| Mark Carrier long TD pass Soldier Field, Chicago 19 November 1989 The background This was one of the wildest games in NFL history and yet with just under five minutes to play, the Bucs led 23-10 and seemed to be cruising comfortably to victory. And then all hell broke loose. Mike Tomczak replaced Jim Harbaugh at QB for the Bears and threw three long touchdown passes and it needed a dramatic late drive by Vinny Testaverde to move the Bucs into fieldgoal range for Donald Igwebuike to kick the game-winning fieldgoal as time expired. The Bucs wound up playing three straight one-point games as part of a series of nerve wracking games for Buc fans around the world. The game situation The Bears had just pulled to 23-17 on Tomczak's first TD pass. On 3rd & 8, Vinny threw long down the left sideline and Mark Carrier pulled in the pass. He then avoided the tackle of future Sky Sports presenter Shaun Gayle, to cruise into the endzone for one of the longest TD passes in Buc franchise history. Click here for the game reports, stats and pictures from this historic encounter |
| 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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