| Testaverde to Carrier 4th Down heroics Sun Devil Stadium, Arizona 26 November 1989 The background Coming off a dramatic one-point win in Chicago a week earlier (already featured in this countdown), the Bucs found themselves in another nail-biter in Arizona against the then-Phoenix Cardinals. Facing future Buc Super Bowl punter Tom Tupa at QB, the Bucs let chance after chance slip away in this one and found themselves trailing 13-7 late in the game starting one last desperate drive. Vinny was suffering from the flu but still had his ace up his sleeve in Pro Bowl receiver Mark Carrier. He dropped back and threw a fade pass to the right corner of the endzone. The rest as they say is history. The game situation 82 yards on 14 plays including a key third down conversion to Bruce Hill and a 4th down pass to William Howard. And now the Bucs were at the Cardinals' 5-yard line facing 4th down and one last play to make the game a success. Click here for all the game reports |
| 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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