| Chris Simms Diving for a play-off TD Raymond James Stadium 7 January 2006 The background The Buccaneers were back in the play-offs for the first time since the Super Bowl having taken the NFC South Division title on the back of their 4-0 start. Chris Simms had replaced the injured Brian Griese at quarterback and had thrown for over 2,000 yards in his 10 starts showing a real ability to throw the deep ball. And then came the Wild Card game against the Redskins in which the defense held Washington to just 120 yards of offense but turnovers killed the Bucs in the end. That and Edell Shepherd dropping the apparent tying touchdown late in the game too of course. The game situation The Bucs were trailing 17-3 with just over five minutes gone in the second half and faced 3rd and Goal at the Washington 2-yard line. Chris Simms rolled left and seeing no-one open in the endzone, went for glory himself with a spectacular diving touchdown. 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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