| One game for the title The Detroit Silverdome 20 December 1981 The background The Bucs had missed their chance to clinch the NFC Central Division title a week before when they lost on a late fieldgoal to San Diego. Now they faced a trip to Detroit with the winners taking the playoff berth and the losers staying home. The Lions, behind QB Eric "Let it ripple with" Hipple, were strong favourites, but a fumble return touchdown by David Logan, and this long passing play from Doug Williams to Kevin House, took the Bucs to a 20-17 victory that was more comfortable than the final score indicated. The game situation The Bucs were trailing 7-3 in the second quarter and had just forced a decisive turnover when Cedric Brown picked off Eric Hipple deep in the Buc redzone. John McKay decided to go for the quick strike and called a bomb to Kevin House down the right sideline. 84 yards later and the Bucs were on their way to their second division title in three years and the Detroit crowd was silenced on the spot. Click here for the reports and pictures |
| 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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