| A muddy touchdown pass Lambeau Field 2 December 1984 The background 1984 was James Wilder's year. The man single handedly carried the Bucs on his broad shoulders during the year setting franchise records and NFL records to boot. The most yards on the ground in a single Buc season, the most carries in an NFL game, and almost the record for most combined rushing and receiving yards in a season (more on that later in this countdown). And during this amazing season, Wilder also managed to complete a touchdown pass and hence theoretically ranks at the top of the franchise passer ratings with one pass for a 16 yard score. The game situation It is a mudbath of a field at Lambeau and both sides are struggling to move the ball during a scoreless second quarter. The Bucs have the ball at the Packer 16-yard line and Steve DeBerg pitches back to Wilder rolling right. FB Adger "Lead Dog" Armstrong was split out wide right and he catches Wilder's wobbly pass for the score. Click here for the game reports and stats |
| 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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