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| Year/Season: |
2002-2003 |
| Date: |
12/23/2002 |
| League/Sport: |
NFL |
| Event: |
Monday Night Football |
| Visitors: |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Home: |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Location: |
Tampa, FL - Raymond James Stadium |
| Network: |
ABC |
| Length: |
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| Commercials: |
All |
| Pregame: |
None |
| Halftime: |
Complete |
| Postgame: |
Unknown |
| Type: |
Transfer from VHS |
| Comments: |
Jon Gruden and The Hard-Core Defense of The Tampa Bay Buccaneers meet up with Bill Cowher and the 5th ranked Defense of The Pittsburgh Steelers. A fight breaks out in pre0game warm ups when Warren Sapp runs through the Steelers Warm-ups and Jerome Bettis responds. Great Tuff Battle.With Brad Johnson sidelined, backup quarterback Shaun King started against the Steelers on Monday night. Tampa Bay was rocked 17–7 by the visiting Steelers, the second consecutive season being beaten soundly at home by Pittsburgh.
The night started out on a rough note even before kickoff, as during pre-game warm-ups Warren Sapp skipped through the Steelers. Jerome Bettis shoved Sapp, and this was followed by a heated argument between the two teams. The Buccaneers had also been ridiculed by Steelers` Lee Flowers as being "paper champions."
On the first play of the game, Tommy Maddox`s pass to Plaxico Burress gained 41 yards to the Tampa Bay 40-yard line. The Steelers drove 81 yards in only six plays, as Maddox connected with Antwaan Randle El for an 11-yard touchdown. On the second play of Tampa Bay`s first drive, King was intercepted by Chad Scott, who returned the ball 30 yards for a touchdown, and a 14–0 lead less than four minutes into the game.
Trailing 17–0, Tampa Bay kicker Martín Gramática made a 50-yard field goal, but it was negated by a Pittsburgh penalty, and instead Tampa Bay was awarded a first down at the Pittsburgh 28-yard line. Four plays later, however, Mike Alstott lost a fumble at the 7-yard line, and the Steelers took a 17–0 lead into halftime.
Shaun King was finally benched having thrown a pitiful 9-for-26, an interception, and only 73 yards passing. Rob Johnson took over in the second half, and salvaged the remainder of the game. With 1:23 to go, Keyshawn Johnson caught a touchdown pass, and avoided the shutout.
Al Michaels and John Madden on the call. |
| Format: |
DVD+R |
| # of discs/tapes: |
3 |
| Format Comments: |
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| Grade: |
8.5 |
| Own/Want: |
Own |
| Email: |
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