Tampa Bay Buccaneers 22 Cleveland Browns 7
Sunday 24 December 2006 at Cleveland Browns Stadium
SCORING
TB
7:05-1Q
Bryant FG23
TB
6:18-2Q
Bryant FG24
TB
9:20-3Q
Pittman 11 run (kick failed)
TB
14:12-4Q
Brooks 21 interception return (Bryant kick)
CLE
11:33-4Q
Holly 40 fumble return (Dawson kick)
TB
5:47-4Q
Bryant FG37
The Bucs got themselves their 4th win of the season but it came at the expense of a similarly-bad Cleveland team
that gave up four interceptions including the last one of Derrick Brooks’ illustrious career. Mike Alstott and
Michael Pittman brought back memories of the Super Bowl with their ground work on the day and Tim Rattay won
his first start as a Buccaneer.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Pittman 16-86, Alstott 22-56, Graham 5-12, Rattay 1-(-1).
BROWNS: Droughns 19-92, Anderson 1-(-1).
PASSING
BUCS: Rattay 26-16-212-1-0.
BROWNS: Anderson 27-10-123-4-0, Dorsey 1-0-0-0-0.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Hilliard 4-67, Smith 4-45, Pittman 4-21, Stovall 2-45,
Galloway 2-34.
BROWNS: Jurevicius 4-58, Northcutt 2-31, Winslow 2-27,
Edwards 2-7.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: Phillips 2-45, Brooks 1-21, Buchanon 1-0.
BROWNS: Holly 1-8.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Cox 1-22, Sowell 1-11.
BROWNS: Cribbs 4-77, Friedman 1-2.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: none.
BROWNS: Northcutt 1-13.
SACKS
BUCS: Spires 2-15, Hovan 1-12.
BROWNS: Wimbley 2-6, Williams 1-4.
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
69 Davis
DE
94 Spires
LG
79 Mahan
DT
95 Hovan
C
76 Wade
DT
96 Wyms
RG
75 Joseph
DE
90 White
RT
65 Trueblood
LLB
56 Nece
TE
88 Becht
MLB
53 Quarles
WR
85 Stovall
RLB
55 Brooks
WR
84 Galloway
LCB
31 Buchanon
RB
40 Alstott
RCB
20 Barber
RB
32 Pittman
SS
23 Phillips
QB
13 Rattay
FS
37 Allen
PLAYED
3 Bryant, 9 Bidwell, 19 Hilliard, 21 Bolden, 27 Cox, 30
Nicholson, 33 Sowell, 34 Graham, 39 Pearson, 46 Adams, 50
Winborn, 51 Ruud, 52 Cash, 54 Mallard, 71 Haye, 74 Green,
77 Terry, 81 Smith, 82 Warren, 83 Moore, 89 Jones, 91 Jenkins
DID NOT PLAY
7 Gradkowski
INACTIVES
12 McCown, 24 Williams , 29 Zemaitis, 66 Mihlhauser, 70
Penn, 86 Jolley, 93 Bennett, 98 Bradley
GAME REPORTS
How Roy Cummings of the Tampa Tribune saw it unfold
Rick Stroud of the St.Petersburg Times offers his comments
Mike Alstott brought back old memories on the ground
The Buc defense also brings back old memories
Gary Shelton looks at Tim Rattay's first Buc start at QB
Team notes and anecdotes
The game report from Cleveland
The gamebook and the play-by-play from the game
COMMENTARY CREW
Matt Vasgerian and JC Pearson
