Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24 San Diego Chargers 41
Sunday 21 December 2008 at Raymond James Stadium
SCORING
SD
5:04-1Q
Manumaleuna 11 pass from Rivers (Kaeding kick)
TB
2:39-1Q
Askew 1 run (M.Bryant kick)
SD
13:26-2Q
Gates 15 pass from Rivers (Kaeding kick)
SD
5:32-2Q
Kaeding FG28
TB
0:17-2Q
M.Bryant FG49
SD
0:00-2Q
Kaeding FG57
TB
7:41-3Q
Garcia 7 run (M.Bryant kick)
TB
5:05-3Q
A.Bryant 71 pass from Garcia (M.Bryant kick)
SD
14:53-4Q
Gates 5 pass from Rivers (Kaeding kick)
SD
7:18-4Q
Sproles 32 pass from Rivers (Kaeding kick)
SD
3:00-4Q
Cason 59 interception return (Kaeding kick)
The Bucs would finish 2008 with two straight home games against AFC West opponents still knowing that one win
would put them into the playoffs. But four Philip Rivers touchdown passes and a defense that was getting gashed
on almost every drive saw a three point lead going into the final quarter quickly evaporate.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Garcia 6-45, Williams 8-27, Dunn 9-20, McCown 2-16,
C.Smith 1-2, Askew 1-1.
CHARGERS: Tomlinson 21-90, Sproles 2-3, Rivers 3-(-3).
PASSING
BUCS: Garcia 34-21-232-2-1, McCown 1-0-0-0-0.
CHARGERS: Rivers 31-21-287-0-4.
RECEIVING
BUCS: A.Bryant 6-127, Hilliard 4-24, Dunn 4-19, Clayton 2-23,
Stevens 2-21, C.Smith 1-9, Askew 1-5, Galloway 1-4.
CHARGERS: Jackson 7-111, Gates 4-43, Sproles 3-46, Naanee
2-29, Chambers 2-27, Tomlinson 2-20, Manumaleuna 1-11.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: none.
CHARGERS: Cason 1-59, Cooper 1-3.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: C.Smith 7-205.
CHARGERS: Sproles 4-127.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: C.Smith 1-8, Hilliard 1-8.
CHARGERS: Sproles 2-45.
SACKS
BUCS: Wilkerson 1-7.
CHARGERS: Tucker 1-1, Phillips 1-0.
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
70 Penn
DE
93 Carter
LG
78 Sears
DT
95 Hovan
C
52 Faine
DT
97 Wilkerson
RG
75 Joseph
DE
90 Adams
RT
65 Trueblood
WLB
55 Brooks
WR
19 Hilliard
MLB
51 Ruud
WR
80 Clayton
SLB
59 June
WR
89 Bryant
LCB
31 Buchanon
WR
84 Galloway
RCB
20 Barber
RB
28 Dunn
SS
23 Phillips
QB
8 Griese
FS
36 Jackson
PLAYED
3 Bryant, 9 Bidwell, 12 McCown, 21 Piscitelli, 22 Smith, 24
Williams, 25 Talib, 26 Allen, 30 Nicholson, 33 Cook, 35 Askew,
43 Mack, 48 Economos, 57 Hayward, 58 Black, 71 Haye, 76
Zuttah, 79 Mahan, 81 Smith, 86 Stevens, 87 Clark, 88 Gilmore,
91 White, 98 Sims
INACTIVES
8 Griese, 10 Jackson, 11 Johnson, 50 McCoy, 56 Wilson, 77
Lee, 94 Chukwurah, 96 Peterson
COMMENTARY CREW
Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf