In-form Detroit Lions host Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Detroit Lions meet Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Ford Field, Monday 5:00am (NFL, Week 11). Tampa Bay Buccaneers have won 11 of the 21 meetings with Detroit Lions since 1999.
The big picture
Detroit Lions are 5–2 in NFL 2026, averaging 29 points for and 25.7 against.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 3–5 in NFL 2026, averaging 22.3 points for and 18.9 against.
Form
Detroit Lions have won four of their last five and most recently beat Minnesota Vikings 19–15.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers have won three of their last five and most recently beat Atlanta Falcons 16–0.
Detroit Lions arrive on a 3-game winning streak.
Head to head
These sides have met 21 times on our records since 1999: Detroit Lions 10, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 11.
Last time out (2025, Week 7), Detroit Lions won 24–9 at Ford Field.
Biggest margin between these two: Tampa Bay Buccaneers by 40 points in 2020 (47–7).
Players to watch
For Detroit Lions, watch Jack Campbell (8.1 def total tackles a game in 2026) and D.J. Reed (5.8 def total tackles a game in 2026).
For Tampa Bay Buccaneers, watch Josiah Trotter (8.8 def total tackles a game, 1 def sack in 2026) and Rashad Wisdom (7.7 def total tackles a game in 2026).
At Ford Field
Detroit Lions have won 15 of their last 20 at Ford Field.
What the numbers say
On form and history, Detroit Lions have the edge.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
