TAMPA It has to have a starting point. Every escape from the darkness does. Maybe that game-winning drive late Sunday against the Packers, which produced a 38-28 victory, was it. It wasn't necessarily one for the ages. But coming as it did, with rookie quarterback Josh Freeman at the wheel and in a uniform that has come to symbolize a losing era, it was enough to make some believe better days are just ahead. ...more

November 8, 2009

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and receiver Donald Driver practiced Friday and are probably for Sunday's game at Tampa Bay. ...more

November 6, 2009

Thirty years later, the 1979 Bucs remain an incredible story. When the former players gather to be honored Sunday afternoon at Raymond James Stadium, part of the franchise's Throwback Game as the Bucs (0-7) meet the Green Bay Packers (4-3), the fuss might be difficult to understand for younger fans or transplanted Tampa Bay area residents. ...more

November 6, 2009

Since the NFL merger in 1970, there have been 80 quarterbacks selected with a first-round pick in the regular draft. Bucs rookie Josh Freeman, who gets his first start on Sunday afternoon against the Green Bay Packers, is No. 80. ...more

November 5, 2009

Bucs co-chairman Joel Glazer points to a change in uniforms when the team's losing perception finally changed. ...more

November 4, 2009

On Sunday, defensive end Lee Roy Selmon will become the inaugural inductee into the franchise's Ring of Honor. ...more

November 3, 2009

The hits just keep on coming for Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who has experienced a season's worth of sacks in seven games. All that punishment is beginning to take its toll. ...more

November 3, 2009

the Bucs. That was assured on Sunday when the league's two other winless teams - the St. Louis Rams and Tennessee Titans - were victorious. ...more

November 2, 2009

Brett Favre still knows how to win big games at Lambeau Field, even if this one came for the enemy and to a chorus of boos. ...more

November 2, 2009

Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris announced Wednesday that rookie quarterback Josh Freeman will take over as the team's starter. ...more

October 28, 2009