For the second straight season the Bucs went out of the playoffs at the first hurdle at a cold Veterans Stadium. And this time it cost Tony Dungy his job as he was fired within 48 hours of the loss to the Eagles. It was also the night of my debut presenting for Sky Sports.

GAME SCORING TB 10:48-1Q Gramatica FG36 PHI 6:18-1Q Akers FG26 PHI 12:17-2Q Lewis 16 pass from McNabb (Akers kick) TB 6:13-2Q Gramatica FG32 PHI 0:35-2Q Staley 23 pass from McNabb (Akers kick) TB 0:00-2Q Gramatica FG27 PHI 6:57-3Q Buckhalter 25 run (Akers kick) PHI 2:08-4Q Moore 59 interception return (Akers kick)

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STARTERS OFFENSE DEFENSE LT 67 Walker DE 94 White LG 64 McDaniel DT 92 McFarland C 62 Christy DT 99 Sapp RG 60 Coleman DE 97 Rice RT 71 Wunsch MLB 59 Duncan TE 83 Moore RLB 55 Brooks WR 19 Johnson DB 21 Abraham WR 81 Green LCB 25 Kelly FB 40 Alstott RCB 20 Barber RB 28 Dunn SS 47 Lynch QB 14 Johnson FS 34 Jackson PLAYED 3 Royals, 7 Gramatica, 22 Stecker, 26 Smith, 38 Howell, 43 Cook, 46 Gibson, 50 Gooch, 51 Singleton, 52 Webster, 53 Quarles, 69 Pierson, 75 Washington, 78 Jones, 80 Yoder, 84 McDermott, 86 Williams, 87 Murphy, 89 Roberg, 96 Wyms DID NOT PLAY 10 King, 85 Anthony, 91 Darby INACTIVE 1 Hamilton, 4 Brien, 27 Abdullah, 65 Hochstein, 68 Grice, 76 Curry, 88 Wynn, 98 Cannida

STARTERS OFFENSE DEFENSE LT 67 Walker DE 94 White LG 64 McDaniel DT 92 McFarland C 62 Christy DT 99 Sapp RG 60 Coleman DE 97 Rice RT 71 Wunsch MLB 59 Duncan TE 83 Moore RLB 55 Brooks WR 19 Johnson DB 21 Abraham WR 81 Green LCB 25 Kelly FB 40 Alstott RCB 20 Barber RB 28 Dunn SS 47 Lynch QB 14 Johnson FS 34 Jackson PLAYED 3 Royals, 7 Gramatica, 22 Stecker, 26 Smith, 38 Howell, 43 Cook, 46 Gibson, 50 Gooch, 51 Singleton, 52 Webster, 53 Quarles, 69 Pierson, 75 Washington, 78 Jones, 80 Yoder, 84 McDermott, 86 Williams, 87 Murphy, 89 Roberg, 96 Wyms DID NOT PLAY 10 King, 85 Anthony, 91 Darby INACTIVE 1 Hamilton, 4 Brien, 27 Abdullah, 65 Hochstein, 68 Grice, 76 Curry, 88 Wynn, 98 Cannida

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING BUCS: Alstott 12-32, Dunn 11-29, B.Johnson1-2. EAGLES: McNabb 4-57, Buckhalter 9-55, Staley 15-34, Thrash 1-2. PASSING BUCS: Johnson 36-22-202-4-0. EAGLES: McNabb 25-16-194-1-2 RECEIVING BUCS: Dunn 8-37, Alstott 5-32, K.Johnson 3-75, Williams 2-25, Green 2- 15, Moore 1-13, Yoder 1-5. EAGLES: Pinkston 5-62, Lewis 4-60, Thrash 3-32, Staley 2-27, Buckhalter 2-13. INTERCEPTIONS BUCS: none. EAGLES: Moore 2-59, Vincent 1-0, Dawkins 1-0. KICK RETURNS BUCS: Stecker 4-91, Murphy 2-47. EAGLES: Mitchell 1-27, D.Douglas 1-16, Walker 1-9. PUNT RETURNS BUCS: Williams 3-10. EAGLES: Mitchell 2-10. SACKS BUCS: Rice 2-7, White 1-1. EAGLES: H.Douglas 1-7.