| Michael Clayton Game-winning touchdown Raymond James Stadium 15 October 2006 The background The Bucs had started the season 0-4 and had lost starting quaterback Chris Simms a fortnight earlier to a terrible spleen injury. The offense was in the hands of rookie Bruce Gradkowski and the boo birds were out in force at the lack of offensive performance by Jon Gruden's team. And then into town came the high-scoring Cincinnati Bengals. The game situation The Bucs were trailing 13-7 late in the game when they mounted one last drive. Gradkowski completed a pass to maligned WR Michael Clayton who dived into the endzone and fumbled as he hit the ground. The play was originally ruled incomplete. It went to a video booth review and Clayton was deemed to have crossed the goal-line and kept possession as the ground cannot cause a fumble. The touchdown counted and the Bucs took their first win of the season 14-13. Click here for all the game reports, stats and pictures from this dramatic 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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