DL 9979 then DL 1167 at Atlanta
Detroit → Atlanta → Tampa
Timetable, Atlanta time
15:41DL 9979 from Detroit at the gate
14:45DL 1167 to Tampa leaves the gate
23 h 04 apart on the timetable, overnight
DL 1167 leaves 23 h 04 after DL 9979 arrives on the timetable: more than half a day, so not a connection we count.