As he does each week, Joe documents Bucs defensive end Gaines Adams’ every move on the field.

NIP: Not in the play.
NOF: Not on the field.

First possession
Detroit – 14:54
1st-10, DET27 14:54 Smith rushed to the right for 3 yard gain.
Adams gets past the line, runs inside and gets an assist.
2nd-7, DET30 14:17 Culpepper incomplete pass to the left.
Double-teamed by tight end John Owens and center Dominic Raiola but fights through the blocks and drills Duante Culpepper.
3rd-7, DET30 14:08 Culpepper passed to McDonald to the left for 17 yard gain.
At left end, right tackle Gosder Cherilus hand checks Adams and likely gets away with a hold as he keeps Adams away from Culpepper.
1st-10, DET47 13:25 Smith rushed to the left for 2 yard loss.
Left tackle Jeff Backus turns Adams outside and right into the path of Smith.2nd-12, DET45 12:44 Smith rushed to the right for 3 yard gain.
Unblocked but Smith runs right inside of Adams.
3rd-9, DET48 12:02 Culpepper sacked by J. Wilkerson.
At left end, Adams drops back into pass coverage. NIP.

Second possession
Detroit – 9:30
1st-10, DET29 9:30 Johnson rushed to the left for 2 yard gain.
Adams is triple-teamed and out of the play.
2nd-8, DET31 8:53 Culpepper rushed to the right for 3 yard gain.
Backus gets away with a hold but Adams shakes it off and chases Culpepper all the way across the field.
3rd-5, DET34 8:13 Culpepper passed to FitzSimmons down the middle for 8 yard gain.
At left end, Adams fires across the line and takes an absurd wide route to Culpepper. Adams does get to Culpepper but because of his wide rush is a bit too late.
1st-10, DET42 7:32 Culpepper passed to Johnson to the left for 41 yard gain.
NOF.
1st-10, TB17 7:02 Johnson rushed to the right for 2 yard gain.
NOF.
2nd-8, TB15 6:17 Culpepper incomplete pass to the right.
NOF.
3rd-8, TB15 6:07 Culpepper passed to Johnson to the left for 15 yard touchdown. J. Hanson made PAT.
At left end, Adams flies across the line but apparently decides to attack Adams by way of suburban Dearborn.

Third possession
Detroit – 3:11
1st-10, DET44 3:11 Culpepper passed to McDonald to the left for 4 yard gain.
Takes another far wide path to the quarterback and again is a bit too late.2nd-6, DET48 2:29 Smith rushed up the middle for 26 yard gain.
Taken out of the play by Backus.
1st-10, TB26 1:44 Smith rushed to the left for 4 yard gain.
Double-teamed and Smith runs inside of Adams.
2nd-6, TB22 1:01 Smith rushed to the left for 2 yard gain.
Blown off the line by Owens.
3rd-4, TB20 0:19 Culpepper incomplete pass to the left.
At left end, steps left and then makes a hard cut to the right to nearly take out Culpepper.

Second quarter
Fourth possession
Detroit – 11:13
1st-10, DET40 11:13 Culpepper incomplete pass to the right.
Fights through blocks and chases Culpepper across the field and nearly has a sack.
2nd-10, DET40 11:04 Smith rushed to the right for no gain.
NOF.
3rd-10, DET40 10:20 Culpepper sacked by Wilkerson.
NOF.

Fifth possession
Detroit – 4:35
1st-10, DET24 4:35 DET committed 5 yard penalty.
1st-15, DET19 4:35 Culpepper sacked by Adams.
Takes another wide shot to Culpepper and initially misses him as a resuel but recovers nicely and gets the sack.
2nd-17, DET17 3:58 Smith rushed up the middle for 1 yard gain.
Uses and inside stunt and right guard Stephen Peterman tackles Adams and gets away with a penalty.
3rd-16, DET18 3:05 Barber intercepted Culpepper for 2 yards.
After getting tied up initially by Cherilus, Adams gets away and nearly hits Culpepper.

