2011 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2011 4–12 4th NFC South Raheem Morris Malcolm Glazer Mark Dominik Raymond James Stadium Did not qualify NFCS-Uniform-TB.png G Davin Joseph Buccaneers seasons The 2011 season was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 36th in the National Football League (NFL), and their third and final season under head coach Raheem Morris. The team played seven of their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida; the eighth was played at Wembley Stadium in London in week 7 as part of the NFL International Series.Lockout Could Jeopardize Game Set for London https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/19/sports/football/19sportsbriefs-LOCKOUTCOULD_BRF.html The New York Times Judy Battista April 18, 2011 April 18, 2011 Tampa Bay had high hopes for 2011. The team had not qualified for the playoffs since 2007, and that they attempted to build upon their success from the previous season. In 2010, Tampa Bay had finished with a 10–6 record, but lost out on tiebreakers and failed to make the playoffs. With the youngest head coach, and the youngest roster in terms of average age, in the league, and with anxious optimism, head coach Raheem Morris nicknamed the team "youngry."http://www.buccaneers.com/multimedia/videos/Bucs-are-youngry/176f5a42-36bc-4e4b-a8fe-f1b1a9652d5e Bucs are "youngry" August 16, 2011 November 1, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140102191637/http://www.buccaneers.com/multimedia/videos/Bucs-are-youngry/176f5a42-36bc-4e4b-a8fe-f1b1a9652d5e January 2, 2014 dead A close loss to the Detroit Lions on opening day was followed by a three-game winning streak and a fairly respectable 4–2 start with wins against their division opponent Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints. The Buccaneers were tied for first place in the NFC South in mid-October; however, self-inflicted troubles started affecting the season, leading to a brutal 10-game losing streak to finish the season, all but two of these losses being by multiple possessions. Turnovers, penalties and poor defense began taking its toll. Quarterback Josh Freeman threw 22 interceptions (second-worst in the league), more than triple his total from 2010. The once dominating Tampa Bay defense ranked 30th in the league in total yards. Statistically, the Buccaneers defense was among the worst in the league in 2011. Tampa Bay allowed the most points in the league (494), the most yards per play (tied at 6.3), most yards per pass attempt (tied at 7.6), the most rushing yards (2,497) and the most rushing touchdowns (26). They also allowed the second most yards per attempt (5.0), the second most rushing first downs (135), the third most total yards (6,311) and fourth most total first downs (356) of all teams in 2011.Pro-Football-Reference.com: 2011 NFL Opposition & Defensive Statistics 3 Offseason 2011 draft board 2011 NFL draft After finishing the 2010 season 10–6 and narrowly missing the playoffs, the Buccaneers had the 20th overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft. A provision in the now expired collective bargaining agreement ensured that the draft still take place, despite the current lockout and lack of a new CBA. 2011 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Draft Round Selection Player Position College Notes 1 20 Adrian Clayborn Defensive end Iowa 2 51 Da'Quan Bowers Defensive end Clemson 3 84 Mason Foster Outside linebacker Washington 4 116 Luke Stocker Tight end Tennessee 5 151 Ahmad Black Strong safety Florida The Buccaneers traded one of its two fifth-round selections (#135 overall, previously acquired from the Denver Broncos in exchange for two 2010 seventh round selections) to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for the Chiefs' sixth-round selection (#187 overall) and DT Alex Magee. dr 6 187 Allen Bradford Running back Southern California In March 2010, the Buccaneers traded its original sixth-round selection (#184 overall) to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for