Tampa Bay Buccaneers 25 Baltimore Ravens 0 Sunday 15 September 2002 at Ravens Stadium
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING BUCS: Pittman 13-37, Alstott 11-23, Stecker 5-15, B.Johnson 1- (-1). RAVENS: Lewis 17-53, Taylor 2-2, Redman 1-0. PASSING BUCS: B.Johnson 31-24-211-0-0. RAVENS: Redman 38-16-141-1-0. RECEIVING BUCS: Pittman 6-58, Alstott 5-25, McCardell 4-38, K.Johnson 3- 47, Stecker 3-11, Jurevicius 2-18, Cook 1-14. RAVENS: Lewis 5-38, Stokeley 4-57, Heap 3-20, Taylor 2-18, Jones 1-7, Ricard 1-1. INTERCEPTIONS BUCS: Brooks 1-97. RAVENS: none. KICK RETURNS BUCS: Williams 1-23, Stecker 1-22. RAVENS: Tate 4-78, Hunter 1-15, Johnson 1-11. PUNT RETURNS BUCS: Williams 2-62. RAVENS: Ogden 2-21, McAllister 1-10. SACKS BUCS: Wyms 1-9, McFarland 1-7, Smith 1-7. RAVENS: Boulware 1-6.
OFFENSE DEFENSE LT 72 Oben LDE 94 Spires LG 71 Jenkins UT 92 McFarland C 62 Christy DT 99 Sapp RG 60 Coleman RDE 97 Rice RT 67 Walker LLB 51 Singleton TE 85 Dilger MLB 53 Quarles WR 19 Johnson RLB 55 Brooks WR 87 McCardell LCB 25 Kelly FB 40 Alstott SS 47 Lynch RB 32 Pittman FS 34 Jackson QB 14 Johnson RCB 20 Barber SUBSTITUTIONS 7 Gramatica, 9 Tupa, 22 Gibson, 23 Phillips, 26 Smith, 27 Stecker, 35 Ivy, 38 Howell, 43 Cook, 45 Solwold, 52 Webster, 56 Nece, 74 Green, 77 Washington, 80 Yoder, 81 Battaglia, 83 Jurevicius, 86 Williams, 91 Darby, 96 Wyms, 98 Smith DID NOT PLAY 11 Johnson, 34 Stephens INACTIVE 10 King, 30 Barnes, 31 Wansley, 65 Hochstein, 75 Brown, 82 Walker, 84 Barlow, 90 Gurley
SCORING TB 7:39-1Q Gramatica FG36 TB 1:54-1Q Williams 56 punt return (Gramatica kick) TB 3:51-2Q Gramatica FG30 TB 14:44-3Q Safety - ball fumbled through endzone TB 8:13-3Q Gramatica FG30 TB 1:06-4Q Brooks 97 interception return (Gramatica kick)
COMMENTARY CREW Sam Rosen and Bill Maas
This was more like the Buccaneers that the fans remembered from the Tony Dungy era. A stifling defense, a bunch of turnovers, some special teams plays and just enough offense to get the job done. The Bucs did not reach 300 yards in total offense and failed to reach the endzone behind Jon Gruden’s scheme and their contribution was three Martin Gramatica fieldgoals. But a Karl Williams punt return late in the first quarter and Derrick Brooks’ interception return late on was easily enough to outscore the toothless Ravens. Brooks’ score was the second-longest scoring play in franchise history after Shelton Quarles’ 98-yard play against Green Bay the previous year.
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS Click on the boxes below for the main plays from the game Karl Williams had the first Tampa Bay touchdown on a punt return score The second half began with an unusual safety on a fumble Derrick Brooks sealed the game with the then-second longest scoring play in franchise history