Sixth possession
Detroit – 2:54
1st-10, DET27 2:54 Smith rushed to the right for 11 yard gain.
Adams takes a step inside but Smith runs to the opposite side of the field.
1st-10, DET38 2:15 Culpepper incomplete pass to the left.
Gets caught in a scrum but backs off to escape and nearly puts himself in position to bat the pass down.
2nd-10, DET38 2:10 Smith rushed up the middle for 14 yard gain.
At left end Adams runs way outside and Smith runs inside.
1st-10, TB48 2:00 DET committed 5 yard penalty.
NOF.
1st-15, DET47 2:00 Culpepper rushed to the right for 3 yard gain.
NOF.
2nd-12, 50 1:33 Culpepper incomplete pass to the right.
At left end, Cherilus bottles up Adams.
3rd-12, 50 1:28 DET committed 10 yard penalty.
At left end, Cherilus slows Adams (down while delivering a shot to Adams’ face) just enough for Culpepper to get the ball away.
3rd-22, DET40 1:21 Culpepper incomplete pass to the left.
At left end, Adams gets past the block at the line but Smith comes up to block Adams. The Bucs defensive end doesn’t even try to challenge Smith and instead backs off the Lions’ running back.

3rd Quarter
Seventh possession
Detroit – 13:15
1st-10, DET23 13:15 Smith rushed up the middle for 3 yard gain.
Left guard Edwin Mulitalo owns Adams.2nd-7, DET26 12:34 Culpepper incomplete pass to the right.
Backus holds Adams, no flag.3rd-7, DET26 12:27 Culpepper passed to Cason to the right for 3 yard gain.
At left end Adams drops back into pass coverage and makes a nice open field tackle on Cason, maybe Adams’ best tackle of the season, saving a first down.

Eighth possession
Detroit – 11:17
1st-10, DET31 11:17 Smith rushed to the left for no gain.
Bottled up initially in the scrum but Adams fights through for the tackle.2nd-10, DET31 10:37 Culpepper incomplete pass to the left.
Cuts inside. NIP.
3rd-10, DET31 10:34 DET committed 5 yard penalty.
Penalty. No play.
3rd-15, DET26 10:34 Culpepper incomplete pass to the right.
At left end Adams is double-teamed. NIP.

Ninth possession
Detroit – 9:21
1st-10, TB40 9:21 DET committed 5 yard penalty.
Penalty. No play.
1st-15, TB45 9:01 R. Barber intercepted Culpepper for 65 yard touchdown.
Gets some pressure on Culpepper.

10th possession
Detroit – 8:54
1st-10, DET25 8:54 Smith rushed up the middle for no gain.
NOF.
2nd-10, DET25 8:13 Stanton passed to M. Norris to the left for 3 yard gain.
NOF.
3rd-7, DET28 7:30 Stanton passed to Johnson to the right for 10 yard gain.
NOF.
1st-10, DET38 6:51 Stanton incomplete pass to the left.
NOF.
2nd-10, DET38 6:47 Smith rushed to the right for 14 yard gain.
NOF.
1st-10, TB48 6:07 DET committed 10 yard penalty.
Cuts inside and gets good penetration. Just as he is about to hit Stanton Peterman takes him out of the play.
1st-20, DET42 5:54 Johnson rushed to the left for 10 yard gain.
Great jump but Backus drills Adams just as he was about to take out Smith.
2nd-10, TB48 5:05 Johnson rushed to the right for 2 yard gain.
Tight end Michael Gaines does a great job of blocking Adams but drives him right into Johnson’s path for a tackle.
3rd-8, TB46 4:24 DET committed 5 yard penalty.
3rd-13, DET49 3:57 Stanton incomplete pass to the left.
At left end, Adams runs a stunt inside and gets caught in the pileup. NIP.
4th-13, DET49 3:39 N. Harris punt. I. Hilliard returned punt for no gain. I. Hilliard fumbled. FitzSimmons recovered fumble.
NOF.
1st-10, TB26 3:35 Smith rushed to the right for 4 yard gain.
NOF.
2nd-6, TB22 2:57 Stanton incomplete pass to the right.
NOF.
3rd-6, TB22 2:53 Stanton incomplete pass to the left .
NOF.

4th Quarter
11th possession
Detroit – 12:42
1st-10, DET28 12:42 Culpepper sacked by G. White. Culpepper fumbled. Culpepper recovered fumble.
NOF.
2nd-19, DET19 12:07 Smith rushed up the middle for 3 yard gain.
NOF.
3rd-16, DET22 11:18 DET committed 5 yard penalty
3rd-21, DET17 11:00 Culpepper passed to Cason to the left for 15 yard gain.
Cuts inside on a loop stunt but gets no pressure.

12th possession
Detroit – 7:41
1st-10, DET26 7:41 Culpepper passed to Standeford to the left for 18 yard gain. Standeford fumbled. Allen recovered fumble.
Drops into pass coverage and nearly gets a paw on the pass.