| Rodney Peete's heartbreaker Tampa Bay v Detroit Tampa Stadium, 15 Oct 1989 The background The Bucs were 3-2 in Ray Perkins' third season as head coach and coming of a memorable victory over the Chicago Bears that saw the entire offense named the NFC Player of the Week. It really looked like things had turned around in Tampa Bay. But Vinny Testaverde was out hurt for the following game with the Lions and QB Joe Ferguson could not lead the Bucs to an offensive score. But still they led and the likes of Bucs UK member Steve Reeder in the stands thought that 4-2 was about to happen. The game situation It was inside the final minute and the Lions were down to their last chance. 4th down from the Tampa 5-yard line having already driven the length of the field to give themselves the chance. And QB Rodney Peete scrambled into the endzone untouched to give Detroit a surprise victory and break the hearts of the Bucs who promptly went on a 5-game losing streak. Click here for the game details, reports and stats from this encounter from 1989 |
| 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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