 |
T. Bell #83 | 0/0 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 31 |
G. Carter #87 | 0/0 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | 17 |
J. Obradovich #86 | 0/0 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
J. Bell #82 | 0/0 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
M. Witte #85 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
M. Carver #28 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
K. House #89 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Latimer #43 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Moss #63 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. English #78 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Gay #79 | 0-0 | 0 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Logan #76 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Roy Selmon #63 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Brown #34 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Murray #3 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 9 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Capece #3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Black #11 | 6 | 235 | 39.2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Garcia #5 | 6 | 289 | 48.2 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Martin #83 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hall #35 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Morton #1,20 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Martin #83 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Tyler #81 | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Hipple #17 | 14/24 | 174 | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | 2-20 | 63.5 |
G. Danielson #16 | 8/10 | 89 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 103.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Sims #20 | 14 | 37 | 2.6 | 0 | 7 |
J. Jones #30 | 11 | 23 | 2.1 | 0 | 5 |
E. Hipple #17 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 |
H. King #25 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Thompson #39 | 0/0 | 80 | 13.3 | 0 | 27 |
J. Jones #30 | 0/0 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 29 |
M. Nichols #86 | 0/0 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | 14 |
U. Norris #80 | 0/0 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 35 |
B. Sims #20 | 0/0 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 14 |
J. Chadwick #89 | 0/0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 11 |
H. King #25 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
R. Rubick #84 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Latimer #43 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Moss #63 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. English #78 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Gay #79 | 0-0 | 0 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Murray #3 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 9 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Black #11 | 6 | 235 | 39.2 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Martin #83 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hall #35 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Martin #83 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Golsteyn #12 | 14/21 | 120 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 3-24 | 81.4 |
J. Thompson #12 | 7/12 | 97 | 8.1 | 0 | 1 | 4-22 | 49.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Carver #28 | 11 | 22 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 |
J. Wilder #32 | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 9 |
M. Morton #1,20 | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 5 |
J. Owens #26 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Wilder #32 | 0/0 | 69 | 7.7 | 0 | 18 |
T. Bell #83 | 0/0 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 31 |
G. Carter #87 | 0/0 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | 17 |
J. Obradovich #86 | 0/0 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
J. Bell #82 | 0/0 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
M. Witte #85 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
M. Carver #28 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
K. House #89 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Logan #76 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Roy Selmon #63 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Brown #34 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Capece #3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Garcia #5 | 6 | 289 | 48.2 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Morton #1,20 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Tyler #81 | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
313
Total Yds
231
236
Pass Yds
171
77
Rush Yds
60
68
Total Plays
62
4.6
Yards Per Play
3.7
6.4
Yards Per Pass
4.3
2.5
Yards Per Rush
2.7
16
1st Downs
16
11
Passing 1st Downs
11
4
Rushing 1st Downs
2
1
1st Downs from Penalties
3
6
Punts
6
2
Turnovers
3
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Fumbles Lost
2
10
Penalties
10
7.0
Sacks
3.0
0
D/ST TD
0
