The Tampa Bay Bucs had bigger fish to fry on Sunday, and rather than having players hurt they decided to play it safe and used mostly second and third string players but still hung in and made it a competitive game as they eventually lost 31-23 to the Carolina Panthers at Raymond James Stadium.
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A pair of NFC South foes wrap up the regular season in Tampa this Sunday when the Panthers face the Buccaneers. The Panthers eliminated themselves from playoff contention with last week’s 20-13 loss to the Cowboys. Carolina has been held out of the postseason since 2005. The Bucs, who have already secured the division title, [...]
The Buccaneers have some injuries to deal with as they get ready for Sunday’s regular season finale at home against Carolina. Quarterback Jeff Garcia will only see limited action, if he plays at all. Wide out Maurice Stovall is out for the rest of the season after breaking his arm in the loss at San [...]
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in their estimation, did not have a reason to play their starters for an entire game, due to the fact that they are officially in the NFC playoffs. But their second-teamers nearly pulled the game out of the hat late, except for a failed 2-point conversion; the San Francisco 49ers [...]
The playoff bound Buccaneers head to San Francisco Sunday to take on the 49ers at Monster Park. Tampa enters the contest at 9-and-5, having already won the NFC South division with last week’s 37-3 rout of Atlanta. Ronde Barber returned an interception for a touchdown, while Michael Spurlock became the first player in franchise history [...]
Bloomington, Ill., Nov. 20, 2007 – On November 22, Thanksgiving Day, State Farm is officially debuting the “Your Game | Your Call” Ultimate Pro Bowl Giveaway where fans can win one of five trips to the 2008 Pro Bowl in Hawaii. Fans can enter the promotion daily through January 6 at www.statefarm.com/NFL2 for their chance to win [...]
Buccaneers kick returner Micheal Spurlock and Dolphins quarterback Cleo Lemon get the NFL spotlight for weekly honors. Both were awarded players of the week. Spurlock returned a kick 90 yards for a touchdown to earn NFC special teams honors. It was the first kickoff-return for a score in franchise history. Lemon won the AFC offensive [...]
The Bucs today for the second time in 2007 said good-bye to fullback Zach Crockett. The 34-year-old had first been released on October 24th, then was back with the team a second time after being signed last Wednesday. In week seven vs the Lions he had one carry for no yards. He has rushed for [...]
The Bucs are 9-5 with just two games left in the regular season. They are guaranteed at least one playoff game at Raymond James Stadium, but at this point it’s still up for grabs who they will play in the first round. Currently the Bucs hold the 4th seed. If the season ended today the [...]
It only took 32 seasons and more than 18-hundred kickoff returnsb but wide receiver Michael Spurlock has made Buccaneers history. Spurlock returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown. The first in team history added to the good news for Tampa Bay fans, who also saw their team clinch a division title with yesterday’s 37-3 [...]
