Kiffin, Defense Make Quite A Comeback
Don't say it's like the old days, because it's not. In the old days, the Bucs had their front four humming and the players opposing quarterbacks feared most were defensive linemen Warren Sapp and Simeon Rice. ...more
October 21, 2007
BUCCANEERS (4-2)
| | | | | | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | YARDS | TD | INT | LONG |
| Garcia | 144 | 96 | 1188 | 5 | 0 | 69t |
| Gradkowski | 4 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| McCown | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| TEAM | 152 | 100 | 1219 | 5 | 1 | 69t |
| OPPONENTS | 206 | 129 | 1251 | 5 | 7 | 58 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YARDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
| Williams | 54 | 208 | 3.9 | 20 | 3 |
| Graham | 49 | 176 | 3.6 | 28t | 3 |
| M. Pittman | 35 | 169 | 4.8 | 29 | 0 |
| Garcia | 13 | 30 | 2.3 | 8 | 1 |
| McCown | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Clayton | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Galloway | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| TEAM | 156 | 595 | 3.8 | 29 | 7 |
| OPPONENTS | 190 | 716 | 3.8 | 22 | 5 |
| RECEIVING | NO. | YARDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
| Hilliard | 27 | 363 | 13.4 | 56 | 0 |
| Galloway | 22 | 403 | 18.3 | 69t | 3 |
| A. Smith | 14 | 133 | 9.5 | 33 | 2 |
| M. Pittman | 11 | 94 | 8.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Graham | 10 | 52 | 5.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Askew | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Clayton | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 39 | 0 |
| Williams | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Stevens | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Becht | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 |
| TEAM | 100 | 1219 | 12.2 | 69t | 5 |
| OPPONENTS | 129 | 1251 | 9.7 | 58 | 5 |
| SACKS | NO. |
| Haye | 3.0 |
| Carter | 1.5 |
| Peterson | 1.5 |
| Adams | 1.0 |
| Chukwurah | 1.0 |
| Phillips | 1.0 |
| Spires | 1.0 |
| White | 1.0 |
| TEAM | 11.0 |
| OPPONENTS | 7.0 |
| | | GROSS | NET | IN | | |
| PUNTING | NO. | YARDS | AVG | AVG | 20 | LONG | BLK |
| Bidwell | 30 | 1291 | 43.0 | 35.4 | 5 | 57 | 0 |
| TEAM | 30 | 1291 | 43.0 | 35.4 | 5 | 57 | 0 |
| OPPONENTS | 27 | 1195 | 44.3 | 36.0 | 10 | 64 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO. | FC | YARDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
| Jones | 12 | 6 | 143 | 11.9 | 35 | 0 |
| Hilliard | 4 | 0 | 38 | 9.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Galloway | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| TEAM | 17 | 6 | 183 | 10.8 | 35 | 0 |
| OPPONENTS | 14 | 4 | 128 | 9.1 | 56 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO. | YARDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
| Jones | 8 | 242 | 30.3 | 36 | 0 |
| Graham | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Clayton | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Hilliard | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| TEAM | 15 | 377 | 25.1 | 36 | 0 |
| OPPONENTS | 22 | 370 | 16.8 | 35 | 0 |
| SCORE BY QUARTERS | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | TOT |
| TEAM | 27 | 30 | 21 | 30 | 0 | 108 |
| OPPONENTS | 7 | 19 | 17 | 44 | 0 | 87 |
| FIELD GOALS | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
| Bryant | 0/0 | 4/4 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 0/1 |
| TEAM | 0/0 | 4/4 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 0/1 |
| OPPONENTS | 0/0 | 3/3 | 1/2 | 2/4 | 0/0 |
...more
October 20, 2007
Indian Rocks Christian 12, Northside Christian 7
Junior Jonny Sitton rushed 20 times for 127 yards and two touchdowns in leading the host Eagles to victory. With the win, Indian Rocks Christian locked up a playoff berth. ...more
October 20, 2007
What Went Right, Wrong For Bucs
WHAT WENT RIGHT FOR BUCS: Jeff Garcia passed to Joey Galloway for a 5-yard gain on their first play from scrimmage. ...more
October 8, 2007
(2-1) Buccaneers
| | | | | | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | YARDS | TD | INT | LONG |
| Garcia | 65 | 43 | 595 | 2 | 0 | 69t |
| McCown | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| TEAM | 69 | 44 | 604 | 2 | 0 | 69t |
| OPPONENTS | 94 | 60 | 598 | 2 | 4 | 58 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YARDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
| C. Williams | 48 | 167 | 3.5 | 20 | 3 |
| Graham | 13 | 88 | 6.8 | 28t | 2 |
| M. Pittman | 15 | 80 | 5.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Garcia | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 |
| McCown | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Clayton | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Galloway | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| TEAM | 87 | 359 | 4.1 | 28t | 5 |
| OPPONENTS | 94 | 374 | 4.0 | 22 | 2 |
| RECEIVING | NO. | YARDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
| Galloway | 13 | 249 | 19.2 | 69t | 2 |
| M. Pittman | 9 | 78 | 8.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Hilliard | 8 | 132 | 16.5 | 41 | 0 |
| A. Smith | 7 | 95 | 13.6 | 33 | 0 |
| C. Williams | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Clayton | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Graham | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Askew | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Becht | 0 | 0 | --- | --- | 0 |
| Stevens | 0 | 0 | --- | --- | 0 |
| TEAM | 44 | 604 | 13.7 | 69t | 2 |
| OPPONENTS | 60 | 598 | 10.0 | 58 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO. | YARDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
| Buchanon | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Ruud | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| June | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 19 | 0 |
| OPPONENTS | 0 | 0 | --- | --- | 0 |
| SACKS | NO. |
| Haye | 1.0 |
| Phillips | 1.0 |
| Spires | 1.0 |
| White | 1.0 |
| Carter | 0.5 |
| Peterson | 0.5 |
| TEAM | 5.0 |
| OPPONENTS | 6.0 |
| | | GROSS | NET | IN | | |
| PUNTING | NO. | YARDS | AVG | AVG | 20 | LONG | BLK |
