| A 66-yard half-back option Louis Carter v L.A.Rams The Coliseum, 5 Nov 1978 The background After going 2-26 in their first two seasons, the 1978 Bucs were 4-5 and really surprising a lot of people around the NFL. But this was the game where Doug Williams had his jaw broken by Fred Dryer and left the offense in the hands of former Raider Mike Rae. But he did have Louis Carter in the backfield, the man who actually threw the first TD in Buc history and a man who had the ability to complete an inordinate number of running back option passes. The game situation The Bucs were trailing 10-3 with four minutes left in the 2nd quarter and faced 3rd and 12 from their own 32. Mike Rae pitched left to Louis Carter who just threw deep down the left sideline. Streaking underneath it was WR Morris Owens who should have scored had he not put his foot out of bounds at the two. And then the old Bucs kicked in with penalties and a missed Neil O'Donoghue fieldgoal meaning that Carter's heroics produced no points. Click here for the game details from this encounter with the Rams from 1978 |
| 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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