Tampa Bay Buccaneers 25 Baltimore Ravens 0
Sunday 15 September 2002 at Ravens Stadium
FOX COMMENTARY CREW Sam Rosen and Bill Maas
This was more like the Buccaneers that the fans remembered
from the Tony Dungy era. A stifling defense, a bunch of
turnovers, special teams plays and just enough offense to get
the job done. The Bucs did not reach 300 yards in total offense
and failed to reach the endzone behind Jon Gruden’s scheme
and their contribution was three Martin Gramatica fieldgoals.
But a Karl Williams punt return late in the first quarter and
Derrick Brooks’ interception return late on was easily enough to
outscore the toothless Ravens. Brooks’ score was the second-
longest scoring play in franchise history after Shelton Quarles’
98-yard play against Green Bay the previous year.
GAME SCORING
TB
7:39-1Q
Gramatica FG36
TB
1:54-1Q
Williams 56 punt return (Gramatica kick)
TB
3:51-2Q
Gramatica FG30
TB
14:44-3Q
Safety - ball fumbled through endzone
TB
8:13-3Q
Gramatica FG30
TB
1:06-4Q
Brooks 97 interception return (Gramatica kick)
GAME REPORTS
Roy Cummings' game review
Martin Fennelly's award-winning column
Jon Gruden's message got across
The line stepped up from last week
From the Ravens' beat writer
Game notes and anecdotes
The game report
Buccaneer game grades
The gamebook and the play by play of the game
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
72 Oben
LDE
94 Spires
LG
71 Jenkins
UT
92 McFarland
C
62 Christy
DT
99 Sapp
RG
60 Coleman
RDE
97 Rice
RT
67 Walker
LLB
51 Singleton
TE
85 Dilger
MLB
53 Quarles
WR
19 Johnson
RLB
55 Brooks
WR
87 McCardell
LCB
25 Kelly
FB
40 Alstott
SS
47 Lynch
RB
32 Pittman
FS
34 Jackson
QB
14 Johnson
RCB
20 Barber
PLAYED
7 Gramatica, 9 Tupa, 22 Gibson, 23 Phillips, 26 Smith, 27 Stecker, 35
Ivy, 38 Howell, 43 Cook, 45 Solwold, 52 Webster, 56 Nece, 74 Green,
77 Washington, 80 Yoder, 81 Battaglia, 83 Jurevicius, 86 Williams, 91
Darby, 96 Wyms, 98 Smith
DID NOT PLAY
11 Johnson, 34 Stephens
INACTIVE
10 King, 30 Barnes, 31 Wansley, 65 Hochstein, 75 Brown, 82 Walker,
84 Barlow, 90 Gurley
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Pittman 13-37, Alstott 11-23, Stecker 5-15, B.Johnson 1-(-1).
RAVENS: Lewis 17-53, Taylor 2-2, Redman 1-0.
PASSINGa
BUCS: B.Johnson 31-24-211-0-0.
RAVENS: Redman 38-16-141-1-0.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Pittman 6-58, Alstott 5-25, McCardell 4-38, K.Johnson 3-47, Stecker
3-11, Jurevicius 2-18, Cook 1-14.
RAVENS: Lewis 5-38, Stokeley 4-57, Heap 3-20, Taylor 2-18, Jones 1-7,
Ricard 1-1.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: Brooks 1-97.
RAVENS: none.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Williams 1-23, Stecker 1-22.
RAVENS: Tate 4-78, Hunter 1-15, Johnson 1-11.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Williams 2-62.
RAVENS: Ogden 2-21, McAllister 1-10.
SACKS
BUCS: Wyms 1-9, McFarland 1-7, Smith 1-7.
RAVENS: Boulware 1-6.
VIDEO CLIPS Click on the boxes for the main plays from the game
Karl Williams had the first Tampa touchdown on a punt return score
The second half began with an unusual safety on a fumble
Derrick Brooks had the then-second longest scoring play in history