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2011 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 11, 2011 · Raymond James Stadium

Detroit LionsWinner

27

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

Matthew StaffordQB

24/33, 305 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT

13.7 expected points added · +11.3% completion over expected

Passing · TB

Josh FreemanQB

28/43, 259 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

4.6 expected points added · +6.4% completion over expected

Rushing · DET

Jahvid BestRB

21 att, 72 yds, 0 TD

-3.6 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · DET

Jerome HarrisonRB

8 att, 27 yds, 0 TD

-2.1 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · DET

Calvin JohnsonWR

6/10 for 88 yds, 2 TD

30% of team targets · 6.9 expected points added

Receiving · TB

Kellen WinslowTE

6/8 for 66 yds, 0 TD

18% of team targets · 3.1 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Detroit Lions

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Matthew Stafford24/3330531013.7

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Jahvid Best21723.40-3.6
Jerome Harrison8273.40-2.1
Nate Burleson12020.001.5
Tony Scheffler155.000.2
Maurice Morris242.00-0.5
Matthew Stafford100.00-1.3
Stefan Logan1-2-2.00-0.8

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Calvin Johnson61088230%6.9
Nate Burleson5560015%4.5
Brandon Pettigrew4657018%0.9
Jahvid Best4542015%1.9
Maurice Morris222506%2.8
Rashied Davis111403%1.1
Tony Scheffler111113%2.7
Maurice Stovall11803%1.0
Will Heller01003%-6.8
Titus Young01003%-1.2

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Eric Wright600.001
Amari Spievey600.000
Chris Houston510.013
Aaron Berry400.001
Stephen Tulloch401.000
Justin Durant400.000
DeAndre Levy300.000
Kyle Vanden Bosch301.000
Andre Fluellen200.000
Cliff Avril110.000

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Josh Freeman28/432591124.6
Josh Johnson1/37000-1.8

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Josh Freeman4266.500.5
LeGarrette Blount5153.00-1.2
Earnest Graham6132.20-5.3
Josh Johnson122.00-1.0

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Kellen Winslow6866018%3.1
Earnest Graham8958020%-1.6
Mike Williams41050123%5.4
Preston Parker4644014%0.9
Arrelious Benn4727016%-4.6
Dezmon Briscoe221405%0.7
Kregg Lumpkin11902%0.6
Luke Stocker01002%-0.5

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Sean Jones800.001
Geno Hayes800.000
Mason Foster610.000
Ronde Barber610.000
Quincy Black610.000
Tim Crowder410.000
Michael Bennett400.000
Aqib Talib300.012
E.J. Biggers110.000
Brian Price200.000

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