Bennett wonders if Bucs are ready Leeman Bennett let go a sigh of relief last weekend when his Tampa Bay Buccaneers broke a 19-game road losing streak with a victory at Detroit. But with the unbeaten Atlanta Falcons coming to call Sunday in Tampa, he's holding his breath again. The reaction Bennett wants is for the Bucs to take their first victory of the season for what it was - a steppingstone. The reaction he fears is that now the pressure is off, his players will feel things are going to be easier for them. Bennett knows better. Coach Leeman Bennett let go a sigh of relief last weekend when his Tampa Bay Buccaneers broke a 19-game road losing streak with a victory at Detroit. But with the unbeaten Atlanta Falcons coming to call Sunday in Tampa, he's holding his breath again. "We came on last week and it gave us some confidence," Bennett said from his office. "It was definitely a boost, like an anvil being lifted off our shoulders. But for every action, there's a reaction, and it's that reaction that worries me." The reaction Bennett wants is for the Bucs to take their first victory of the season for what it was - a steppingstone. The reaction he fears is that now the pressure is off, his players will feel things are going to be easier for them. Bennett knows better. "We're very young," he said, "and I'm not sure how our football team is going to react to winning. It's been a long time between drinks of water, but we've got a long, long way to go. We have savored the win, but we can't go overboard. Detroit had some injuries and we took some advantage of that." The positives from the Bucs' 24-20 victory were: A rushing defense that held the Lions in general to 93 yards and James Jones in particular to 51 yards on 15 carries; A rushing offense that produced 229 yards, 138 from free agent running back Nathan Wonsley, who started in place of injured James Wilder and scored on runs of 22 and 51 yards. Wilder is expected to return Sunday. "We got a big boost from our defense against the run," Bennett said, "and Nathan exceeded my expectations. He showed great quickness and desire, and it seemed to pick up our team. Based on what I saw in preseason, I thought he had a chance to really help us, but it's tough to ask a youngster to go in in that kind of situation and carry your team." > Unfortunately for Bennett and the Bucs, the negatives were almost as glaring as the positives were illuminating. Detroit quarterback Eric Hipple completed 31 of 46 passes for 318 yards while Tampa Bay's Steve Young was only 6 of 15 for 39 yards. Nevertheless, Young will make his second start of the season ahead of Steve DeBerg, who played exclusively in the first two games. "Steve played better than he did in preseason," Bennett said of the former Brigham Young star and USFL quarterback, "but he's still kind of harum-scarum. He didn't throw it well at all. He's got to learn to stand in there rather than taking it down and running. "I think it's more from a lack of experience than ability. He's been in situations before coming here where he's always been the one to make everything happen. Up here, he doesn't have to do that. We'll continue to play him; he's our quarterback. We need to find out about him." Bennett sees the Falcons as the supreme test for both Young and his defense. "We still have to prove we're a sound team," he said. "The Falcons don't have to prove they're good - 3-0 means you're good," he said. "It's important that we come back with another good effort. But, frankly, I'm not sure we can stay with Atlanta."