Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14 New York Giants 24
Sunday 6 January 2008 at Raymond James Stadium
FOX COMMENTARY CREW Joe Buck and Troy Aikman
The Bucs led at the end of the first quarter and all seemed to
be going well. Then the Giants turned it around and wound
up going all the way to Super Bowl success over the
undefeated Patriots. Should Jon Gruden have rested his
starters the final two games? But Joey Galloway was hurt
much of the final month and was a non-factor in this game.
Little did Buc fans know it would be their last post-season
game for 13 years.
GAME SCORING
TB
1:49-1Q
Graham 1 run (Bryant kick)
NYG
10:02-2Q
Jacobs 5 pass from Manning (Tynes kick)
NYG
4:06-2Q
Jacobs 8 run (Tynes kick)
NYG
9:56-3Q
Tynes FG25
NYG
8:03-4Q
Toomer 4 pass from Maning (Tynes kick)
TB
3:25-4Q
Smith 6 pass from Garcia (Bryant kick)
GAME REPORTS
Roy Cummings reports from Raymond James Stadium
Martin Fennelly's award-winning column
How Joe Henderson saw it all unfold
Rick Stroud's views on the game
Gary Shelton's morning-after column
The Giant pass rush hassled Garcia all day
The defense looked good for one quarter but that was all
Joey Galloway disappeared when the Bucs needed him the most
Joel Glazer sees the 2007 season as a success
Game notes and anecdotes
Scott Smith's official game report
The gamebook and play-by-play
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
70 Penn
DE
93 Carter
LG
78 Sears
DT
71 Haye
C
76 Wade
DT
95 Hovan
RG
75 Joseph
DE
90 Adams
RT
65 Trueblood
WLB
55 Brooks
TE
81 Smith
MLB
51 Ruud
WR
80 Clayton
SLB
56 Nece
WR
84 Galloway
LCB
20 Barber
FB
35 Askew
RCB
31 Buchanon
RB
34 Graham
SS
23 Phillips
QB
7 Garcia
FS
28 Jackson
PLAYED
3 Bryant, 9 Bidwell, 17 Spurlock, 19 Hilliard, 25 Kelly, 26 Allen, 29
Bennett, 32 Pittman, 39 Pearson, 44 Storer, 48 Economos, 54
Chukwurah, 57 Hayward, 58 Black, 68 Lehr, 69 Davis, 86 Stevens,
88 Becht, 91 White, 94 Spires, 98 Sims
DID NOT PLAY
12 McCown, 50 Trotter
INACTIVES
5 Gradkowski, 15 Lucas, 18 Clark, 22 Davis, 30 Nicholson, 33
Darby, 59 June, 72 Buenning
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Graham 18-63, Pittman 1-5, Askew 1-3, Garcia 1-2, Galloway 1-(-4).
GIANTS: Bradshaw 17-66, Jacobs 13-34.
PASSING
BUCS: Garcia 39-23-207-2-1.
GIANTS: Manning 27-20-185-0-2.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Pittman 5-62, Graham 4-27, Hilliard 4-27, Clayton 3-39, Smith 3-26,
Askew 2-12, Galloway 1-9, Stevens 1-5.
GIANTS: Toomer 7-74, Burress 4-38, Smith 3-29, Jacobs 2-16, Boss 2-14,
Bradshaw 1-9, Hedgecock 1-5.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: none.
GIANTS: Webster 1-0, McQuarters 1-0.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Spurlock 5-106.
GIANTS: Hixon 2-37, Droughns 1-17.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Hillard 2-5.
GIANTS: McQuarters 2-15.
SACKS
BUCS: Adams 1-8.
GIANTS: Strahan 1-5.
