Week 2
Final
DET
TB1Q
0 - 7
R. Bell 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1Q
3 - 7
B. Ricardo 48-yard field goal.
FG Made
1Q
9 - 7
J. Thompson 9-yard TD catch from G. Landry.
Touchdown
Missed XP
2Q
12 - 7
B. Ricardo 47-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
15 - 7
B. Ricardo 27-yard field goal.
FG Made
Top Performers
Pass Yds
55
Landry
DET
Rush Yds
98
Bell
TB
Rec Yds
37
Giles
TB
Scrim TD
1
Thompson
DET
1978 NFC Central
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vikings | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 |
 Packers | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 |
 Lions | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
 Bears | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
 Buccaneers | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 |
Game Summary
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers fell to the Detroit Lions, 15 to 7, on September 9, 1978.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Landry #11 | 8/10 | 55 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 122.9 |
G. Danielson #16 | 1/4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 41.7 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Huff #19 | 4/9 | 48 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 21.8 |
M. Boryla #10 | 2/5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 47.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bussey #24 | 21 | 88 | 4.2 | 0 | 36 |
H. King #25 | 17 | 38 | 2.2 | 0 | 14 |
L. Gaines #38 | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 8 |
A. Bolton #43 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 |
R. Kane #32 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bell #42 | 15 | 98 | 6.5 | 1 | 56 |
J. Davis #38 | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 |
L. Carter #32 | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 8 |
G. Ragsdale #23 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Thompson #84 | 0/0 | 29 | 9.7 | 1 | 13 |
H. King #25 | 0/0 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 |
R. Jarvis #45 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
R. Kane #32 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Giles #88 | 0/0 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 23 |
M. Owens #85 | 0/0 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
I. Hagins #81 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hunter #28 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Ricardo #1 | 3/4 | 0/1 | 9 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. O'Donoghue #11 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Skladany #1 | 9 | 379 | 42.1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Green #4 | 8 | 352 | 44.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Thompson #39 | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Ragsdale #23 | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Thompson #84 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Hunter #28 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Blue #89 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Cotney #33 | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 |
C. Brown #34 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Landry #11 | 8/10 | 55 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 122.9 |
G. Danielson #16 | 1/4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 41.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bussey #24 | 21 | 88 | 4.2 | 0 | 36 |
H. King #25 | 17 | 38 | 2.2 | 0 | 14 |
L. Gaines #38 | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 8 |
A. Bolton #43 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 |
R. Kane #32 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Thompson #84 | 0/0 | 29 | 9.7 | 1 | 13 |
H. King #25 | 0/0 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 |
R. Jarvis #45 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
R. Kane #32 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hunter #28 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Ricardo #1 | 3/4 | 0/1 | 9 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Skladany #1 | 9 | 379 | 42.1 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Thompson #39 | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Thompson #84 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Hunter #28 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Blue #89 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Huff #19 | 4/9 | 48 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 21.8 |
M. Boryla #10 | 2/5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 47.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bell #42 | 15 | 98 | 6.5 | 1 | 56 |
J. Davis #38 | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 |
L. Carter #32 | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 8 |
G. Ragsdale #23 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Giles #88 | 0/0 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 23 |
M. Owens #85 | 0/0 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
I. Hagins #81 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. O'Donoghue #11 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Green #4 | 8 | 352 | 44.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Ragsdale #23 | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Cotney #33 | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 |
C. Brown #34 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
196
Total Yds
109
47
Pass Yds
-31
149
Rush Yds
140
62
Total Plays
50
3.2
Yards Per Play
2.2
2.9
Yards Per Pass
-1.5
3.2
Yards Per Rush
4.8
11
1st Downs
10
9
Punts
8
2
Turnovers
6
0
Interceptions Thrown
1
2
Fumbles Lost
5
8
Penalties
5
7.0
Sacks
2.0
0
D/ST TD
0