| Bidwell | 14 | 631 | 45.1 | 38.4 | 2 | 57 | 0 |
| TEAM | 14 | 631 | 45.1 | 38.4 | 2 | 57 | 0 |
| OPPONENTS | 13 | 588 | 45.2 | 36.0 | 4 | 59 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO. | FC | YARDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
| Hilliard | 4 | 0 | 38 | 9.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Jones | 4 | 1 | 60 | 15.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Galloway | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| TEAM | 9 | 1 | 100 | 11.1 | 35 | 0 |
| OPPONENTS | 6 | 2 | 73 | 12.2 | 56 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO. | YARDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
| Graham | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Jones | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Clayton | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Hilliard | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| TEAM | 8 | 188 | 23.5 | 36 | 0 |
| OPPONENTS | 11 | 148 | 13.5 | 21 | 0 |
| | OFF. | DEF. |
| FUMBLES/RECOVERIES | FUM | REC. | REC. |
| Clayton | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Graham | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| McCown | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ruud | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| A. Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| OPPONENTS | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| FIELD GOALS | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
| Bryant | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/1 |
| TEAM | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/1 |
| OPPONENTS | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/1 | 1/3 | 0/0 |
...more
September 29, 2007
Phillips Is Relaxed, Focused And Hitting Hard
Jermaine Phillips still hasn't done what the Bucs once thought he would do. He still hasn't made anyone forget about John Lynch. ...more
September 23, 2007
(1-1) Buccaneers
| | | | AVG | | | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | YARDS | GAIN | TD | INT | LONG |
| Garcia | 43 | 29 | 444 | 10.33 | 2 | 0 | 69t |
| McCown | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| TEAM | 47 | 30 | 453 | 9.64 | 2 | 0 | 69t |
| OPPONENTS | 68 | 43 | 482 | 7.09 | 2 | 1 | 58 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YARDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
| C. Williams | 36 | 121 | 3.4 | 20 | 2 |
| M. Pittman | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Graham | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Garcia | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| McCown | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Galloway | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Clayton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM | 55 | 177 | 3.2 | 20 | 2 |
| OPPONENTS | 60 | 238 | 4.0 | 22 | 2 |
| RECEIVING | NO. | YARDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
| Galloway | 9 | 207 | 23.0 | 69t | 2 |
| Hilliard | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 41 | 0 |
| M. Pittman | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 11 | 0 |
| A. Smith | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 33 | 0 |
| C. Williams | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Clayton | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Graham | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Askew | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Becht | 0 | 0 | --- | --- | 0 |
| TEAM | 30 | 453 | 15.1 | 69t | 2 |
| OPPONENTS | 43 | 482 | 11.2 | 58 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO. | YARDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
| June | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| OPPONENTS | 0 | 0 | --- | --- | 0 |
| SACKS | NO. |
| Haye | 1.0 |
| Phillips | 1.0 |
| Spires | 1.0 |
| White | 1.0 |
| TEAM | 4.0 |
| OPPONENTS | 5.0 |
| | | GROSS | NET | IN | | |
| PUNTING | NO. | YARDS | AVG | AVG | 20 | LONG | BLK |
| Bidwell | 11 | 483 | 43.9 | 36.4 | 1 | 57 | 0 |
| TEAM | 11 | 483 | 43.9 | 36.4 | 1 | 57 | 0 |
| OPPONENTS | 10 | 435 | 43.5 | 37.0 | 3 | 54 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO. | FC | YARDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
| Hilliard | 4 | 0 | 38 | 9.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Jones | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Galloway | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| TEAM | 8 | 1 | 65 | 8.1 | 20 | 0 |
| OPPONENTS | 5 | 2 | 63 | 12.6 | 56 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO. | YARDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
| Graham | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Clayton | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Hilliard | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jones | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| TEAM | 7 | 152 | 21.7 | 36 | 0 |
| OPPONENTS | 7 | 98 | 14.0 | 21 | 0 |
| | OFF. | DEF. |
| FUMBLES/RECOVERIES | FUM | REC. | REC. |
| Graham | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| McCown | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ruud | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| C. Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| OPPONENTS | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| SCORE BY QUARTERS | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | TOT |
| TEAM | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 37 |
| OPPONENTS | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 34 |
| FIELD GOALS | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
| Bryant | 0/0 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| TEAM | 0/0 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OPPONENTS | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
...more
September 23, 2007
6 Hurt In Lakeland Wreck; Child Airlifted
LAKELAND – Police are on the scene of a car crash in Lakeland that has injured at least six people, including some children. The head-on collision happened about 1:30 p.m. at Collins Lane and Lake Hollingsworth Drive. ...more
September 12, 2007
