2010 · Week 15

Final / OT

Lions

Detroit

QB Drew Stanton

23·20

Buccaneers

Tampa Bay

QB Josh Freeman

Raymond James Stadium · outdoors · grass · 54°F · wind 10mph

Closing spread

TB -3.5

Total

43

Model margin

+4.6est.

TB perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Buccaneers
  • Lions

How each play moved the game.

Buccaneers winsLions wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Lionsedge mapBuccaneers
  • -0.043EPA / play+0.046
  • 40.5%Success rate42.0%
  • +0.013EPA / dropback+0.164
  • -0.145EPA / rush-0.133
  • 7.9%Explosive rate10.0%
  • -3.37CPOE+2.31
  • 40.4%Third-down rate42.5%
  • 72.0%Red-zone TD rate64.2%
  • 1.59Points / drive1.88
  • 2.2%Turnover rate1.5%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

TB lead 11–10 since 1999

Meetings average 41.3 points. TB are 7-14 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W7TB @ DET924DET
2024 · W2TB @ DET2016TB
2023 · playoffsTB @ DET2331DET
2023 · W6DET @ TB206DET
2020 · W16TB @ DET477TB
2019 · W15TB @ DET3817TB
2017 · W14DET @ TB2421DET
2014 · W14TB @ DET1734DET

Box score

Individual performances

Lions

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Drew Stanton23/3725210
Stefan Logan0/1000

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Maurice Morris151097.31
Nate Burleson12525.00
Drew Stanton22412.00
Jahvid Best6122.00
Stefan Logan4112.80

Buccaneers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Josh Freeman21/3225110
Josh Johnson1/1100

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
LeGarrette Blount151107.31
Cadillac Williams7385.40
Josh Freeman5295.80
Earnest Graham1-1-1.00

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line +3.53.6%6.5%7.5%3.2%4.9%3.2%2.9%

Positive margins favour Buccaneers; negative favour Lions.

Half-point at risk

2.55%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

61.3%

Expected total

43.8est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+1.48
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment+0.62
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+4.58