| The first Buc TD pass Tampa Stadium 17 October 1976 The background The expansion Buccaneers were bad. Really bad. I mean, 0-14 doesn't even start to cover it. And it took them five and a half games just to record their first passing touchdown and even that didn't come from a quarterback. RB Louis Carter was the master of the option pass in the early years of the Bucs as already featured in this countdown, but this little scoring play was nowhere in the coaching game plan and was totally improvised at the time. It didn't help the Bucs win this game in the battle of the expansion franchises though, a game that lives in infamy in NFL annals. The game situation The Bucs are trailing 13-3 and have third and goal at the one-yard line. John McKay naturally calls for a running play up the middle again and once again, Louis Carter is stopped. But then he makes history with his two-handed pitch to the right side of the formation where Morris Owens catches it and steps into the endzone for an historic score. Click here for the game reports and stats |
| 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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