Saturday’s NFL Matchups

TAMPA BAY (9-5) AT DETROIT (5-9)

KICKOFF: 1 p.m. FOX

OPENING LINE: Buccaneers by 71⁄

2

RECORD VS. SPREAD: Buccaneers 7-7, Lions 5-8-1

SERIES RECORD: Lions lead 31-28

LAST MEETING: Buccaneers beat Lions 38-17 Dec. 15, 2019, at Detroit

LAST WEEK: Buccaneers beat Falcons 31-27; Lions lost to Titans 46-25

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES: The Lions have won four of the last six matchups with Tampa Bay, but they will be missing several coaches, including interim head coach Darrell Bevell, due to COVID-19 contact tracing. … The Bucs need a win or a Chicago loss to clinch their first postseason berth since 2007. … Tampa Bay’s 13-year playoff drought is the NFL’s second-longest string behind Cleveland’s 18-year run without a postseason appearance. … The Bucs rallied from a 17-point, second-half deficit to win at Atlanta for their fourth victory after trailing by double digits. … Tampa Bay has been outscored 59-7 in the first quarter while going 3-3 over the last six games. The Bucs have outscored opponents by an NFL-high 99 points in the second half. … OLB Jason Pierre-Paul was the only Buccaneer selected for the Pro Bowl. … QB Tom Brady threw for 320 yards and led five straight scoring drives after halftime against the Falcons. … Brady is one start away from No. 298 in the regular season, tying Hall of Famer Brett Favre’s NFL record for QBs. … WR Antonio Brown had five catches for a season-high 93 yards and scored his first TD with the Bucs last week. … RB Ronald Jones is one of four NFL players to average 5-plus yards per carry. … LB Devin White is the first player in the league with 125-plus tackles and at least eight sacks in a season since former Arizona LB Daryl Washington in 2012. … DT Ndamukong Suh, drafted No. 2 overall a decade ago by Detroit, has started every game this season and has five sacks. … DT Donovan Smith was activated from the the reserve/COVID-19 list on Tuesday. … Detroit, which has been in the playoffs just three times this century, has been eliminated from postseason contention. … Bevell is 1-2 since Matt Patricia was fired along with general manager Bob Quinn, but wide receivers coach Robert Prince will run the team Saturday. … The Lions fired Brayden Coombs on Monday, a day after the 34-year-old special teams coordinator went with a trick play instead of punting as Bevell said he called for in the fourth quarter of the loss at Tennessee.