| The first of the daggers Qualcomm Stadium 26 January 2003 The background As you can well imagine, there are going to be a few plays from the Super Bowl win over the Raiders in this countdown and this is the first of them. The one that really made Buc fans around the world believe that it was going to be their day in San Diego. A case could be made for all six touchdowns that day to be part of the countdown but we have gone for three of them to be included and this is the first one to be featured, the one that came just before half-time and was the first mention from Gene Deckerhoff of "being the dagger". The game situation The Bucs have begun to take control of the game and lead 13-3 late in the first half and have driven down inside the Raider' 10-yard line. Brad Johnson audibles at the line and throws a quick bullet out pass to Keenan McCardell on the right side. He scores and Buc fans everywhere realised what was going to transpire that night. Click here for all the game reports, stats and pictures from the Super Bowl |
| 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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