| Doug's run sets up payback Tampa Stadium 11 September 1980 The background The Monday Night Football crew were in Tampa for the first time even if it was actually a Thursday night game. It was a re-match of the NFC title game from eight months earlier that the Rams won 9-0 and the Bucs wanted their revenge. But for most of the game, it looked like Los Angeles was going to do it again. In spite of four interceptions from Vince Ferragamo, the Rams held a 9-3 lead as once again, Frank Corral kicked three fieldgoals to put the visitors on the verge of another victory. But this time, the Bucs had a healthy Doug Williams and he made them pay. The game situation The Bucs were at the Ram 11-yard line inside the final two minutes. Williams rolled right, avoided a pair of blitzing Ram linebackers, and then made a tremendous effort to get the ball down to the one-yard line. The next play, he sneaked over for the tying touchdown and Garo Yepremian's PAT gave the Bucs their revenge victory. Click here for all the game details |
| 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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