The most damaging piece of evidence is NFL Films footage of Tampa Bay defensive back John Lynch telling his teammates during the game that almost all of the plays ran by Oakland's offense were plays that Gruden (who that week even played the part of "Rich Gannon" by playing QB with the scout-team offense) specifically told them to look out for. Tampa Bay crushed the Bengals 35–7. TB – Martin Gramatica 51-yard field goal, 7:33. The Tampa Bay defense intercepted Kurt Warner four times, and held a 19–14 lead late in the fourth quarter. With time running out in the half, Donovan McNabb led the Eagles to the Tampa Bay 24-yard line, only to lose a fumble while being sacked by his high school teammate Simeon Rice, who stripped the ball away and recovered it himself. TB – Martin Gramatica 30-yard field goal, 3:22.
Doug Johnson took over at quarterback for the Falcons, and did not fare well. Started the game well [and] finished the game well – that middle part – we have to figure out how to play 60 minutes well.". The 2002 Buccaneers defense is often cited as one of the best ever, as well as one of the most potent pass defenses in league history.
Oakland lineman Tim Johnson then blocked Tupa's punt, and Raiders defender Eric Johnson returned the ball 13 yards for a touchdown. Karl Williams returned a punt 56 yards for a touchdown, and Martín Gramática scored three field goals.
The Buccaneer defense dominated yet another game, holding the Falcons to only 3 first half points, despite giving up good field position (the Falcons had a 47-yard kickoff return, a fumble recovery and a recovered onside kick).
The Eagles had beaten the Buccaneers four consecutive times, in the wild card round the two previous seasons, and also during regular-season games in 2001 and 2002.
The Buccaneers went on to rout Gruden's former team, the Oakland Raiders, by a score of 48–21 in Super Bowl XXXVII. Fortunately for Tampa Bay, they got a big assist from their punter Tom Tupa, who managed to pin Oakland all the way back at their own 11-yard line with his punt. On the first play of the game, Tommy Maddox's pass to Plaxico Burress gained 41 yards to the Tampa Bay 40-yard line. Gruden's familiarity with the Raiders’ players and playbook paid off, as John Lynch and other Buccaneer players recognized some of Oakland's formations and plays at crucial points in the game. "We put ourselves in a pretty good hole and we were going to have to dig our way out of it," Brady said.
GB – Brett Favre – 20/38, 196 yards, TD, 4 INT, TB – Brad Johnson – 15/25, 134 yards, 2 TD, TB – Michael Pittman Sr. – 13 rushes, 50 yards, TB – Keyshawn Johnson – 2 receptions, 48 yards. During the first preseason game against the Miami Dolphins on Monday night August 12, which served as Jon Gruden's first coached game (albeit preseason), Frank Murphy took the opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown. at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, Florida. Added to his two-touchdown day in a season-opening, 26–20, overtime Saints win in Tampa, Brooks has four TD passes against Tampa Bay this season; the rest of the league has three in 10 games. After a Martín Gramática field goal stretched the lead to 13–6, Tampa Bay pinned the Falcons on their own 16-yard line with 6:24 to go in the game. Stats thru the 2019 NFL season. Brady finished 30 of 46 for 369 yards with five touchdowns and one interception (117 rating), throwing all five touchdown passes to five different receivers.
[4] With 40 interceptions, 31 in the regular season and an additional nine in the playoffs, the Buccaneers recorded the most picks of any Super Bowl winning team in history.
TB – Martin Gramatica 33-yard field goal, 13:12. Brad Johnson threw three touchdown passes (of 35 yards, 65 yards and 22 yards, respectively), while Shelton Quarles returned an interception 25 yards for a score (Tampa Bay's third such score in three weeks). The Saints held a 20–10 lead late in the fourth quarter, while Tampa Bay's offense had only 161 yards through three periods, and quarterback Brad Johnson was sacked three times, on a hot, humid 90° afternoon. Tampa Bay quarterback Brad Johnson, who had been sidelined for a month, returned to throw for 196 yards and two touchdowns. The Buccaneers swept the season series with Carolina, and posted a franchise-best 8–2 start.
