| Bert Emanuel's "catch" The Trans World Dome 23 January 2000 The background Another heart-breaking moment from the 1999 NFC Championship Game in St.Louis. The moment when it looked like Bert Emanuel had finally made a key reception for the Bucs and they would have four shots at the endzone to try and snatch an unlikely victory over the Rams. But the play was ruled incomplete on video replay. According to the NFL rules at the time, it was not a catch as Bert let the ball hit the ground after he gained possession. Now it would be a catch. And of course this didn't stop a few morons starting conspiracy theory threads on message boards in the days afterwards. The game situation The Bucs were trailing 11-6 and at the Ram 35 yard line facing 2nd and 23. Shaun King hit Emanuel on a crossing pattern to the Ram 22 but it was ruled incomplete after a video challenge. One Hail Mary pass later out of the endzone and the Rams were in the Super Bowl. 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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