DOWN X DOWN › week 11 › Buccaneers at Lions
Updated Nov 3, 7:02 AM ET
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Week 11 · Sunday 1:00 PM ET · Ford Field

DETvsTB

Lions offensevsBuccaneers defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 7 games for Lions, 8 for Buccaneers. 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

Backs catch passes

Buccaneers give up 33 yards a game to running backs (19th), against a league average of 32. Lions' running backs produce 48 (5th).

02
Opportunity

Deep middle is open

Buccaneers are worst against deep middle throws, allowing +0.64 EPA per attempt. Lions send 7% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Third downs favor Buccaneers

Lions convert 39% of third downs (21st). Buccaneers allow 34% (6th).

04
Wash

Success rate

Call this one even. Lions succeed on 49% of plays (3rd) against a defense that allows 39% (3rd).

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 · 26th2Emeka 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 · 24th14Amon-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 · Lions offense against the Buccaneers defenseDepth charts
Buccaneers defense · 3-4 DLions offense · 3WR 1TE58Sewell73Mahogany64Mays69RatledgeMiller87LaPorta16Goff0Gibbs14Brown18TeSlaa1Williams91Robinson50Vea94Kancey3Bain0Diaby45Trotter34Anzalone21Morrison27McCollum25Parrish23Smith31Winfield

Lions offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBJared Goff#16 · 168/248 · 1964 yds · 15 TD · 1 INT
  • RBJahmyr Gibbs#0 · 157 car · 773 yds · 10 TD · 34 rec
  • WRAmon-Ra St. Brown#14 · 53 rec · 571 yds · 5 TD · 76 tgt
  • WRJameson Williams#1 · 27 rec · 437 yds · 5 TD · 44 tgt
  • WRIsaac TeSlaa#18 · 10 rec · 197 yds · 0 TD · 21 tgt
  • TESam LaPorta#87 · 31 rec · 367 yds · 3 TD · 44 tgt
  • LTPenei Sewell#58
  • LGChristian Mahogany#73
  • CCade Mays#64
  • RGTate Ratledge#69
  • RTBlake Miller

Buccaneers defense · Base 3-4 D

  • RDEA'Shawn Robinson#91 · 22 tackles · 1 sack · 2 INT · 3 PD
  • NTVita Vea#50 · 16 tackles · 1 sack · 2 PD
  • LDECalijah Kancey#94 · 9 tackles
  • WLBRueben Bain Jr.#3 · 7 tackles · 1 sack · 1 PD
  • SLBYaya Diaby#0 · 16 tackles · 3 sacks · 1 INT · 2 PD
  • RILBJosiah Trotter#45 · 67 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 3 PD
  • LILBAlex Anzalone#34 · 41 tackles · 1 sack · 3 INT · 3 PD
  • RCBBenjamin Morrison#21 · 11 tackles · 2 PD
  • LCBZyon McCollum#27 · 30 tackles · 2 INT · 9 PD
  • NBJacob Parrish#25 · 36 tackles · 2 INT · 13 PD
  • SSTykee Smith#23 · 42 tackles · 1 INT · 2 PD
  • FSAntoine Winfield Jr.#31 · 31 tackles

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 · DET offense against TB defense
StatDET DET offFavors DET · Favors TBTB TB def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.12#6
-0.16#2+0.00
Success rate
49%#3
39%#344%
Yards per play
6.0#7
5.1#75.4
Explosive play rate
12%#3
7%#49%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.25#2
-0.20#2+0.03
Sack rate
6%#14
6%#247%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.05#14
-0.15#5-0.08
Yards per carry
4.7#6
3.6#84.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
39%#21
34%#641%
Red zone TD rate
69%#5
50%#961%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
173#7
131#10147
TE yards per game
60#14
56#2155
TE targets per game
7.6#15
8.1#237.6
RB receiving yards per game
48#5
33#1932
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Lions: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+1.526% of throws
+0.337% of throws
+0.757% of throws
Short
+0.2033% of throws
+0.4419% of throws
+0.1928% of throws

Buccaneers: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.1518 throws
+0.6410 throws
-0.259 throws
Short
-0.0292 throws
-0.1644 throws
-0.2395 throws

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