| Diving into the endzone Tampa Stadium 23 September 1990 The background 1990 saw a new television network enter the NFL in the form of TNT. They would televise Sunday night games with the proviso from the NFL that every NFL team now had to be featured in at least one such game between themselves and ABC during the season. Hence the Bucs got themselves some national coverage and of course an appearance in the middle of the night on Armed Forces Radio for us Brits to listen to from 2am. And in Week 3 that season, the cameras were in Tampa for the return match with the Lions, the Bucs having won the season opener in Detroit by a 38-21 scoreline. The game situation The Bucs had 2nd and 10 from the Lion 11-yard line trailing 13-9. Gary Anderson originally looked to throw an option pass but changed his mind and set off on a memorable touchdown pass that deservedly makes our countdown. Click here for the game reports & 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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