| The infamous FG blooper Metropolitan Stadium 17 September 1978 The background If there is one clip of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that has been played more across NFL history than any other, then this is it. The infamous botched fieldgoal from the early days of the franchise. Yet it is not from the expansion team as many people wrongly believe, but actually from a 1978 road game that the Bucs won in a stunning 16-10 upset of the Minnesota Vikings. The game situation The Bucs were attempting a fieldgoal when the snap went over both holder Dave Green and kicker Neil O'Donoghue. The latter then made an abortive attempt to kick the bouncing ball and missed it completely. The Vikings recovered and it was left to O'Donoghue and Jim Obradovich to make the tackle deep inside Tampa Bay territory, having lost 80 yards in the process. Click here for the details from this game |
| 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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