An Absolute Stunner! (Buccaneers vs. Eagles 2002, NFC Championship) 

@Keith Cousins nobody cares

Mitchell…..Mitchell….Mitchell 😂😂

"Down to the 25"

Thankfully he's become more energetic in recent years. Both for football and baseball. He was unbearably boring for the majority of his career.

Also got to love Troy moaning about Todd Pinkston after one of the greatest plays in our team’s history. 🙄

I know you'll be watching this weekend!

I know Philly lost an NFC-CG the previous year to St. Louis, but this game and that Rams matchup were total polar opposites.

@@chrisuncleahmad We were playing with house money that game. We were a young team going up against the best team in football on the road. We predictably lost so there wasn't a lot of heartbreak there. 2002 was supposed to be our year. Then 2003 was. At least we made the Super Bowl in 2004. We had a great underdog run back to the NFC Championship in 2008 but lost. Then the magic of 2017 made all the previous pain hurt a little bit less.

Even more than 2004? Cuz that team, imo, was better than the 2002 team. People forget how loaded on defense the Bucs were.

Yeah I posted a similar comment myself. Not from Philly, but I remember the game, and to this day I keep hearing that this is seen as the worst loss in Eagles history, and I guess more to your point maybe Philadelphia sports history.

Unrelated but how has this season been? Are you sold on Hurts being the guy?

I don’t think he is. I used to hate him always calling Cowboys games but I really don’t mind him anymore. He’s a decent commentator who has some very good moments. I think the problem is mostly Troy these days, he hasn’t changed at all from his early 2000s style. I think Buck needs a goofball personality to contrast with him, sort of like the Pat Summerall : John Madden dynamic.

Absolutely. Bring it back

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Considering the stakes, its gotta be the greatest play in franchise history (if not 2 or 3)

Ronde and Tiki Barber. Great football names.

@@andrewlarson7 it's consistently posted as the number one play in franchise history. Hard to argue.

I love that you can hear Gene Deckerhoff, the Bucs radio man, in the background ok that play. Pretty funny.

As a Ravens fan, we had lost 3 AFC Championships in 4 years before winning a Super Bowl. Every franchise goes through this.

not as bad as 4th and 26...

@@michaelhession2105 the eagles literally did the same thing 01 02 and 03 eagles lost in the nfc chip

#FACTS

At least they got to enjoy the most fluke super bowl ever a few years ago

And to make it worse, it was freezing cold. Bucs were labeled as a team that couldn't play in the cold... just awful man

I couldn't agree more with everything you said and I'm a Packer fan. I thought the 2007 NFC Championship hurt for us Packer fans, but this one is an absolute heartbreaker. I probably would have been depressed for at least a year, if not longer.

Don't forget, the Bucs handed the Eagles a loss when they opened Lincoln Financial the next year. ;)

It was great watching this game. Had two years of heartbreaking playoff losses to the Eagles only to be redeemed in the final game at the old stadium. That game was awesome! Go Bucs!

Good- I’m glad it still haunts you to this day -2002/2003 was OUR year Eagles defeated the bucs in the playoffs multiple times and never went on to win the championship You DESERVED this loss and your loud, obnoxious fanbase is a utter disgrace

Ronde was all over the place in every game. If you watch the tape he is in just about every single frame where the ball was, even if he didn't touch it. RB deserved his trip to Canton IMHO.

Where’s the fun part?

Another fun fact: Between the two staffs, there are TWELVE future NFL head coaches in this game. One was an interim (Rich Bisaccia) and a few others didn't do well, but others have won two Super Bowls and many playoff appearances.

In this game both Andy Reid and Jon Gruden coached under Mike Holmgren with the Packers.

Had no idea Mike Tomlin was a Buccaneers coach!

@@PhilJHaast7695 yeah he was a defensive backs coach for them from 02-05 before spending one year with the Vikings in 06

Yep

Ja Rule be fire

I think they wanted to ensure that a west coast team would not be playing too early.

Facts Then came b-rabbit and Lito did a lil something to before he became a starter

That is why he never won with that team again...and a mediocre career since. He DID win with Dungy's team. The team easily wins the SB without Gruden and more than likely would have beaten Philly in this game by even more with Dungy. If Gruden was a good coach he should have won at LEAST 3 SBs with that team. Not a coincidence that Dungy drafted another group in Indy and won a SB there. I like how you ignore the fact that Philly lost 3 straight NFC Championship games....Philly had McNabb at QB who couldn't win big games.

@Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot it was Tony’s team and Tony definitely would’ve won with that team whether this same season or within the timespan. They weren’t a fluke of a team and he damn sure wasn’t a fluke of a coach. Side note: Jon had extra leverage knowing ALL Raiders play calling but Tony still would’ve got one like he did with the Colts

@@donavonhoward1899 TB pulled away because they had the much better players on both sides of the ball.....had nothing to do with Gruden.

Gruden put the finishing touches on the house that Dungy built. Dungy and Gruden's contributions to this title should not be treated as mutually exclusive. There is a little more nuance to the situation that cannot be expressed in one sentence, so consider the following... We needed an offensive game plan that would not get destroyed by Jim Johnson and at the very least, match Philly's offensive output (considering Tampa's superior D). Is Jon Gruden the ONLY person that could do this? It can be argued that an above average OC could have given us a similar result. Can you say the same about Dungy and Kiffin? No. The Tampa2 doesn't exist without them. Gruden doesn't get the chance to elevate a mediocre offense to glory without Tampa2. From 2003-2008, Gruden sacrificed defensive depth and alienated/traded All-pro/HOF defensive talent as he tried (and failed) to build an Oakland esque offensive in TB. You know, the one that got destroyed by the defense he was sacrificing. Meanwhile, Dungy inherited an all-star/HOF offense in Indy. He did not chase away Marvin Harrison, Edgerin James, or Peyton Manning in a misguided attempt to emulate past success. He let the offense do it's thing, while raising the level of their D. The Bucs became basement dwellers as we were removed from the designs of Dungy, while the Colts were going 13-3 every year.

