2014 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 7, 2014 · Ford Field
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
17
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Detroit LionsWinner
34
DET -10.5 ✓O 42 ✓Dome
Detroit Lions 34–17 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DET
26/34, 311 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
15.5 expected points added · +10.6% completion over expected
Passing · TB
20/39, 250 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
-5.4 expected points added · -8.1% completion over expected
Receiving · TB
10/17 for 159 yds, 0 TD
45% of team targets · 4.7 expected points added
Receiving · DET
8/9 for 158 yds, 1 TD
28% of team targets · 13.6 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh McCown | 20/39 | 250 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Martin | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Josh McCown | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | -5.7 |
| Charles Sims | 5 | -4 | -0.8 | 0 | -3.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Jackson | 10 | 17 | 159 | 0 | 45% | 4.7 |
| Mike Evans | 4 | 11 | 45 | 2 | 29% | -0.4 |
| Charles Sims | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 5% | 2.3 |
| Louis Murphy | 3 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 11% | -1.1 |
| Luke Stocker | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8% | -0.3 |
| Doug Martin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Lansanah | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orie Lemon | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lavonte David | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| William Gholston | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnthan Banks | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Major Wright | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alterraun Verner | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacquies Smith | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley McDougald | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Akeem Spence | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 26/34 | 311 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joique Bell | 18 | 83 | 4.6 | 1 | -5.1 |
| Reggie Bush | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 0 | -4.6 |
| Jeremy Ross | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| George Winn | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Matthew Stafford | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Johnson | 8 | 9 | 158 | 1 | 28% | 13.6 |
| Joique Bell | 5 | 5 | 50 | 1 | 16% | 4.4 |
| Golden Tate | 4 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 16% | 2.9 |
| Eric Ebron | 3 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 13% | 2.3 |
| Joseph Fauria | 2 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 6% | 4.0 |
| Reggie Bush | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 19% | -1.5 |
| Jeremy Ross | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ndamukong Suh | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashean Mathis | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| James Ihedigbo | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| DeAndre Levy | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cassius Vaughn | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darius Slay | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tahir Whitehead | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Mosley | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glover Quin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| George Winn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DET -10.5
- Closing total
- 42
- TB moneyline
- +408
- DET moneyline
- -480
Lions closed -10.5 and covered, winning by 17.
Total closed 42; the game landed 51 — over by 9.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ford Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- TB 7 days · DET 10 days
- Coaches
- Lovie Smith vs Jim Caldwell