Not everyone has an official day pronounced by the mayor. But when Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicker Matt Bryant scored the game-winning goal against the Eagles last October, he did more than make NFL history with the second-longest game-winning field goal. He moved a stadium of fans to stand up and take notice. "It was a once in a lifetime thing and a really special honor to be recognized by Mayor Iorio," he says. ...more

November 2, 2007

Matt Bryant walked up to the kicking tee and called an audible. ...more

October 25, 2007

Lions coach Rod Marinelli wants to turn every game into a street fight, so Detroit's special teams loaded up for an early haymaker. ...more

October 22, 2007

The Bucs gained 39 yards on their second, third and fourth plays from scrimmage, but an incomplete pass and a sack of Jeff Garcia forced them to punt from their 44 at the end of their first drive. The Bucs didn't succeed in getting the ball away. Corey Smith cut through the middle and easily blocked the kick. When Casey FitzSimmons fell on it at the Bucs' 39, the stage was set for the Lions' first score, a 34-yard Jason Hanson field goal that came six plays later. ...more

October 21, 2007

DETROIT - How in the world did they lose that one? There are times in the National Football League where the other team is simply better and just beats you. And there are times where you leave the stadium in total wonderment about what just happened, because every bit of you knows you should have won the game. Sunday was definitely the latter for the Bucs. ...more

October 21, 2007

For coaches, players and fans alike, the few seconds it takes to launch a football from the ground through the uprights can seem like an eternity. ...more

October 17, 2007

A motorized cart drove off the field carrying yet another Buccaneer regular Sunday. That image may come to symbolize the Bucs' 2007 season. ...more

October 15, 2007

You know this Bucs season has a fighting chance when the meat wagon makes its weekly trip to the field and Jeff Garcia doesn't limp aboard. ...more

October 15, 2007

After a couple of relatively non-productive first-quarter series, the Titans finally started moving the ball early in the second quarter. A couple of sizeable runs by Chris Brown and a 15-yard reception by Justin Gage got them in scoring range and Tennessee seemed to be on its way to taking a lead when it lined up for a first-and-10 play at the Bucs' 32. The Titans opted to go back to Brown on the next play, but Brown mishandled quarterback Vince Young's handoff and dropped the ball. When Bucs defensive end Patrick Chukwurah pounced on the loose ball, the Titans' offensive threat was squelched. ...more

October 15, 2007

WHAT WENT RIGHT FOR BUCS: A pair of clutch catches by Ike Hilliard helped set up Matt Bryant's game-winning field goal. ...more

October 15, 2007