Bucs postgame notes

Some notes from the Bucs win Sunday at Detroit ...

- After trailing the Lions 17-0 after the first quarter, the Buccaneers scored 21 points of their own in the second quarter, tying for the third-most points scored in a quarter in team history and helping the team to tie for the second largest comeback win in franchise history. It was the first time the Buccaneers had scored 21 points in a quarter since December 17, 2006 when the Buccaneers scored 21 points vs. the Chicago Bears in the fourth quarter. The 17-point comeback win is the largest comeback victory in Bucs history that did not require OT and was the team’s third comeback win of the season. In Week 9 at Kansas City, the Buccaneers launched a 21-point comeback defeating the Chiefs 30-27 in OT, their largest comeback win in franchise history. After trailing 24-3 in the second quarter, the Buccaneers came storming back, outscoring the Chiefs 27-3. The team’s first comeback win of the season was from 10 points down at Chicago (9/21/08) in Week 3 for a 27-24 overtime victory. Tampa Bay had trailed 24-14 in the fourth quarter. Prior to that, the last time Tampa Bay won a game after trailing by 10 or more points in the regular season was on December 12, 1999 against Detroit. The Buccaneers trailed 10-0 before rallying for a 23-16 victory.

MOST POINTS SCORED IN A QUARTER

24, vs. Chicago, 12/22/96 (2nd)

24, vs. Green Bay, 11/22/81 (2nd)

21, 14 times, last at Detroit, 11/23/08 (2nd)



TOP COMEBACK WINS IN TEAM HISTORY
Deficit Opponent Date Score

21 (Trailed 24-3) at KC 11/2/08 W, 30-27 OT

17 (Trailed 17-0) at DET 11/23/08 W, 38-20

17 (Trailed 23-6) vs. CHI 1/2/83 W, 26-23 OT

17 (Trailed 17-0) at BAL 9/9/79 W, 29-26 OT

15 (Trailed 15-0) vs. CHI 9/20/98 W, 27-15

15 (Trailed 21-6) vs. DET 12/26/82 W, 23-21

14 (Trailed 14-0) at SD 11/17/96 W, 25-17

14 (Trailed 14-0) vs. MIN 10/7/84 W, 35-31

14 (Trailed 14-0) at DET 9/16/84 W, 21-17

13 (Trailed 13-0) vs. WAS* 1/15/00 W, 14-13

13 (Trailed 13-0) vs. PHI 10/6/91 W, 14-13
*Playoff Game

- RB Clifton Smith recorded the first punt return for a touchdown of his career on a 70-yard return in the third quarter. With the score, Smith became the first player in Bucs history to return both a kickoff and a punt for a touchdown, with both occurring this season. In Week 9, Smith returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown, the longest in team history, sparking a 21-point comeback win for the Buccaneers over the Kansas City Chiefs. He also finished that game with a single game team record 259 total return yards. Today, Smith finished with five kickoff returns for 142 yards (28.4 avg.) and four punt returns for 90 yards (22.5 avg.) and one touchdown for a total of 232 return yards.

Smith’s touchdown today was the first punt return for a touchdown by a Buccaneer since December 19, 2004 when WR Joey Galloway returned a punt 59 yards for a touchdown against New Orleans. He is just the sixth player in franchise history to return a punt for a touchdown and his score marked just the 10th punt return for a touchdown in team history.

MOST PUNT RETURN TOUCHDOWNS IN TEAM HISTORY
Player Years TDs

Karl Williams 1996-03 5

Ronde Barber 1997-present 1

Joey Galloway 2004-present 1

Jacquez Green 1998-01 1

Clifton Smith 2008-present 1

Vernon Turner 1993-94 1

- CB Ronde Barber recorded his first two interceptions of the season, today, giving him a franchise-best 35 for his career. On his second interception, Barber returned the interception 65 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter, his 13th career touchdown (including postseason). Barber now has 11 career regular season touchdowns on fumble/interception returns, most among active players and third in NFL history. It was his sixth career multi-interception game, with the last time occurring vs. Philadelphia (10/22/06), both of which were returned for touchdowns.

