| The first safety Tampa Stadium 20 November 1988 The background The Bucs took a long time to record some firsts in their history. 26 games until a win, 31 seasons until a kick return touchdown, and how about nearly 13 years until their first safety? And I remember it well because I was there and even gave Kerry Goode a high-five on the sideline as he returned to the bench to celebrate. It actually came during another hammering at the hands of the Chicago Bears in the 1980s and had absolutely no impact on the result of the game. But it was memorable all the same of course. The game situation The Bears were facing 4th and 3 from their own 16-yard line but the snap back to punter Bryan Wagner was way too high. Reserve RB Kerry Goode chased Wagner down in the endzone and tackled him to record the first-ever Buccaneer two pointer. Click here for all the game reports, statistics and pictures from this encounter |
| 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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