| Hugh Green fumble return TD Play-off game in Dallas 9 January 1983 The background The 1982 season had been reduced to a nine game affair with the top eight teams in each conference making the "Super Bowl tournament", the first year to be shown on British TV. The Bucs had won their final three regular season games thanks to the efforts of "The Cardiac Kids" winning each in dramatic style. Their prize for their efforts was a second straight playoff trip to Texas Stadium to play the Cowboys where they had lost 38-0 in a divisional game 12 months earlier. The game situation The Bucs were being totally outgained and outplayed in the game and were trailing 6-0 just under five minutes into the second quarter. Dallas QB Danny White dropped back to pass and the ball slipped out of his hand. It was picked out of midair by a bltizing Hugh Green who returned it 60 yards for a touchdown. Click here for all the game details, stats and pictures |
| 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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