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Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions

Final · Kickoff

2013 Regular season · Week 12 · Ford Field

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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TBTampa Bay Buccaneers24Away
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Buccaneers beat Lions 24–21 in 2013 Week 12

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Detroit Lions 24–21 on the road at Ford Field in Week 12 of the 2013 regular season on November 24, 2013. It was decided by 3 points, a field goal or less.

The result moved the Buccaneers to 3–8 and dropped the Lions to 6–5. It was the Buccaneers’ third straight win. The Buccaneers finished 2013 at 4–12 and missed the playoffs. The Lions finished 2013 at 7–9 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Detroit Lions won 27–20 on September 11, 2011. When they met again, the Detroit Lions won 34–17 on December 7, 2014.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Buccaneers lead the series 8–5 after meeting No. 13 since 1999 Full series history

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