2011 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 11, 2011 · Raymond James Stadium
Detroit LionsWinner
27
at
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
20
TB -1 upsetO 43.5 ✓
Detroit Lions 27–20.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DET
24/33, 305 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
13.7 expected points added · +11.3% completion over expected
Passing · TB
28/43, 259 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
4.6 expected points added · +6.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 24/33 | 305 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahvid Best | 21 | 72 | 3.4 | 0 | -3.6 |
| Jerome Harrison | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 0 | -2.1 |
| Nate Burleson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Tony Scheffler | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Maurice Morris | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Matthew Stafford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Stefan Logan | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Johnson | 6 | 10 | 88 | 2 | 30% | 6.9 |
| Nate Burleson | 5 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 15% | 4.5 |
| Brandon Pettigrew | 4 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 18% | 0.9 |
| Jahvid Best | 4 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 15% | 1.9 |
| Maurice Morris | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 6% | 2.8 |
| Rashied Davis | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3% | 1.1 |
| Tony Scheffler | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3% | 2.7 |
| Maurice Stovall | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 1.0 |
| Will Heller | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -6.8 |
| Titus Young | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Wright | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Amari Spievey | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Houston | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Aaron Berry | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stephen Tulloch | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Durant | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAndre Levy | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Vanden Bosch | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Fluellen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Avril | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Freeman | 28/43 | 259 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.6 |
| Josh Johnson | 1/3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Freeman | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 0.5 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Earnest Graham | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 | -5.3 |
| Josh Johnson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kellen Winslow | 6 | 8 | 66 | 0 | 18% | 3.1 |
| Earnest Graham | 8 | 9 | 58 | 0 | 20% | -1.6 |
| Mike Williams | 4 | 10 | 50 | 1 | 23% | 5.4 |
| Preston Parker | 4 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 14% | 0.9 |
| Arrelious Benn | 4 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 16% | -4.6 |
| Dezmon Briscoe | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 5% | 0.7 |
| Kregg Lumpkin | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2% | 0.6 |
| Luke Stocker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Jones | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Geno Hayes | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Foster | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronde Barber | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy Black | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Crowder | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Bennett | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aqib Talib | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| E.J. Biggers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Price | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- TB -1
- Closing total
- 43.5
- DET moneyline
- +113
- TB moneyline
- -125
Buccaneers closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 47 — over by 3.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Raymond James Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 86°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- DET 7 days · TB 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Schwartz vs Raheem Morris