| Unbeaten, unbelievable Soldier Field, Chicago 30 September 1979 The background The amazing ride that was the 1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Denis Crawford has written enough on this team in his book McKay's Men, but there was no way we could complete this countdown without a play from the game that took the Bucs to 5-0 on the season. The Bears were still formidable in their own back yard and no-one realistically expected Tampa Bay to waltz in their and take another road victory to add to the amazing one they had gained in Baltimore three weeks earlier. But into Chicago they went and thanks to two big plays, they came out 5-0. Doug Williams to Isaac Hagins was the game winner in the fourth quarter and this play was the scoring opener. The game situation The second quarter had just started and the Bucs were at their own 39-yard line. Jerry Eckwood swept right and avoided more Bear tacklers than he could count on his way to the endzone. Click here for the game details 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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