League president Gary Davidson got Wheeler in touch with former New England Patriots player and executive Rommie Loudd, who was fronting for a group of Orlando businessmen who had recently failed in their bid to get an NFL expansion team ( what became the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ).

The Ravens triumphed over the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV at the conclusion of the 2000 season, making them one of four NFL teams to win in their lone Super Bowl appearance, along with the New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Carolina debuted the alternate light blue jersey for one game at home against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2002.

According to Terry Pluto's book, Loose Balls, Downey was one of the owners of the New Orleans Buccaneers basketball team in the American Basketball Association in the late 1960s.

After beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday December 21, 2008, the Chargers stood at 7 – 8, one game behind the Denver Broncos.

The franchise began play in 1976 in the NFC West division but switched conferences with the Buccaneers after one season and joined the AFC West.

With one of the best defenses in the league, Dungy helped guide the Buccaneers to four playoff appearances in his six years as the team's head coach.

Along with the West Coast's Los Angeles Buccaneers and the South's Louisville Colonels, it was one of three teams that represented cities outside the NFL's existing footprint ( coincidentally, there is a city named Buffalo, Texas ).

The Los Angeles Buccaneers were a traveling team in the National Football League during their one season 1926, ostensibly representing the city of Los Angeles, California.

At one point, the CBS television network, which had the rights to NFC television broadcasts, correctly anticipated poor seasons from all of the Southern ( Buccaneers, Falcons, and Saints ) teams, and reorganized their viewing markets in such a way that Buccaneers games were not broadcast anywhere in the state of Florida.

Despite the losing and the poor attendance, the Buccaneers were one of the NFL's most profitable teams for most of Culverhouse's ownership.

Gannon's one interception that game came when Buccaneers defensive tackle Santana Dotson deflected Gannon's pass from the Redskins 8 and Ray Seals caught the ball in the Redskins ' end zone for a touchdown.

On May 4, 2007 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced that Gatlin was one of 28 free agents taken to their 2007 rookie camp on tryout contracts, and was considered to be the most intriguing unsigned athlete in attendance.

He reached a season-high 15 tackles and one pass defensed at Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a defense that allowed a season-low 109 passing yards.

Captain Stubby and the Buccaneers first performed the original Roto-Rooter jingle on WLS in the early 1950s, and the recorded version became one of the longest-running tunes in the history of advertising, featuring Tom Fouts ' bass voice in " Away go Troubles Down the Drain.

Dungy had developed one of the best defenses in the NFL while coaching the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and it was hoped he could solve the Colts ' defensive problems as well.

He helped limit All-Pro DT ( Warren ) Sapp to one tackle and no sacks in the season opener against the Buccaneers, also helping the Cowboys offense rush for 99 yards on 23 carries, a 4. 3 average.

Brooks played 14 years for the Buccaneers and is widely considered one of the best ( if not the best ) players in franchise history and one of the best linebackers in NFL history.

Rossum was acquired by the Green Bay Packers for an undisclosed draft pick in 2000 and spent two seasons with the team, during which he returned 40 punts for 357 yards and one touchdown ( a 55-yard return against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ), and returned 73 kickoffs for 1, 719 yards and one touchdown ( a 92-yard return against the Indianapolis Colts and was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts.

Their next game was equally as disappointing, as the Saints were beaten 31 – 14 by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Bush averaged 2. 7 yards per carry and 27 yards from scrimmage – over a third of which came on one play.

During the game, two touchdowns were nullified by penalties, one by each team: a four yard run by Bryant and a 27-yard reception by Buccaneers ' tight end Jimmie Giles.

This special features two new segments: The story of two teams whose history was filled with follies-the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the lovable losers the New Orleans Saints, who had gone 78-203 in their history with only one season at. 500 ( both teams would win Super Bowls in the decades following the special ); the special also included outtakes from the NFL's Best Ever Coaches ( produced in 1981 ), focusing on head coaches ( notably Dick Vermeil and Hank Stram at Super Bowl IV ) who were wired for sound.

