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Updated Nov 2, 5:48 PM ET
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Week 11 · Sunday 1:00 PM ET · Ford Field

TBvsDET

Buccaneers offensevsLions defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 8 games for Buccaneers, 7 for Lions. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

TB offenseDET offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Ground game edge

Buccaneers average 5.0 yards per carry (3rd). Lions allow 3.9 (16th).

02
Opportunity

Deep right is open

Lions are worst against deep right throws, allowing +1.32 EPA per attempt. Buccaneers send 7% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Pressure problem

Buccaneers take a sack on 10% of dropbacks (30th). Lions get home on 8% (7th). League average is 7%.

04
Wash

Success rate

Call this one even. Buccaneers succeed on 41% of plays (26th) against a defense that allows 45% (25th).

Players to watch

TB Buccaneers

6Baker MayfieldQB · 68/110 · 679 yds · 3 TD · 2 INTEPA per dropback -0.257Bucky IrvingRB · 147 car · 728 yds · 6 TD · 18 recEPA per touch -0.02 · 25th2Emeka EgbukaWR · 28 rec · 240 yds · 2 TD · 49 tgtEPA per target -0.2614Chris Godwin Jr.WR · 27 rec · 243 yds · 0 TD · 35 tgtEPA per target +0.1925Jacob ParrishNickel Back · 36 tackles · 2 INT · 13 PD2 INT · T-11th in the NFL27Zyon McCollumLeft Cornerback · 30 tackles · 2 INT · 9 PD2 INT · T-11th in the NFL

DET Lions

16Jared GoffQB · 168/248 · 1964 yds · 15 TD · 1 INTEPA per dropback +0.27 · 6th0Jahmyr GibbsRB · 157 car · 773 yds · 10 TD · 34 recEPA per touch -0.01 · 22nd14Amon-Ra St. BrownWR · 53 rec · 571 yds · 5 TD · 76 tgtEPA per target +0.3187Sam LaPortaTE · 31 rec · 367 yds · 3 TD · 44 tgtEPA per target +0.74 · 2nd97Aidan HutchinsonLeft Defensive End · 20 tackles · 5 sacks · 1 PD5 sacks · T-12th in the NFL55Derrick BarnesWeakside Linebacker · 34 tackles · 3 sacks · 1 INT · 2 PD3 sacks
The series · Buccaneers and Lions since 1999, and this season's records21 meetings

The Buccaneers lead the series 11–10 since 1999. Oct 20, 2025, at Ford Field: the Lions won 24–9. Jared Goff started at quarterback for the Lions and Baker Mayfield for the Buccaneers; Dan Campbell and Todd Bowles coached.

Buccaneers at home3–5the Buccaneers' record
In Detroit8–5the Buccaneers' record
Most pointsBuccaneers 47 · Lions 342020 · 2014
Biggest winBuccaneers by 40 · Lions by 172020 · 1999
Playoffs0–1the Buccaneers' record

The last 5

2025 · Wk 7TB 9 at DET 24
2024 · Wk 2TB 20 at DET 16
2023 · Wk 20 · playoffsTB 23 at DET 31
2023 · Wk 6DET 20 at TB 6
2020 · Wk 16TB 47 at DET 7

2026 records

BuccaneersLions
Overall3–55–2
Division2–02–0
Conference3–24–1
Other conference0–31–1
Home1–44–0
Away2–11–2
Last 5LWLWWWLWWW
StreakWon 2Won 3
Points a game22.3 – 18.929.0 – 25.7

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Buccaneers' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Buccaneers offense against the Lions defenseDepth charts
Lions defense · 4-3 DBuccaneers offense · 3WR 1TE78Wirfs68Bredeson62Barton69Mauch67Goedeke88Otton6Mayfield7Irving2Egbuka17Hurst14Godwin93Lacy91Williams54McNeill97Hutchinson55Barnes46Campbell44Rodriguez2Rakestraw4Reed21McCreary32Branch36Clark

Buccaneers offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBBaker Mayfield#6 · 68/110 · 679 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT
  • RBBucky Irving#7 · 147 car · 728 yds · 6 TD · 18 rec
  • WREmeka Egbuka#2 · 28 rec · 240 yds · 2 TD · 49 tgt
  • WRChris Godwin Jr.#14 · 27 rec · 243 yds · 0 TD · 35 tgt
  • WRTed Hurst III#17 · 11 rec · 168 yds · 1 TD · 24 tgt
  • TECade Otton#88 · 19 rec · 186 yds · 0 TD · 30 tgt
  • LTTristan Wirfs#78
  • LGBen Bredeson#68
  • CGraham Barton#62
  • RGCody Mauch#69
  • RTLuke Goedeke#67

Lions defense · Base 4-3 D

  • RDETyler Lacy#93 · 6 tackles
  • RDTTyleik Williams#91 · 16 tackles
  • LDTAlim McNeill#54 · 14 tackles · 4.5 sacks · 1 PD
  • LDEAidan Hutchinson#97 · 20 tackles · 5 sacks · 1 PD
  • WLBDerrick Barnes#55 · 34 tackles · 3 sacks · 1 INT · 2 PD
  • MLBJack Campbell#46 · 58 tackles
  • SLBMalcolm Rodriguez#44 · 18 tackles · 0.5 sacks
  • RCBEnnis Rakestraw Jr.#2 · 10 tackles · 2 PD
  • LCBD.J. Reed#4 · 41 tackles · 1 INT · 7 PD
  • NBRoger McCreary#21 · 26 tackles · 1 sack · 7 PD
  • SSBrian Branch#32 · 7 tackles · 1 INT · 1 PD
  • FSChuck Clark#36 · 43 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 2 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · TB offense against DET defense
StatTB TB offFavors TB · Favors DETDET DET def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
-0.09#26
+0.11#30+0.00
Success rate
41%#26
45%#2544%
Yards per play
4.9#25
5.6#215.4
Explosive play rate
10%#11
11%#309%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
-0.23#31
+0.18#29+0.03
Sack rate
10%#30
8%#77%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.01#8
-0.09#12-0.08
Yards per carry
5.0#3
3.9#164.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
40%#14
46%#2741%
Red zone TD rate
52%#27
74%#2861%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
104#31
177#27147
TE yards per game
27#32
98#3255
TE targets per game
4.1#32
11.4#327.6
RB receiving yards per game
17#29
23#832
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Buccaneers: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
-0.387% of throws
+0.113% of throws
+0.347% of throws
Short
-0.0334% of throws
+0.1412% of throws
-0.1837% of throws

Lions: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.0318 throws
+1.2918 throws
+1.3224 throws
Short
+0.0079 throws
+0.5645 throws
+0.19101 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.