The NFL's leading receiver Calvin Johnson and the Detroit Lions host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The game is set to kickoff at 1:00 PM ET and will be shown on FOX. Detroit, a 9.5 point favorite, has a 6-4 overall record and 3-1 home record. Tampa Bay has a 2-8 overall record and 0-4 away record.
Last week the Lions were taken down by the Steelers, 37-27. Johnson had 179 yards receiving on six receptions and two touchdowns. Matthew Stafford also had a nice game, completing 19 passes on 46 attempts for 362 yards while finding the end zone twice and throwing one interception. In their previous outing, the Buccaneers brought down the Falcons, 41-28. Bobby Rainey was outstanding, racking up 163 yards on 30 carries and three total scores. Another strong outing came from Gerald McCoy, who registered five tackles and three sacks.
Detroit might rely on its passing attack, which i, averaging 319.8 yards a game, ranks third in the league.
Buccaneers Passing LeadersGradeNameCompAttYdsTDsIntB-81.2M. Glennon1542481,535114Lions Passing LeadersGradeNameCompAttYdsTDsIntA+100+M. Stafford2484193,198218Buccaneers Rushing LeadersGradeNamePAttYdsYdsATDsB83.5D. MartinRB1274563.61B83.8M. JamesRB602954.90B86.2B. RaineyRB512424.73Lions Rushing LeadersGradeNamePAttYdsYdsATDsA-91.6R. BushRB1456544.52B-80.7J. BellRB813264.05A+100+M. StaffordQB25481.92Buccaneers Receiving LeadersGradeNamePRecYdsYdsATDsA94.8V. JacksonWR5682714.85B-81.5T. WrightTE2629111.22C+77.7M. WilliamsWR222169.82Lions Receiving LeadersGradeNamePRecYdsYdsATDsA+100+C. JohnsonWR591,08318.411A-91.6R. BushRB3636610.22C+78.3K. DurhamWR2935712.32Sports & RecreationAmerican FootballDetroit LionsTampa Bay BuccaneersMatthew StaffordCalvin Johnson