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Bucs Rest Starters, Lose To 49ers 21-19

       
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 [...]

Posted by Stephen Rhodes on Dec 23 2007

Buccaneers Win NFC South, Destroy Falcons 37-3

                                   
A kickoff return, along with an interception brought back for a touchdown, made the difference as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the NFC South crown by routing the Atlanta Falcons 37-3 Sunday. 
A milestone was also achieved by the Bucs, as well; they returned a kickoff for a touchdown, while not a big deal as it happens [...]

Posted by Stephen Rhodes on Dec 16 2007

Win Streak Stopped as Bucs Fall in Houston 28-14

The Buccaneers had a shot Sunday to clinch the NFC South, but instead were beaten by a backup QB while their own backup QB was unable to generate any big plays in a 28-14 loss. Led by backup QB Sage Rosenfels, the Texans won their 6th game of the season on Sunday, using his [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Dec 09 2007

Bucs Beat Saints 27-23 Without Garcia

The Buccaneers didn’t have Jeff Garcia yesterday but his replacement proved to be good enough. Luke McCown hit Jerramy Stevens on a 4-yard touchdown pass with 14-seconds left to give Tampa Bay a come from behind 27-23 victory at New Orleans. The play was set up by a Saints’ turnover when Reggie Bush attempted a [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Dec 03 2007

Defense Saves the Day in 19-13 Win Over Skins

A key interception by Ronde Barber made it possible for the team to breathe easier this weekend; Barber’s INT with 3:40 left in the game and a pick by CB Brian Kelly with 17 seconds left allowed the Buccaneers to escape with a 19-13 victory over the Washington Redskins at Raymond James Stadium.
Tampa Bay, unfortunately, [...]

Posted by Stephen Rhodes on Nov 25 2007

Bucs Pound Falcons 31-7 in Atlanta

The Buccaneers defense came up with 4 turnovers as they go on to blast the Falcons 31-7 from Atlanta yesterday. Bucs quarterback Jeff Garcia threw two touchdown passes and Earnest Graham rushed 17 times for 102 yards and a score. The Bucs defense scored on a fumble return by Ronde Barber. Byron Leftwich started for [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Nov 19 2007

Defense Leads the Way in 17-10 Win over Cardinals

In a game dominated by the Tampa Bay defense, the Bucs improved to 4-4 with a 17-10 win over the Arizona Cardinals at Raymond James Stadium.  The game was a physical, hard hitting affair that saw the Tampa defense harass the Cards most of the afternoon.  The Bucs run defense was out of sight, holding [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Nov 04 2007

Tampa Falls Short in 24-23 Loss to Jags

The Buccaneers came up short yesterday at home as the Jacksonville Jaguars pulled out a 24-23 victory at Raymond James Stadium.  Bucs quarterback Jeff Garcia was picked off three times, including Aaron Glenn’s 28-yard interception return for a touchdown in the second quarter.  Michael Bennett scored his first touchdown in a Bucs uniform with a [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Oct 29 2007

Garcia’s Hot Hand Not Enough in 23-16 Loss to Lions

The Bucs Sunday wasted a strong effort from QB Jeff Garcia, as well as dominating the Lions in the numbers game as they fell to Detroit 23-16 at Ford Field in Motown.  Garcia and Tampa Bay could not overcome two costly fumbles as the Lions improve to 4-2 while Tampa Bay falls to 4-3.  Detroit [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Oct 21 2007

Colts Pound Bucs 33-14 in Indy

The Bucs are now 3-and-2 on the season after a 33-14 loss at Indianapolis.  The Colts played without Joseph Addai, Marvin Harrison and Bob Sanders but it didn’t matter.  Backup running back Kenton Keith rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns.  Peyton Manning tossed for 253 yards and two touchdowns and one interception.  The Colts [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Oct 08 2007