| The gutsiest call of all Raymond James Stadium 13 November 2005 The background Everything that could have gone right for the Bucs in 2005 did and hence they wound up in the playoffs. And this game was pivotal and showed some serious guts from Jon Gruden in going for the win with a two-point conversion inside the final minute, instead of kicking the PAT and going for overtime. Did Mike Alstott actually cross the goal-line on the play? If you are a Bucs fan - who cares? Even though it went to replay, it is not conclusive but it was called on the field and is in the record books all the same. The game situation The Bucs had just scored on Edell Shepherd's 30-yard reception from Chris Simms but the Bucs still trailed 35-34. Lavar Arrington had been called offside on that play so the penalty was enforced on the PAT making it a yard and a half. Jon Gruden went for the win with 58 seconds left and Mike Alstott went up the middle for the score that was confirmed by the replay official. Click here for all the game reports |
| The 100 Greatest Plays in Buccaneer history Welcome to the next and best countdown that we have ever run on BUCPOWER.COM. Featuring every one of the 32 years that the Bucs have played NFL football, we have clips of memorable touchdowns, bloopers, decisive moments and trick plays. From the ridiculous to the sublime, this is a countdown to bring back a lot of memories for Buccaneer fans of all ages around the world. Whereas the top 20-30 plays do stand out and are able to be ranked subjectively (and have been by some of the Tampa media), the early plays are generally spread out across the years and can only be placed approximately in terms of their importance. |
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