After all the late-night/early-morning drama that took place on a baseball field across the Bay from Raymond James Stadium, sports fans around here needed a little break Sunday. ...more

October 12, 2008

Matt Bryant didn't need another sympathy card, another consoling hug or compassionate smile. The only expression of support that was going to make the Bucs kicker feel any better late Sunday was a good stand by his defensive teammates. ...more

September 29, 2008

What went right for the Bucs: Much-maligned rookie KR Dexter Jackson, who fell down twice last week at Chicago, was explosive on his first attempt, a 35-yard return from 3 yards deep in the end zone. ...more

September 29, 2008

Only Green Bay has had two ends produce more sacks than the combined 5.5 by Gaines Adams and Greg White in the first three weeks. ...more

September 28, 2008

There was that one misstep a couple of years ago, when Simeon Rice was on his last legs, Anthony McFarland was on his way out the door and defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin's staff was in flux. ...more

September 21, 2008

TAMPA In five seasons with the Bucs, Michael Clayton has played in 57 regular-season games. No. 58 looms as the biggest of his career. ...more

September 18, 2008

Earnest Graham scored on a 68-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter to secure the Bucs' 24-9 victory over the Falcons today at Raymond James Stadium. ...more

September 14, 2008

Bucs DE Gaines Adams understands more is expected of him than any player on Tampa Bay's defensive line. ...more

September 12, 2008

Player Of The Game Elite quarterbacks shake off mistakes and Drew Brees made a whopper in the first quarter, throwing up a duck that Phillip Buchanon ran back 26 yards to tie the score at 7. ...more

September 8, 2008

The first real indication of just how explosive the Saints can be offensively came during their first series, on a third-and-3 play from the Bucs 39. They sent David Patten straight up the seam on a go route in which Patten quickly breezed past Aqib Talib and into the end zone. That's where he easily took in a Drew Brees pass that Talib tried to bat away somewhere near the 3-yard line. It would have helped immensely if the Bucs could have generated a pass rush here, but even with nickel rusher Greg White in at right end and Gaines Adams at left end, they couldn't pressure Brees enough to keep him from making an easy play. ...more

September 8, 2008