2007 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 21, 2007 · Ford Field
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
16
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Detroit LionsWinner
23
DET -2.5 ✓U 44.5 ✓Dome
Detroit Lions 23–16.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · TB
37/45, 316 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
14.6 expected points added · +9.7% completion over expected
Passing · DET
16/20, 147 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
0.3 expected points added · +11.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 37/45 | 316 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnest Graham | 19 | 92 | 4.8 | 0 | 4.1 |
| Michael Bennett | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Jeff Garcia | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | -12.6 |
| Zack Crockett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Brooks | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Phillips | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hovan | 0 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Barrett Ruud | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jovan Haye | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Carter | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Buchanon | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronde Barber | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sammy Davis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torrie Cox | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 16/20 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Jones | 15 | 76 | 5.1 | 1 | 1.9 |
| Calvin Johnson | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 1 | 3.2 |
| T.J. Duckett | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Jon Kitna | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | 1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Sims | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Fisher | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paris Lenon | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dewayne White | 6 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenoy Kennedy | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Lewis | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Alexander | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernando Bryant | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalimba Edwards | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Langston Moore | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DET -2.5
- Closing total
- 44.5
- TB moneyline
- +119
- DET moneyline
- -129
Lions closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 44.5; the game landed 39 — under by 5.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ford Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- TB 7 days · DET 14 days
- Coaches
- Jon Gruden vs Rod Marinelli