Add Smith, Bolden To Walking Wounded Katherine Smith, The Tampa Tribune, published 20 November 2006 The short week won't be kind to any of the Bucs, especially TE Alex Smith and CB Juran Bolden. Both starters possibly could miss Thursday's game against Dallas after suffering ankle injuries in the 20-17 victory against Washington. Smith injured his right ankle on the first play of the second quarter. Bolden was injured after he collided with Redskins FB Mike Sellers midway through the fourth quarter. It was Bolden's first play after recovering a fumble that led to the Bucs' go-ahead touchdown. Bolden said X-rays were negative and he should be OK to play this week. If not, Torrie Cox would start in his place and rookie CB Alan Zemaitis finally could get a chance to play in his first game. Smith, who said he suffered a high ankle sprain, returned to the sideline on crutches, wearing a plastic protective boot on his right foot. He will have an MRI today to determine the extent of the injury. Reserve TEs Dave Moore and Doug Jolley were pressed into action when Smith went down. "Injuries unfortunately are a part of the game," Moore said. "We've just got to be able to adjust from there. We have Doug Jolley, too, who is certainly a capable guy that started a couple of games. Between the three of us [Anthony Becht included] platooning a little bit, we'll be unable to handle it." Time note on their side Jon Gruden didn't celebrate the team's third victory of the season for long. Soon after he spoke to the media, Gruden took a short drive to One Buc Place to prepare for Thursday's game against the Cowboys. Bucs coaches pulled double duty last week, preparing for both the Redskins and the Cowboys. The short turnaround forced the situation. Players will be off today, but coaches will continue to study the Cowboys. "I've got to get back to the office and get to work," Gruden said. "When players get here on Tuesday, we've got to have a game plan ready for them." Picked apart Bruce Gradkowski had been extremely careful with the football, having thrown just one interception before last week's game against Carolina. On Sunday, Gradkowski's fumbled snap in the second quarter and his interception just before the end of the first half were his fourth and fifth turnovers in two games. The interception just before the end of the half thwarted a long drive at the Redskins' 10-yard line. "We were down there ready to get some points on the board," Gradkowski said. "Any time you're that close to the end zone, the lanes are very tight. Joey [Galloway] was running a slant and I just reacted and threw it. The corner [Shawn Springs] made a great play. He even said after, 'Come on, you can't do that. You know I've been in this league a long time.'" Buc notes Derrick Brooks tied former T Paul Gruber's franchise mark for most games started in team history (183). Gradkowski set a franchise rookie record with his eighth and ninth touchdown passes of the season. Shaun King and Doug Williams held the team rookie record with seven TD passes. Gradkowski also passed Williams (1,170) for most passing yards as a rookie (1,208). LB Shelton Quarles (knee), DE Simeon Rice (shoulder) and DT Ellis Wyms (ankle) missed their second consecutive game with injuries. Tampa Bay evened its all-time series with Washington by defeating the Redskins on Sunday. The two teams have split their 14 regular-season meetings, as well as two postseason contests. Mike Alstott’s eight-yard reception in the first quarter was the 300th of his career. He joins James Wilder and Mark Carrier as the only players in Buc history to reach the 300-catch plateau. The Buccaneers’ third-quarter touchdown drive, which ended in Anthony Becht’s two-yard reception, was the team’s longest of the season by every metric – plays, yards and time consumed. The march went 85 yards on 14 carries in eight minutes and 36 seconds. The previous longs this season were 82, 11 and 5:48.