WR Reggie Brown. dr See draft note 1. dr 7 222 Anthony Gaitor Cornerback Florida International 7 238 Daniel Hardy Tight end Idaho Compensatory selection. dr Draft notes "dr" Roster changes Sources: as of 09/28/2011 2:00 p.m. EDT Clubs are allowed 90 active players at the opening of training camp. Clubs must cut rosters to 80 active players by August 30. Clubs must cut final rosters to 53 active players by September 3. Players re-signed 22em Ronde Barber Quincy Black Jeremy Trueblood Davin Joseph Adam Hayward Michael Bennett Demar Dotson Tim Crowder Frank Okam (cut) Micheal Spurlock Elbert Mack Corey Lynch James Lee Connor Barth E. J. Wilson (IR) Players signed 22em Michael Koenen Devin Holland Zac Diles Raymond Webber (IR) Zack Pianalto (claimed off waivers) Chris Riley (claimed off waivers) Albert Haynesworth (claimed off waivers) Matt Clapp Collin Franklin Swanson Miller Nic Grinsby Daniel Te'o-Nesheim Players released/losses 22em Carnell Williams (StL) Barrett Ruud (Ten) Maurice Stovall (Det) John Gilmore (Pit) Quintin Borders Josh Jasper Doug Worthington (Wash) Mike Coughlin Aaron Feld Deonte Jackson Victor Aiyewa Jose Cruz Brandon Carter Aundrae Allison Vince Anderson Brandon Gilbeaux Detron Lewis Robert Malone (Det) Jock Sanders Ashton Youboty Rendrick Taylor Tyrone McKenzie (Min) Kyle Moore (Det) Armando Allen (Chi) John Malecki Matt Allen Cory Brandon Thomas Claiborne Jonathan Crompton (Wash) Marc Dile Daniel Hardy Dominique Harris Brandon Heath Simoni Lawrence Alex Magee Nathan Overbay Maurice Price Ryan Purvis Nick Reveiz Jacob Rogers Al Woods (Det) D. J. Johnson (Min) Scott Albritton Ross Homan Will Barker (Mia) Allen Bradford (Sea) Practice Squad 22em Chris Riley Ahmad Black Rudy Carpenter Collin Franklin Ed Gant Nic Grinsby Swanson Miller Matt Clapp Injuries/reserve lists Andrew Economos was placed on the PUP list (Sept. 3); he was re-activated November 4. Cody Grimm suffered damage to the MCL in his right knee (week 3)http://www.tampabay.com/sports/football/bucs/tampa-bay-buccaneers-safety-cody-grimm-likely-out-for-season/1193710 Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Cody Grimm likely out for season TBO.com St. Petersburg Times Rick Stroud 2011-09-26 2011-09-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20110928100415/http://www.tampabay.com/sports/football/bucs/tampa-bay-buccaneers-safety-cody-grimm-likely-out-for-season/1193710 2011-09-28 dead and was placed on injured reserve. Running back Earnest Graham was placed on injured reserve after suffering a torn Achilles tendon during the game against Chicago. Gerald McCoy was placed in injured reserve with an arm injury (November 7) Selected staff and personnel Head coach Raheem Morris – Club exercised two-year contract extension (fired January 2, 2012) General manager Mark Dominik – Four-year contract extension Pat Morris named offensive line coach. Keith Millard named defensive line coach. Grady Stretz named defensive line coach. Preseason Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 August 12, 2011 at Kansas City Chiefs W 25–0 1–0 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 2 August 18, 2011 New England Patriots L 14–31 1–1 Raymond James Stadium Recap 3 August 27, 2011 Miami Dolphins W 17–13 2–1 Raymond James Stadium Recap 4 September 1, 2011 at Washington Redskins L 24–29 2–2 FedExField Recap On March 21, 2011, Aqib Talib was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon following an incident in Garland, Texas, in which Talib and his mother allegedly shot at a man.https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=6599193 Buccaneers' Aqib Talib indicted in Texas ESPN.com 2011-05-27 2011-09-06 On August 23, Talib met with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell regarding possible game suspensions regarding his charge.https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/6893073/aqib-talib-tampa-bay-buccaneers-mum-discipline-talk-goodell Aqib Talib quiet on meeting with NFL ESPN.com 2011-08-24 