| The biggest collapse ever Busch Stadium, St.Louis 8 November 1987 The background Ray Perkins' team stood at 4-3 (thanks to a 2-1 mark from the strike squad) and were leading the St.Louis Cardinals 28-3 in front of a minimal crowd at Busch Stadium in St.Louis. The Cardinals would move to Phoenix at the end of that season. And then two minutes into the final quarter, the Cardinals scored a touchdown and began a 28-point comeback that just stunned the Bucs who would up losing every game the rest of that season. Fumbles, missed opportunities - you name it, the 87 Bucs had it from the start of the final quarter onwards. The game situation Trailing 31-28 after Neil Lomax had hit JT Smith with the go-ahead touchdown at the 1:01 mark, QB Steve DeBerg led the Bucs downfield on one last drive to salvage overtime. He got them into position at the Cardinal 36-yard line and out came the Bucs' Nigerian kicker, Donald Igwebuike to attempt a 53-yard fieldgoal as time expired. His kick hit the crossbar and with it went the Bucs' 1987 season. Click here for the game reports, stats and pictures from this amazing 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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