This was San Francisco's first playoff game without a touchdown since 1986 and the 49ers' last playoff game until 2011.
Brady is also just three touchdowns (552) behind Drew Brees (555) for the most passing touchdowns in NFL history.
On the first play of the drive, Brad Johnson completed an 11-yard pass to receiver Joe Jurevicius. During the offseason, the Buccaneers signed a new deal with Walt Disney World, and moved their Training Camp from the University of Tampa to Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex outside of Orlando.
Upon his arrival in Tampa Bay, Gruden immediately went to work, acquiring former Jaguars WR Keenan McCardell, and RB Michael Pittman from the Cardinals.
section: | slug: tom-brady-becomes-oldest-qb-to-throw-for-five-tds-in-a-game-setting-several-nfl-marks-in-buccaneers-win | sport: football | route: article_single.us | It marked the third straight loss at Veterans Stadium for the Buccaneers, and the fourth straight loss overall to the Eagles. Tampa Bay won on the road for the first time in playoff history, and in temperatures below 32 °F or 0 °C, in the last football game played at Veterans Stadium.
Derrick Brooks sealed the victory and secured the shutout with a 97-yard interception return touchdown with 1:06 to go. Another two-point conversion for Oakland failed, but Tampa Bay's lead was cut to 34–15. With 14 minutes to go, physically beaten and exhausted, Johnson lofted a pass intended for Keyshawn Johnson, and it was intercepted. Tampa Bay rebounded in week 2 against the Baltimore Ravens. The 2002 Buccaneers became the first team to lead the league in total defense, points allowed, and interceptions since the 1985 Chicago Bears. Johnson was even better in that playoff run, completing 54.1 percent of his passes for 670 yards and 5 touchdowns.
Tampa Bay visited another new division rival, the Atlanta Falcons. In the fourth quarter, Alstott rumbled 19 yards, shaking at least seven tackles, for one of the more memorable plays of his career.
Mike Alstott scored a 44-yard touchdown catch, and Keenan McCardell caught another late in the game, but the Buccaneers fell to the Saints, 23–20 on Sunday Night Football. Tampa Bay was rocked 17–7 by the visiting Steelers, the second consecutive season being beaten soundly at home by Pittsburgh. Jerome Bettis shoved Sapp, and this was followed by a heated argument between the two teams. Then with 3:45 left in the half, Tampa Bay drove 77 yards, assisted by a pair of catches by Alstott for 28 total yards. Rice became the first player to catch a touchdown pass in 4 different Super Bowls, and third overall to have TDs in 4 Super Bowls (Thurman Thomas and John Elway). Aided with Pittman's gains of 6 and 19 yards, the Buccaneers scored their first touchdown on a 2-yard run from fullback Mike Alstott, increasing their lead 13–3. TB – Joe Jurevicius 4-yard pass from Brad Johnson (Brad Johnson–Keyshawn Johnson pass), 5:00. NFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. San Francisco 49ers, fresh off one of the largest comeback games in their history, https://web.archive.org/web/20070311034138/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/peter_king/news/2003/02/03/mmqb/, "The best-laid plans: an inside look at how coach Jon Gruden and the Bucs prepared themselves to be Super Bowl champions", A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2002_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season&oldid=979325676, 2002 National Football League season by team, National Football Conference championship seasons, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Tupa avoided the tackle, and attempted a desperation shovel pass to John Howell from his non-throwing arm. Rob Johnson took over in the second half, and salvaged the remainder of the game. 2:45 pm ET, Grades: Packers bounce back with 'A', Dallas fails, McCarthy upset Cowboys didn't confront Bostic, Browns confirm OBJ has ACL tear, out for the season, Metcalf chases down Baker to deny 98-yard pick-six, Cam benched after throwing three INTs against Niners, Best fits for Bengals who want out like Green, Dunlap.
With Brad Johnson sidelined, backup quarterback Shaun King started against the Steelers on Monday night.
With 21 seconds to go, Johnson scrambled for a 9-yard run, and was pushed out of bounds at the Carolina 35. The season began with the team trying to improve on a 9–7 season and did so with a franchise-best 12–4 record. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC.