As if by magic, Mr Benn appeared Roy Cummings, The Tampa Tribune, published 13 December 2010 Arrelious Benn went home Sunday. And what a homecoming it was for the former Dunbar High School standout. On the field that he dreamed as a kid of playing on and against the team he rooted for, Benn had his best day yet as pro, catching four passes for 122 yards and running one time for 17 more in a 17-16 Tampa Bay Buccaneers victory against the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field. The only thing that was missing was a touchdown, and Benn say he will forever argue that he got that, too. "I thought I was in the end zone, but the referees, well, I just don't know what they were thinking or what they saw,'' Benn said of a 43-yard pass reception in which Benn was ruled down at the Redskins' 1 after it appeared he rolled into the end zone untouched. "I really thought I had that.'' If he had the end might have come right then and there for the Redskins. After all, quarterback Josh Freeman fumbled the snap one play later and the Redskins recovered, briefly delaying the Bucs' comeback from a 10-3 first-half deficit. Benn didn't play a big part in that game-deciding drive, and thanks to Freeman's 41-yard touchdown pass to tight end Kellen Winslow and Freeman's 2-point conversion run, he didn't have to. As his stats suggested, however, Benn is starting to become a game-deciding factor in the Bucs' offense, which was heavily geared toward fellow rookie receiver Mike Williams earlier in the year. But as opponents have looked for ways to slow Williams, Benn has begun to emerge as a solid alternative for Freeman, who is throwing the ball Benn's way more and more with each passing week. "It showed up again today,'' Freeman said of the defensive blanket opponents are throwing at Williams. "They clouded him again, trying to rob him of the slants, and when that happens, other guys have to step up.'' Benn, who went to the University of Illinois, stepped up in this one with family and friends in the stands watching him live out what he called a lifetime dream. "I'm just so happy right now to have the chance to come home and play against the Redskins,'' he said. "My little brother and mother were here and it just felt great to be able to play here.'' Though Benn's success may be borne in part out of the attention opponents are paying to Williams, Bucs coach Raheem Morris refuses to take any credit away from Benn for the work he's done. "I don't know if you can give all the credit to that,'' Morris said. "I think we have two dynamic young receivers with him and Mike, and the plays (Benn) made today, he had some pretty good corners on him. "I mean, he came out and did a great job for us by catching the ball and receiving the ball. He did a great job blocking on the perimeter and all that he does and he's just getting better and better every week.''