2011-09-06https://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/bucs/story/2011-08-24/talib-rejoins-bucs-after-meeting-goodell/50130658/1 Talib rejoins Bucs after meeting NFL Commissioner Goodell USA Today 2011-08-25 2011-09-06 On August 27, it was announced that Talib would not be suspended for any games.http://www.wtsp.com/news/local/article/207852/8/No-suspension-for-Bucs-CB-Aqib-Talib https://archive.today/20130209161505/http://www.wtsp.com/news/local/article/207852/8/No-suspension-for-Bucs-CB-Aqib-Talib dead 2013-02-09 Bucs CB Aqib Talib avoids NFL suspension WTSP 2011-08-27 2011-09-06 Regular season Schedule The Buccaneers' regular season schedule was announced April 19. Tampa Bay played Chicago at Wembley Stadium in London, England, on October 23 as part of the NFL International Series, with Tampa Bay serving as the host team. The team's Ring of Honor induction ceremony took place during the December 4 game against Carolina. The team honored Jimmie Giles at halftime, and wore their orange throwback uniforms.http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-1/Break-Out-the-Orange-Throwback-Game-Is-Dec-4/e112b5a8-4622-45cb-aa8d-9c72f3cb1ff5 Break Out the Orange! Throwback Game Is Dec. 4 Buccaneers.com 2011-07-13 2011-07-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20111218001109/http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-1/Break-Out-the-Orange-Throwback-Game-Is-Dec-4/e112b5a8-4622-45cb-aa8d-9c72f3cb1ff5 2011-12-18 dead Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 11 Detroit Lions L 20–27 0–1 Raymond James Stadium Recap 2 September 18 at Minnesota Vikings W 24–20 1–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Recap 3 September 25 Atlanta Falcons W 16–13 2–1 Raymond James Stadium Recap 4 October 3 Indianapolis Colts W 24–17 3–1 Raymond James Stadium Recap 5 October 9 at San Francisco 49ers L 3–48 3–2 Candlestick Park Recap 6 October 16 New Orleans Saints W 26–20 4–2 Raymond James Stadium Recap 7 October 23 Chicago Bears L 18–24 4–3 United Kingdom Wembley Stadium (London, England) Recap 8 Bye 9 November 6 at New Orleans Saints L 16–27 4–4 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap 10 November 13 Houston Texans L 9–37 4–5 Raymond James Stadium Recap 11 November 20 at Green Bay Packers L 26–35 4–6 Lambeau Field Recap 12 November 27 at Tennessee Titans L 17–23 4–7 LP Field Recap 13 December 4 Carolina Panthers L 19–38 4–8 Raymond James Stadium Recap 14 December 11 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 14–41 4–9 EverBank Field Recap 15 December 17 Dallas Cowboys L 15–31 4–10 Raymond James Stadium Recap 16 December 24 at Carolina Panthers L 16–48 4–11 Bank of America Stadium Recap 17 January 1 at Atlanta Falcons L 24–45 4–12 Georgia Dome Recap LEGEND: white # #b20032 Indicates that the Buccaneers wore their white jerseys at home. #FF7A00 darkgray Orange indicates designated throwback game. Game summaries Week 1: vs. Detroit Lions Tampa Bay Buccaneers 97thru13 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: Detroit Lions vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary September 11 1:00 p.m. EDT Lions 6 14 7 0 Buccaneers 10 3 0 7 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida 51,274 86° F (Sunny) Walt Anderson Fox Chris Myers, Tim Ryan and Jennifer Hale (blacked out locally) Gamebook First quarter DET – Hanson 23-yard field goal, Det 3–0 TB – Barth 38-yard field goal, Tied 3–3 TB – Talib 28-yard interception return (Barth kick), TB 10–3 DET – Hanson 28-yard field goal, TB 10–6 Second quarter DET – Johnson 36-yard pass from Stafford (Hanson kick), Det 13–10 DET – Scheffler 11-yard pass from Stafford (Hanson kick), Det 20–10 TB – Barth 31-yard field goal, Lions 20–13 Third quarter DET – Johnson 1-yard pass from Stafford (Hanson kick), Det 27–13 Fourth quarter TB – Williams 7-yard pass from Freeman (Barth kick), Det 27–20 Top passers DET – Stafford – 24/33, 305 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception TB – Freeman – 28/43, 259 