The Trojans have sent many players to the collegiate level in the last 15 years including Rocky Calmus ( Oklahoma / Tennessee Titans ), Sean Mahan ( Notre Dame / Tampa Bay Buccaneers ), Jason Lohr ( Nebraska ), Jason Carter ( Oklahoma ), Garrett Mills ( Tulsa / Minnesota Vikings ), Chase Beeler ( Stanford ), Bryan Pickryl ( Texas ), Kejuan Jones ( Oklahoma ), Jay Henry ( West Virginia ), Phillip Dillard ( Nebraska / New York Giants ), Corey Callans ( Oklahoma ), Jake Laptad ( Kansas ), Cory Dorris ( Tulsa ), Chris Adkins ( Tulsa ), Gabe Lynn ( Oklahoma ), Tramaine Thompson ( Kansas State ).

The Buccaneers also played two games in San Francisco, including the last game of the Buccaneers ' existence, an exhibition game against the Wildcats, with the Buccaneers being shut out, 17-0, on January 23, 1927.

This placed the team in fifth ( last ) place in that season's highly competitive Western Division, keeping the Buccaneers out of the playoffs.

In Brooks last year with the Buccaneers in 2008, he recorded 73 tackles and an interception and was selected to his 11th Pro Bowl.

The Buccaneers is the last novel written by Edith Wharton.

In his last year with the Buccaneers in 2008 he started 12 of 14 games making 21 receptions for 250 yards and three touchdowns.

Their last two game away series was against the Des Moines Buccaneers during the 1986-87 season.

Hayes has been described as a South Sea pirate and " the last of the Buccaneers ".

He last played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

José Gaspar, known by his nickname Gasparilla ( supposedly lived c. 1756 – 1821 ), was a purported Spanish pirate, the " last of the Buccaneers ," who is claimed to have raided the west coast of Florida during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

The Jets finished 6-10, winning their last two games of the year against the New England Patriots and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Raiders had a great chance to score a touchdown early in the game after cornerback Charles Woodson intercepted Buccaneers quarterback Brad Johnson's pass on the third play of the game and returned it 12 yards to the Tampa Bay 36-yard line.

A 3 way tie for the best defense in the game belongs to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Baltimore Ravens and the Jacksonville Jaguars with scores of 95.

The Falcons defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20 – 10 in the final game of the season to improve their record to 9 – 7.

All that remained was for the Buccaneers to kick an extra point to win the game, but unbelievably it was blocked by DT Kris Jenkins to send the game to overtime.

The Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Cincinnati Bengals did not agree to the switch, forcing the Saints to wear white jerseys for that game.

The Buccaneers are the first post-merger expansion team to win a division title, win a playoff game, and to host and play in a conference championship game, this was accomplished during the 1979 season.

They also did the navy blue jerseys with the light blue pants against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but they lost that game.

* December 11 – The Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL win their very first game against the New Orleans Saints.

In 1987 he came back from injury in a classic game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

" Mad Mac " brought the Chicago Bears back in the first game following the 1987 NFL players strike to defeat the Buccaneers, 27 – 26.

* December 11 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers in their second NFL season win their first ever game over the New Orleans Saints.

Super Bowl XXXVII was an American football game between the American Football Conference ( AFC ) champion Oakland Raiders and the National Football Conference ( NFC ) champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers to decide the National Football League ( NFL ) champion for the 2002 season.

However, the Buccaneers ' defense was still the strength of the team, leading the NFL in total defense ( 252. 8 yards per game ), pass defense ( 155. 6 yards per game ), points allowed ( 12. 3 points per game ), passing touchdowns allowed ( 10 ), interceptions ( 31 ), and opponent passer rating ( 48. 4 ).

The first regular-season game at the Metrodome was the 1982 opener on September 12, when the Vikings defeated Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 17-10.

In 1987, the Vikings ' home date with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers scheduled for the same day as Game 2 of the World Series was moved to Tampa, and the Vikings ' game with the Denver Broncos scheduled for the same day as Game 7 was pushed back to the following Monday night.

* Another SNL skit featured the Metrodome as the site of a Monday Night Football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Vikings though the focus was on the game's announcers, including Dennis Miller, who were parodied.