TV: FOX (4:25 PM ET): Kevin Kugler, Daryl Johnston, Laura Okmin (field reporter) SXM App: Tampa Bay | Detroit
All-Time Series History Regular Season: DET leads series, 32-28 (Away team won past 4) Postseason: Series tied, 1-1
The Last Time… Regular Season: 10/15/23: DET 20 at TB 6 Postseason: NFC-D 1/21/24: TB 23 at DET 31
HEAD COACHES:
Todd Bowles vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-2 Reg. Season: 44-58 (.431) Postseason: 1-2 (.333)
Dan Campbell vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 2-0 Reg. Season: 30-33-1 (.477) Postseason: 2-1 (.667)
BUCCANEERS NOTES:
• QB BAKER MAYFIELD completed 24 of 30 atts. (80 pct.) for 289 yards & 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 146.4 rating in Week 1, his 5th-career game with a 140+ rating & 6th-career game with 80+ comp. pct. Passed for 349 yards & 3 TDs in 2023 NFC-D at Det. Has 2+ TD passes in 5 of his past 6 starts. • RB RACHAAD WHITE had 6 catches & 106 scrimmage yards (career-high 75 rec., 31 rush) in Week 1. Had 91 scrimmage yards (55 rush, 36 rec.) & TD catch in 2023 NFC-D at Det. Had 890 scrimmage yards (98.9 per game) in 9 road games last season & aims for his 5th in row on road with 90+ scrimmage yards. • RB BUCKY IRVING (rookie) led team with 62 rush yards in NFL debut in Week 1. • WR MIKE EVANS had 2 rec. TDs in Week 1, his 21st-career game with 2+ TD catches. Had 8 catches for 147 yards & TD in 2023 NFC-D at Det. Had 10 catches for 181 yards & 2 rec. TDs in last reg. season road meeting (12/26/20). • WR CHRIS GODWIN led team with 8 catches & 83 rec. yards & had 35thcareer rec. TD last week, 2nd-most rec. TD in franchise history. Has 5+ catches & 65+ rec. yards in each of his 4 reg. season meetings vs. Det. • WR JALEN MCMILLAN (rookie) had 1st-career rec. TD in NFL debut last week. • LB LAVONTE DAVID had 13 tackles, 2 TFL & sack in 2023 NFC-D at Det. & has 2+ TFL in 3 of his past 4 vs. Det., incl. playoffs. Had 5+ tackles in each of his 8 road games last season. • LB JOE TRYON-SHOYINKA had sack & 2nd-career FF last week & aims for his 3rd in row with sack & FF. • S JORDAN WHITEHEAD led team with 8 tackles & had PD in Week 1. Aims for his 3rd in row at. Det. with PD. • CB JAMEL DEAN had 3 PD in 2023 NFC-D at Det. • CB CHRISTIAN IZIEN had 2nd-career FF last week.
LIONS NOTES:
• QB JARED GOFF passed for TD vs. INT for 85 rating in Week 1. Passed for 287 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 103.5 rating in 2023 NFC-D vs. TB. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. TB with 350 pass yards & 2+ TDs. Has 100+ rating in 5 of his past 6 home games, incl. playoffs. • RB JAHMYR GIBBS had 74 scrimmage yards (40 rush, 34 rec.) & rush TD in Week 1. Has scrimmage TD in 8 of his past 9, incl. playoffs. Had 114 scrimmage yards (74 rush, 40 rec.) & rush TD in 2023 NFC-D vs. TB. • RB DAVID MONTGOMERY rushed for 91 yards & TD in Week 1. Aims for his 5th in row with rush TD. Has 40+ rush yards & TD in 6 of his past 7 home games. • WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN has 100+ rec. yards & TD in 4 of his past 5 games. Has 6+ catches & 75+ rec. yards in 7 of his past 8 home games. Had 8 catches for 77 yards & TD in 2023 NFC-D vs. TB. • WR JAMESON WILLIAMS had a career-high 121 rec. yards & TD in Week 1, his 1st-career 100-yard game • TE SAM LAPORTA had 9 catches for 65 yards in 2023 NFC-D vs. TB. • DL AIDAN HUTCHINSON had sack in Week 1 and has sack in 5 of his past 6 games, incl. playoffs. Had sack in 2023 NFC-D vs. TB. • LB ALEX ANZALONE led team with 13 tackes and career-high 3 TFL. Had 9 tackles, 2 PD & TFL in last reg. season meeting. • LB JACK CAMPBELL aims for his 3rd in row at home with 7+ tackles & TFL. • CB CARLTON DAVIS had 10 tackles in Det. debut last week. Had 363 tackles, 79 PD, 12 TFL & 9 INTs in 85 games with TB (2018-23). • DB BRIAN BRANCH had 9 tackles, 2 TFL & sack in 2023 NFC-D vs. TB. Aims for 4th in row with TFL, incl. playoffs. • S KERBY JOSEPH had 6 tackles, PD & INT in Week 1.
