Sunday, September 7, 1997
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buccaneers (2-0-0) | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Lions (1-1-0) | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| TAM | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Buccaneers | Michael Husted 41 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| Buccaneers | Patrick Hape 1 yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Michael Husted kick) | 10 | 0 | |
| 2nd | Buccaneers | Warrick Dunn 6 yard rush (Michael Husted kick) | 17 | 0 |
| Lions | Jason Hanson 48 yard field goal | 17 | 3 | |
| 3rd | Lions | Johnnie Morton 73 yard pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 4th | Buccaneers | Mike Alstott 1 yard rush (Michael Husted kick) | 24 | 10 |
| Lions | Barry Sanders 66 yard pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick) | 24 | 17 |
| TAM | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 20 | 13 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 41-173-2 | 12-24-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 12-24-115-1-0 | 29-50-331-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-16 | 2-9 |
| Net pass yards | 99 | 322 |
| Total yards | 272 | 346 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-40 | 11-129 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng |
| Warrick Dunn | TAM | 24 | 130 | 1 | 49 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| Trent Dilfer | TAM | 12 | 24 | 115 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Horace Copeland | TAM | 4 | 44 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Mike Alstott | TAM | 14 | 34 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Reidel Anthony | TAM | 2 | 19 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Karl Williams | TAM | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Dave Moore | TAM | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Robb Thomas | TAM | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Patrick Hape | TAM | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Scott Mitchell | DET | 29 | 50 | 331 | 2 | 1 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Barry Sanders | DET | 10 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 102 | 1 | 66 | ||||||
| Johnnie Morton | DET | 4 | 102 | 1 | 73 | ||||||||||
| Herman Moore | DET | 6 | 51 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| David Sloan | DET | 7 | 49 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Glyn Milburn | DET | 2 | 19 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Pete Metzelaars | DET | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Ron Rivers | DET | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | ||
| Warrick Dunn | TAM | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tyoka Jackson | TAM | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Charles Mincy | TAM | 0.0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Warren Sapp | TAM | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Karl Williams | TAM | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Luther Elliss | DET | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Glyn Milburn | DET | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Robert Porcher | DET | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Scoring | Punting | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | |
| Tommy Barnhardt | TAM | 7 | 291 | 41.6 | 0 | ||||
| Michael Husted | TAM | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Hanson | DET | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Jett | DET | 7 | 349 | 49.9 | 0 | ||||