DL 9979 then DL 1720 at Atlanta
Detroit → Atlanta → Tampa
Timetable, Atlanta time
15:41DL 9979 from Detroit at the gate
13:45DL 1720 to Tampa leaves the gate
22 h 04 apart on the timetable, overnight
DL 1720 leaves 22 h 04 after DL 9979 arrives on the timetable: more than half a day, so not a connection we count.