Bucs 12 Steelers 17 - the review The Bucs came oh so close to breaking their winless start to the 1983 season in this one. And they should have done. But of course the mark of a bad team is finding a way to lose and that is exactly what the 1983 Buccaneers were at this point in the season. Going into the game, John McKay was quoted as saying "we do find some unusual ways to lose". How about forcing seven turnovers through less than three quarters of play and not scoring a single touchdown? How about watching the opposing quarterback miss receivers all day, hear more boos than probably any Steeler QB in their franchise history, and yet still not put the team away? Four Bill Capece fieldgoals (out of five attempted) had given the Bucs a 12-0 lead going into the fourth quarter but you could see signs of the Pittsburgh revival entering the final period. And after one drive stalled on a failed fourth down, a Cliff Stoudt to Capers touchdown and Gary Anderson got them within two of the Bucs with five minutes left. And then Jack Thompson hit Kevin House behind the Steeler defense on a deep pass with a chance to clinch the game... and House dropped it. Any remaining air in the Buc lungs went at that point, and a couple of Stoudt scrambles and completed passes put Pittsburgh in position for the winning score. James Wilder did set a then-NFL record with 42 carries in a single game but most of them were two or three-yard dives up the middle or off tackle and the offensive gameplan left a lot to be desired. So the Bucs went to 0-9 on the season but they did have one large pair of shoulders to hang their hopes of a win on - and No.32 was about to set another franchise record a week later.