Tampa Bay Buccaneers

RB Cadillac Williams, who scored on an 8-yard touchdown against the Saints, says he's a more patient runner since his injury. "Well, we're better on the offensive line than the last time he carried the ball, and I think he can be a little bit more patient," coach Jon Gruden said. "I think he lik...

Dillon Farrell was a fourth-grader when he watched future LSU star Michael Clayton, now of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , play for Christian Life Academy in a Class 2A semifinal loss to Port Barre.

It's getting closer to nitty-gritty time in the NFL.With a month left in the season, first place will be on the line in three of the league's eight divisions during Week 13. Also, the wild card prospects of teams such as New England, Washington, Atlanta, New Orleans, Baltimore, Indianapoli...

TAMPA, FLA. -- Saints running back Reggie Bush failed to make a difference against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday in his first game since Oct. 19, and he didn't hide his disappointment when it was over.

GAME 2 WATCH: Saints (6-5) at Tampa Bay (8-3), noon, Fox 8. Drew Brees' touchdown-to-interception ratio on the road -- 5:7 -- speaks volumes for the Saints' 1-4 in road games. He will need to reverse that trend today at Raymond James Stadium where the Buccaneers are 5-0. By comparison, Brees'...

Although the Tampa Bay Buccaneers expect to have Monte Kiffin drawing up defensive game plans for the rest of the season, his future with the NFC South co-leaders remains unclear. Neither Kiffin or the Bucs have done anything to end speculation that the 68-year-old defensive coordinato...

TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden still looked a bit water-logged late Sunday afternoon when he walked into the team's news media room.

New Orleans put the game in Drew Brees' hands, and Tampa Bay took it right away. The relentless Buccaneers defense pressured the NFL's leading passer all afternoon, then intercepted him twice in the closing minutes Sunday to stay atop the NFC South with a 23-20 victory over the Saints.

Relentless all day long, Tampa Bay's defense finally shut down Drew Brees when it mattered most. Jermaine Phillips and Phillip Buchanon intercepted the NFL's leading passer in the closing minutes and Matt Bryant kicked a 37-yard field goal with 1:55 remaining Sunday to help the Buccane...

New Orleans running Reggie Bush started Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after missing the previous four games because of a knee injury. Bush hadn't played since tearing the meniscus in his left knee on Oct. 19 during a loss at Carolina and having arthroscopic surgery. Safety Jermai...

Jeff Garcia listened to a reporter rattling off the names of some older quarterbacks who are lighting up the NFL. He was not the least bit surprised to hear he wasn't on the list. The 38-year-old concedes Kurt Warner, Brett Favre and Kerry Collins and their teams are having outstanding seaso...

The Bucs will continue to stick with the same lineup on both sides of the ball. WR Joey Galloway has not caught a pass in the past two games and has caught only four passes in his past four games. But he lost his starting job at split-end to Antonio Bryant, the team's leading receiver. And Michael C...

Saints quarterback Drew Brees is putting up passing numbers as if he were playing a Madden video game. But this week, he faces a real defense against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It's the first of three consecutive NFC South games for the Bucs, who currently hold the No. 2 seed in the NFC with an 8-3...

The Buccaneers have it on good authority -- personal experience -- that the Detroit Lions can win a game.

 - Nov 13, 2008 Buccaneers' Jon Gruden: He lost his quarterback (Brian Griese) and tailback (Cadillac Williams) and the Bucs are still sitting at 6-3. The Bucs have a ...

The Chicago Bears have struggled to solidify the quarterback position for years. On Sunday, Brian Griese can make his case to the Bears that they let their best option to do so get away. Griese is expected to go for his second straight win as the starter for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers when they fa...

The Chicago Bears earned homefield advantage throughout the playoffs the hard way. Chicago blew a 24-3 second-half lead Sunday and then recovered with big plays from backups Rashied Davis and Adrian Peterson in overtime to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 34-31. Robbie Gould, who'd missed...

The Chicago Bears haven't always resembled a playoff team the last few weeks, but on Sunday they have the chance to clinch the top spot in the NFC throughout the postseason as they host the slumping Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Bears (11-2) have taken advantage of playing at Soldier Field this...

Reggie Bush claims he'll be ready to go Sunday, which could be bad news for the opponent he's had the most impact against in his rookie season. Bush looks to shake off the left ankle injury that bothered him last week when the New Orleans Saints try to complete a season sweep of the Tampa Bay Buc...

Few would have predicted that four weeks into the season, the New Orleans Saints would be tied atop the NFC South while the Tampa Bay Buccaneers would be at the bottom. Two teams heading in opposite directions meet at the refurbished Superdome on Sunday when the surprising Saints host the s...

Tampa Bay and Jacksonville hardly looked ready for the regular season. At least not on offense. Byron Leftwich threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score - both against backups in the third quarter - and the Jaguars rallied to beat the Buccaneers 29-18 in a preseason game Saturday night. The Ja...