| Montana breaks our heart Tampa Stadium 17 September 1989 The background These were the San Francisco 49ers of the glory years, the Bill Walsh and Joe Montana days. And here were the young upstart Buccaneers, a 5-11 team taking on the Super Bowl champions, and having the temerity to lead late in the game. Vinny Testaverde had hit Mark Carrier on an 18-yard pass play to give the Bucs a 16-13 lead with three minutes left in the game. And in the pre-internet days, Mick Luckhurst gave this out as the final score on Channel 4's live coverage that Sunday night in the UK. But he had reckoned without Joe Montana at the control of the Niner offense. The game situation The 49ers had driven from their own 30-yard line and had the ball at the Buc 4-yard line. Montana rolled right, faked to pass and then ran the ball in himseld to secure a narrow victory. And every Buc fan was left to consider what might have been for their young team. Click here for game reports, stats and pictures from this memorable encounter |
| 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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