2008 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 23, 2008 · Ford Field

Tampa Bay BuccaneersWinner

Detroit Lions

TB -9 ✓O 42 ✓DomeBuccaneers closed -9 and covered, winning by 18.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 38–20 — never really in doubt late.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Passing · TB

13/18, 165 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

-8.4 expected points added · +1.1% completion over expected

Passing · DET

8/20, 121 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

-17.5 expected points added · -17.5% completion over expected

Rushing · TB

14 att, 90 yds, 1 TD

1.6 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · DET

16 att, 86 yds, 0 TD

-0.4 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Jeff Garcia	13/18	165	2	0	6	-8.4

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Warrick Dunn	14	90	6.4	1	1.6
Cadillac Williams	16	27	1.7	0	-5.2
B.J. Askew	1	3	3.0	0	1.8
Jeff Garcia	1	-1	-1.0	0	-3.4

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Tanard Jackson	6	1	0.0	0	0
Barrett Ruud	4	2	0.0	0	0
Ronde Barber	5	0	0.0	2	2
Derrick Brooks	5	0	0.0	0	0
Cato June	3	0	0.0	0	0
Jovan Haye	3	0	0.0	0	0
Gaines Adams	3	0	1.0	0	2
Phillip Buchanon	2	0	0.0	0	0
Jimmy Wilkerson	2	0	2.0	0	0
Kevin Carter	1	1	0.0	0	0

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Daunte Culpepper	8/20	121	1	2	4	-17.5
Drew Stanton	2/6	13	0	0	0	-2.5

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Kevin Smith	16	86	5.4	-0.4
Rudi Johnson	4	16	4.0	-1.2
Daunte Culpepper	2	6	3.0	-0.6

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks
Kalvin Pearson	5	2	0.0
Alex Lewis	6	1	0.0
Paris Lenon	5	2	0.0
Ernie Sims	4	1	0.0
Ryan Nece	3	1	1.0
Corey Smith	4	0	2.0
Cory Redding	2	1	0.0
Dwight Smith	3	0	0.0
John Standeford	2	0	0.0
Travis Fisher	2	0	0.0

Closing number vs result

Buccaneers closed -9 and covered, winning by 18.

Total closed 42; the game landed 58 — over by 16.0.

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