| The first punt return TD Tampa Stadium 2 October 1994 The background With all the furore surrounding Micheal Spurlock's kick return touchdown (which just might make our Top 10 plays!), Buc fans often forget that it took until the 19th season of the franchise's existence for the team to even have a punt return touchdown. All that ended when Vernon Turner, kick returner, fielded a punt during the first quarter of the Week 5 match-up with the Lions. A couple of key blocks down the right sideline, including the final one by Mazio Royster, and history was made in Tampa. Special teams' coach George Stewart was just behind Turner running down the sideline and was the happiest man in town after the play. Turner only played 13 games for the Bucs but also came oh so close to taking a kick return back for a score later in 1994 against the Vikings. The game situation The Lions were punting with just under five minutes left inthe 1st quarter. Click here for all the game details |
| 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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