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The Buccneers defeated the Eagles, 27-10, in the 2003 NFC Championship game en-route to their first Super Bowl victory. The Bucs' defense forced three turnovers, including a 92-yard interception returned for a touchdown by Ronde Barber with 3:12 left in the game.
The Buccaneers defeated the Cowboys three times in a row from 2000 to 2003. The Bucs shut the Cowboys out, 16-0, in 2003.
The Giants and Buccaneers combined for 10 fumbles in their 2003 matchup but the Buccaneers held on to win, 19-13. Brad Johnson led the Bucs' offense to 358 total yards.
The Buccaneers won their first-ever matchup against the Texans, 16-3, in 2003. The Bucs' defense held the Texans to just 107 total yards of offense.
The last time the Buccaneers defeated the Titans was two contests ago in 2007. Jeff Garcia completed 20 of 31 passes for 274 yards and a touchdown.
The last time the Buccaneers played the Colts, 2011, Josh Freeman threw for 287 yards, one touchdown and ran for another to lead the Bucs to a 24-17 victory.
The last time the Buccaneers defeated the Saints, 2011, the Bucs had a 300-yard passer in Josh Freeman and a 100-yard rusher with Earnest Graham.
Josh McCown earned both of his touchdowns on the ground when the Buccaneers met the Rams in the 2014 season, but a pair of fourth-quarter field goals lifted St. Louis to victory, 19-17.
Doug Williams connected on a 15-yard touchdown pass to Jim Obradovich in the fourth quarter to help the Buccaneers come from behind and defeat the Falcons, 14-9, for the first time in franchise history in 1978.
The Buccaneers won their first-ever matchup against the Panthers, 20-13, in 1995, the Panthers' inagural season. Casey Weldon scored the go-ahead touchdown on a one-yard run in the fourth quarter.
The Buccaneers have won 10 of 19 games against the Redskins all-time. The team won their last matchup against the Redskins, 2014, and have won four of their last six contests.
The Buccaneers downed the Jaguars, 16-17, in 1995, the Jags' innagural season in the NFL. Errict Rhett ran for 100 yards and two touchdowns in the Bucs' victory.
The Buccaneers won six straight games against the Bears from 1997 to 2000. The Bucs sacked Cade McNown five times and intercepted him twice en-route to a 41-0 shutout victory in 2000.
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The NFL formally announced each team's offseason workout schedule on Thursday, just weeks before players report back to their respective teams.*The Bucs are set to begin offseason workouts on April 20. Players will return at the end of May for Organized Team Activities (OTAs) before mandatory minicamp begins on June 16. *Teams with new head coaches are allowed to begin workouts next week.
Not listed are dates for teams' rookie minicamps, which will be held sometime after the draft. A final date has not been set.Below are dates for all 32 NFL teams' offseason workouts:
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersBegin workouts: April 20 OTAs: May 26-28, June 2-4, June 8-11 Mandatory Minicamp: June 16-18Arizona Cardinals* Begin workouts: April 20 OTAs: May 19-21, May 26-28, June 1-4 Mandatory Minicamp: June 9-11 Atlanta Falcons Buffalo Bills Carolina Panthers Chicago Bears Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns Dallas Cowboys Denver Broncos Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers Houston Texans Indianapolis Colts Jacksonville Jaguars |
Kansas City Chiefs*Begin workouts: April 20 OTAs: May 26-28, June 2-4, June 9-12 Mandatory Minicamp: June 16-18Miami Dolphins* Begin workouts: April 20 OTAs: May 26-27, May 29 June 1-2, June 4, June 8-11 Mandatory Minicamp: June 16-18 Minnesota Vikings New England Patriots New Orleans Saints New York Giants New York Jets Oakland Raiders Philadelphia Eagles Pittsburgh Steelers St. Louis Rams San Diego Chargers San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks Tennessee Titans Washington Redskins |
