Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Greg Schiano has heaped praise on his team after their win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday.

The Buccaneers gave a solid showing to upset the now 6-5 Lions, with quarterback Mike Glennon throwing two touchdown passes to set a new NFL rookie record for eight consecutive games with a score to start his career.

Schiano said post-game to Buccaneers.com: "This is one of the more gutsy performances I've seen from the team. A lot of things were up against them and they just kept playing their guts out and crowding.

"We were short-handed today and just an incredible persistence by these guys and I thought Mike Glennon did a very good job of taking care of the football.

"He was fierce and held on to the football and didn't force it. He took the shots when they were there and hit the deep hole which we needed to do. That was about the way we were going to be able to win that game and the guys played their guts out."

Victory was the team's third in a row and they now sit in third spot in the NFC South.