Monthly Archives: November 2009

Chris Redman threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Roddy White with 23 seconds remaining Sunday, and Atlanta pulled out a 20-17 victory over the woeful Tampa Bay Buccaneers after offensive stars Matt Ryan and Michael Turner went down with injuries.

Tampa Bay punter Dirk Johnson will miss the remainder of the season after being placed on injured reserve with a pulled hamstring.

Atlanta Falcons running backs Michael Turner and Jerious Norwood are back in uniform for Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Byron Leftwich’s season is over after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers put the backup quarterback on injured reserve with a sore right elbow.

Tampa Bay coach Raheem Morris will call defensive plays for the Buccaneers after demoting defensive coordinator Jim Bates following a 1-9 start.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Bryant is active for Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints after sitting out the previous two weeks because of a sore left knee.

Injuries have started to pile up for the New Orleans Saints’ defense, and their offense has had trouble taking care of the ball.

Chad Henne directed a 77-yard drive, Dan Carpenter kicked a 25-yard field goal with 10 seconds remaining and the Miami Dolphins beat the Bucs 25-23 Sunday.

It turns out the Dolphins got the right running back when they drafted Ronnie Brown, leaving Cadillac Williams for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It’s certainly too early, though, to judge the teams’ young quarterbacks.

Josh Freeman, Tampa Bay’s first-round pick did enough well to not only to beat the Packers but raise questions about why the Bucs waited until they were 0-7 before giving him a chance.