| First sighting of the A-Train Tampa Stadium 13 October 1996 The background The Bucs had a new coach in Tony Dungy. And yet they came out of their bye week in his first season at 0-5. "Same old Bucs" everyone cried and who could have blamed them? And then Dungy's old team, Minnesota, came to town and it all began to turn around for the Buc faithful. For they were able to start to appreciate a fullback in the No.40 jersey who would go on to become one of the most popular players in the history of the franchise. The game situation The Bucs were trailing 10-7 entering the 4th quarter but had the ball at the Viking 12-yard line. Trent Dilfer threw a pass in the right flat to Alstott who was the leading receiver that season for the Bucs. A typical bruising run later and Mike was in the endzone giving the Bucs a lead they would not relinquish. Tony Dungy got his first Gatorade bath as a winning head coach and the revival of the franchise was under way. 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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