| "Don't ever stop running" Veterans Stadium 19 January 2003 The background The words of Rich McKay who was screaming with uncontrolled delight in the executive boxes high above the Philadelphia field where Ronde Barber was taking the Bucs to the Super Bowl. For this was the play that clinched it. I was sitting crying with happiness in London. And as Nick Halling commentating on Sky Sports put it, "If Paul was here right now, he would have gone through the ceiling because that's it, the Bucs are in the Super Bowl." So this play is the No.1 of all-time. All bar one of our panel of Buccaneer historians had this as their top play in franchise history, the one defining moment in all the years of Tampa Bay NFL football. The game situation The Bucs were leading 20-10 but the Eagles were driving and Donovan McNabb had just pulled off a miracle play to keep a drive alive. They had 1st & Goal at the Tampa 10-yard line with 3:27 left. McNabb threw a slant for Antonio Freeman but Barber had suckered him on the play and took it back 92 yards for the winning touchdown. Click here for all the game reports |
| The 100 Greatest Plays in Buccaneer history Welcome to the next and best countdown that we have ever run on BUCPOWER.COM. Featuring every one of the 32 years that the Bucs have played NFL football, we have clips of memorable touchdowns, bloopers, decisive moments and trick plays. From the ridiculous to the sublime, this is a countdown to bring back a lot of memories for Buccaneer fans of all ages around the world. Whereas the top 20-30 plays do stand out and are able to be ranked subjectively (and have been by some of the Tampa media), the early plays are generally spread out across the years and can only be placed approximately in terms of their importance. |
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