MOST CAREER TOUCHDOWNS ON FUMBLE/INTERCEPTION RETURNS(ACTIVE PLAYERS)
TDs Player Current Team

11 CB Ronde Barber Tampa Bay

10 S Darren Sharper Minnesota

8 DE Jason Taylor Washington

7 LB Derrick Brooks Tampa Bay

7 CB Dre’ Bly Denver

7 S Mike Brown Chicago

7 CB Ty Law N.Y. Jets

7 CB Charles Woodson Green Bay

MOST CAREER TOUCHDOWNS ON FUMBLE/INTERCEPTION RETURNS All-Time in NFL History

TDs Player

13 Rod Woodson

12 Aeneas Williams

11 Ronde Barber

10 Ken Houston

10 Deion Sanders

10 Darren Sharper

9 Eric Allen

MOST CAREER TOUCHDOWNS BY A DEFENSIVE PLAYER IN TEAM HISTORY (Includes Postseason)
CB Ronde Barber 13

65-yard INT return at Det. (11/23/08)

29-yard INT return vs. Atl. (12/16/07)

41-yard fumble return at Atl. (11/18/07)

66-yard INT return vs. Phil. (10/22/06)

37-yard INT return vs. Phil. (10/22/06)

18-yard fumble return at N.O. (10/10/04)

9-yard fumble return at Wash. (9/12/04)

29-yard INT return vs. Ind. (10/6/03)

92-yard INT return at Phil. (1/19/03)*

36-yard INT return vs. N.O. (12/23/01)

37-yard INT return vs. N.Y. Jets (9/24/00)

24-yard fumble return vs. Chi. (9/10/00)

23-yard punt return at Chi. (11/29/98)

* Postseason



MOST INTERCEPTIONS RETURNED FOR TOUCHDOWNS IN TEAM HISTORY (Includes Postseason)
CB Ronde Barber 8

LB Derrick Brooks 7

- The Buccaneers added their fourth defensive touchdown on the season, tying for the second most in team history (also 1987, 1983 and 1977), when CB Ronde Barber returned a QB Daunte Culpepper pass 65 yards for the score. After scoring a total of two defensive touchdowns in all of 2007, the Bucs defense topped that mark with three defensive scores in the first four weeks this season. It was the most in that span since the 2002 season when the team scored a defensive touchdown in four of the first five games. That season the Buccaneers defense scored in a total of five regular season games and added four more defensive touchdowns in three postseason contests.

- DE/DT Jimmy Wilkerson recorded his third and fourth sacks of the season, giving him a career single-game high two sacks. It is the second week in a row that Wilkerson has recorded at least one sack and marks the first multi-sack game of his career. Prior to this season Wilkerson had one career sack in 72 career games. This season Wilkerson has four sacks, third-best on the team, while seeing action in all 11 games as a reserve.

- RB Warrick Dunn recorded his second touchdown of the season and the 49th of his career on a 13-yard run in the second quarter. With his 28th touchdown as a member of the Buccaneers, Dunn moves into sole possession of sixth place on the Buccaneers all-time touchdown list, surpassing Mark Carrier (27 touchdowns from 1987-92). He also moved into fifth on the Buccaneers all-time receptions list, passing Kevin House (286 from 1980-86) as he now has 290 as a Buccaneer. Dunn finished the afternoon with 14 rushes for 90 yards (6.4 avg.) and a touchdown recording a season long 40-yard run in the third quarter to go with five receptions for 37 yards. Dunn is now eight receptions shy of fourth place in Bucs history for receptions behind Keyshawn Johnson (298 from 2000-03) and one touchdown shy of fifth place in Bucs history for total touchdowns behind Joey Galloway (29 from 2004-present).

- QB Jeff Garcia finished the afternoon 13-of-18 for 165 yards and two touchdowns for a passer rating of 137.5. He moved him into eighth place ahead of Shaun King (4,064 from 1999-03) on the Buccaneers passing list. With 4,223 passing yards as a Buccaneer, he is now 349 yards shy of seventh place on the Bucs all-time passing yardage list behind Brian Griese (4,572 from 2004-05, 2008-present).

- WR Ike Hilliard recorded his team-leading fourth touchdown reception of the year on a 36-yard pass from QB Jeff Garcia in the second quarter. It was Hilliard’s 35th career touchdown reception and his longest reception of the season.

- For the second consecutive week, TE Jerramy Stevens paced the tight end position with starter Alex Smith out due to injury. In the second quarter, Stevens caught a 24-yard touchdown pass from QB Jeff Garcia. It was Stevens’ second touchdown of the season and the 21st of his career.

-DE Gaines Adams recorded his team-leading fifth sack of the season in the second quarter, giving him 11 sacks for his career. In the fourth quarter DE Greg White recorded a sack. He now has 4.5 sacks this season, second-most on the team, and 11.5 sacks in his career.

- K Matt Bryant recorded his second-longest field goal of the season when he connected on a 48-yard attempt in the fourth quarter. His season long 49-yard field goal came in Week 6 vs. Carolina (10/12/08).