January 2nd, 2012 
Russ Loede 
Posted in the Falcons set a team record with 42 first-half points, including two touchdown runs by Turner, and Atlanta cruised to a 45-24 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday to clinch the No. 5 seed. Julio Jones caught two touchdown passes in a span of 26 seconds in the first quarter as the Falcons [...]
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Potent Falcons Trounce Tampa Bay; 45-24
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Jaguars Get Four TD’s From Jones-Drew; Beat Up Bucs 41-14
The Jacksonville Jaguars laid waste to the Tampa Bay Bucs Sunday in a 41-14 beating that puts them at 4-9 on the season, dropping the Bucs to 4-9. Maurice Jones-Drew scored four times, and the Jags overcame a 14-0 deficit and took advantage of seven Tampa Bay turnovers in the win. To Read the Bucs [...]
Newton, Panthers pound Buccaneers 38-19
Cam Newton ran for three touchdowns to set the NFL single-season record for rushing TDs by a quarterback, leading the Carolina Panthers to a 38-19 stomping of the struggling Buccaneers on Sunday. The nimble Newton scored the 11th, 12th and 13th scores on the ground via a trio of 1-yard runs. He also had a [...]
Josh Freeman injured thumb off the field?
Struggling Buccaneers quarterback Josh Freeman needed five stitches in his right thumb following a gun mishap at a local firing range on Oct. 31, according to Ira Kaufman of the Tampa Tribune. The club acknowledged the mishap on Tuesday after questions by the Tampa Tribune. Previously, the Bucs had only confirmed that Freeman had sprained his [...]
Johnson, Titans top Tampa Bay 23-17
Chris Johnson ran for a season-high 190 yards, and Matt Hasselbeck threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Damian Williams on fourth-and-2 with 3:01 left and the Titans beat the Buccaneers 23-17 Sunday. The Titans (6-5) forced five turnovers and overcame four turnovers of their own. The Bucs outscored them 14-3 off mistakes even though Tennessee got the ball three times on [...]
Bucs valiant effort falls short in Green Bay; 35-26
Aaron Rodgers and the Packers were getting all they could handle from the Buccaneers. With Green Bay leading by two points and trying to hold off a Tampa Bay rally in the fourth quarter, Rodgers found Jordy Nelson for a clinching 40-yard touchdown with 2:55 remaining to hold on for a 35-26 victory Sunday. Josh Freeman threw for 342 yards with two touchdowns [...]
Josh Freeman Hurting with a Thumb Injury?
After competing for a Pro Bowl spot in his first full season as a starter, Josh Freeman has been victimized by poor decisions, especially during Tampa Bay’s recent tailspin. Freeman has thrown seven interceptions in the three-game losing streak and he’s been picked off 13 times overall, compared to only six in all of 2010. [...]
Are the Buccaneers done after Sunday’s showing?
Mr. Destiny on the Bucs struggles against Houston The Bucs have reverted to Raheem Morris’ first season as head coach, with poor tackling, discipline, and execution. The Bucs have now gone three straight games displaying poor angles taken on defense and opting for arm tackles instead of basic fundamental football. They also killed themselves on [...]