Brilliant comment. Wish I could like it 10000 times

Lmao

Correct

Prior to this game, the Bucs did beat the bears I believe for their 1st win when the temp dropped below 32. The bears were terrible that year though.

"GOING COAST TO COAST!" Ironic because thats where they were going after the game. (San Diego to be exact)

Will never forget it!

Every time that idiot calls a game I'm watching, I have to hit the mute button.

Yeah only if we had a real QB

@@johnomalley7211 Mcnabb was a GREAT qb

@@mariosnum1fan Yes He Was, You & John Omalley Got Two Great Comments As Well And I Love Them Both.

@@mariosnum1fan define GREAT

We needed some receivers lol.

Playing after his son was born with a defect, would die in March 2003.

There was a pretty stiff wind blowing in the Eagles’ faces and NO ONE thought the Bucs would drive the ball 96 yards for a touchdown after that punt. Now that kickers can hit any field goal under 60, you would never punt there.

Andy Reid is why Mcnabb never got a ring.. god his 3rd down play calls and his 2 minute clock management skills were beyond awful.

Horrendous but he to learn at the expense of McNabb

bruh i see u one almost every nfl related video lol

@@Eramatseab7 Because he’s a legend who knows his football lol

And McNabb just flat out sucked lol

@@edwardfights4900 facts

Dink and dunk their way to victory.

... for a Buck fan...

Hey intro fancy seeing you here

I hate to say it, but if you include fumble recoveries, fumbles caused, and picks, he was the best ball hawking safety during that time.

Should be in the HOF, hope he gets in this year

Forever my favorite Bucs game

And Gruden was the QB coach for the eagles back then

And McNabb is a master choker who clearly doesn’t buckle his chinstrap

@@thenewjord50 Gruden was the Raiders coach prior to 2002

Those two postseason loses cost Tony Dungy his job. That was also added motivation for Sapp, Brooks, Barber & co. Bc they love Dungy & speak highly of him

@@joshingram071 duh I know that

He was trying to basically copy Pat Summerall in these early days of being the top man.

Even late in '08 getting shredded by Larry Fitz. 😅

about like the packers of today

@@mattcox3373 History always repeats itself in many forms

It was tough, but it was a lot of fun. Especially when we came out of the 90s where the team was miserable.

One game? He’s the only player in NFL history with 45 ints and 25 sacks. Also the all time consecutive starts for DB. Also revolutionized the slot corner position. He also has over 1k tackles. He should’ve been first ballot

He absolutely should be in.

And he is in, making 4 Hall of Famers on that defense (Brooks, Sapp, Lynch, Barber). A strong argument could be made for Simeon Rice getting in as well. Legendary unit, the best pass defense I've ever seen.

Crazy to think how they lost this game the way it started for them unfortunately I’m a raider fan so I seen the bucs Kill us after Lmaoo

This was way, way, way worse than losing sb38. I don't think it's even close for Eagles fans. Losing sb38 sucked, yeah, but it wasn't the absolute punch in the gut this was.

I was in 8th grade was/still am a huge Eagles fan I don’t think I’ve seen my dad as speechless as the end of this game. Utter silence.

I'd feel sorry if the fans didn't pull the most classless move in sports history against Jureviscus

@@davidrobinson3154 Barry Gardner is still trying to catch him to this day

Yeah, that was a really dumb call. That’s not really what I consider ‘insightful’.

Actually, the Bucs had gotten a couple of wins in Philly prior to 2002. They beat the Eagles in Philly in 1995 and 1999.

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xjD3uXD0Zr4.html The whole game

@@scbroncosfan84 I can’t watch the whole game it puts me too sleep that’s why I watch game highlights of NFL throwback that make it short

@@hooverredman5167 yeah I actually fell asleep watching it lol

The Greatest Show on Turf. Yeah you're right, the Eagles looked nothing like this that year, this Eagles team was truly one of the best ever.

I love the Broncos so seeing the Bucs just skull stomp both the raiders and chiefs in the Super Bowl is amazing

And this was his first season as the football play by play A guy after Summerall stepped down. Although to be fair I think he did do some games for fox that year.

Buck has gotten worse 20 years later.

Al michaels has been calling NFL games since at least the 80s, Collinsworth, Jim Nantz and Greg Gumbel since the 90s. Lots of the top commentators have been around for ages.

@@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820 I know cutie. The NFL has stayed very consistent with announcers

Agreed!

Agreed I still don’t like Rhonde barber 😐. Nothing personal

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I felt the same way

I'm pretty sure fireworks are always planned regardless of the odds.

As a cowboys fan, I don’t feel too bad for eagles fans. As human beings though, I can empathize with anyone who has felt that kind of pain. But hey, you guys got your ring in 2017, that’s something to be proud of.

@@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820 yeah that made it all better, at least for awhile. But then blowing that one to the Chiefs last year kind of brought it all back in a way. We will always have 52 but 1 for 4 in the Super Bowl is pretty gut wrenching, especially when two of the three losses were by a stinking FG.

I still was a fan #EaglesNation

... It already is...

@@rhysrudd6252 well I’ll be damned it is already up!

bo Jackson last game??