Archive for November, 2008

Bucs Win Fourth in a Row as They Defeat Rival New Orleans 23-20

Tampa Bay continued their quest for the NFC South division crown with a 23 to 20 victory over the high-powered offense of the New Orleans Saints. Tampa Bay has been undefeated at home this season and continued that streak with their sixth win. The Buccaneers are now 9 and 3 and are tied for the [...]

Barber Up for Weekly Award

Buccaneers cornerback Ronde Barber has been named a finalist for the GMC Sierra Defensive Player of the Week. Barber picked off a pair of passes in Sunday’s 38-20 win at Detroit, and returned one 65 yards for a touchdown. The TD was the 11th interception or fumble return for a score in his career, which [...]

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Bucs Overcome Slow Start to Bounce Lions 38-20

The Detroit Lions established themselves early in the first quarter, building a 17-0 lead on the Buccaneers. This came to an abrupt end as the Lions allowed Tampa Bay to go on a 38-3 run, resulting in Detroit’s 11th consecutive loss of the season. Trailing 17-0 in the 2nd quarter, Tampa Bay gave the ball [...]

Matchups of Note in Tomorrow’s Lions-Bucs Game

Lions RB Kevin Smith vs. Buccaneers run defense Smith has set career highs for carries and rushing yards two weeks in a row. He had 24 carries for 112 yards Sunday at the Carolina Panthers. New quarterback Daunte Culpepper is sustaining drives, leading to more carries, and new fullback Moran Norris is opening holes, leading [...]

Preview: Buccaneers Look for a Win in the Motor City

“Have we failed? Yes. Have I failed? Yes. Am I going to give up? No way,”, “Am I discouraged? No way. I’m not.” Those were the words of Detroit Lions Head Coach Rod Marinelli this week, as his team looks to end an atrocious 10 game losing streak. Detroit is off to its worst start [...]

Galloway’s Foot Actually Broken Earlier This Year

An interesting note about Joey Galloway came out today in the St.Petersburg Times, which states that Galloway’s foot was actually broken earlier this year. The team had announced that the reason Galloway had missed five games was due to a foot sprain, but in fact the foot was broken. Galloway said it broke in week [...]

RB Graham Likely Done for the Rest of the Season

It looks as if the Bucs are going to make a playoff run without leading rusher Earnest Graham. The Tampa Tribune is reporting that Graham is likely to miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury suffered after a defender fell on his ankle during Sunday’s victory at home over the Vikings. “Earnest [...]