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception Top rushers DET – Best – 21 rushes, 72 yards TB – Freeman – 4 rushes, 26 yards Top receivers DET – Johnson – 6 receptions, 88 yards, 2 touchdowns TB – Winslow – 6 receptions, 66 yards Top tacklers DET – Spievey – 7 tackles TB – Hayes – 8 tackles Detroit scored two touchdowns in the second quarter, and led Tampa Bay 27–13 late in the game. Josh Freeman suffered through some cramping issues, but rallied the Buccaneers to score a touchdown with under four minutes remaining. The subsequent onside kick failed, but the Buccaneers were able to get the ball back in the final two minutes. Freeman drove Tampa Bay to the Lions 42-yard line in the closings seconds, but they were unable to score. Week 2: at Minnesota Vikings Tampa Bay Buccaneers 97thru13 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Two: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary September 18 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT Buccaneers 0 0 10 14 Vikings 7 10 0 3 Mall of America Field at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota 62,461 Played indoors (dome stadium) Jeff Triplette Fox Dick Stockton and John Lynch Gamebook First quarter Min – Peterson 1-yard touchdown run (Longwell kick), Min 7–0 Second quarter Min – Longwell 22-yard field goal, Min 10–0 Min – Peterson 9-yard touchdown run (Longwell kick), Min 17–0 Third quarter TB – Blount 27-yard touchdown run (Barth kick), Min 17–7 TB – Barth 36-yard field goal, Min 17–10 Min – Longwell 29-yard field goal, Min 20–10 Fourth quarter TB – Benn 25-yard touchdown pass from Freeman (Barth kick), Min 20–17 TB – Blount 4-yard touchdown run (Barth kick), TB 24–20 Top passers TB – Josh Freeman – 22/31, 243 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception MIN – Donovan McNabb – 18/30, 228 yards, 0 touchdowns, 0 interceptions Top rushers TB – LeGarrette Blount – 13 rushes, 71 yards, 2 touchdowns MIN – Adrian Peterson – 25 rushes, 120 yards, 2 touchdowns Top receivers TB – Preston Parker – 7 receptions, 98 yards MIN – Percy Harvin – 7 receptions, 76 yards Top tacklers TB – Mason Foster – 7 tackles, 3 assists (1 sack) MIN – Antoine Winfield – 11 tackles Minnesota led Tampa Bay 17–0 at halftime, but the Buccaneers rallied for the 24–20 victory on the road. In the final four minutes, Josh Freeman drove the Buccaneers 61 yards in 9 plays, capped off by a game-winning 4-yard touchdown run by LeGarrette Blount with 35 seconds remaining. Week 3: vs. Atlanta Falcons Tampa Bay Buccaneers 97thru13 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Three: Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary September 25 4:15 p.m. EDT Falcons 0 3 0 10 Buccaneers 3 10 3 0 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida 46,995 89 F (Rain) Clete Blakeman Fox Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick and Laura Okmin (Blacked out locally) Gamebook First quarter TB – Barth 38-yard field goal, TB 3–0 Second quarter Atl – Bryant 26-yard field goal, Tied 3–3 TB – Freeman 1-yard touchown run (Barth kick), TB 10–3 TB – Barth 26-yard field goal, TB 13–3 Third quarter TB – Barth 28-yard field goal, TB 16–3 Fourth quarter Atl – Gonzalez 10-yard touchdown pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), TB 16–10 Atl – Bryant 336-yard field goal, TB 16–13 Top passers ATL – Matt Ryan – 27/47, 330 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception TB – Josh Freeman – 22/32, 180 yards, 0 touchdowns, 2 interceptions Top rushers ATL – Michael Turner – 11 rushes, 20 yards TB – LeGarrette Blount – 24 rushes, 81 yards Top receivers ATL – Roddy White – 9 receptions, 140 yards TB – Earnest Graham – 7 receptions, 37 yards Top tacklers ATL – Sean Weatherspoon – 10 tackles, 1 assist TB – E. J. Biggers – 7 tackles Tampa Bay led Atlanta 16–13 with 1:49 remaining. The Buccaneers faced 4th down & 1 at the Atlanta 44-yard line. The Falcons had no timeouts remaining, and were looking to get the ball back for one last drive. Josh Freeman and the Buccaneers lined up for the fourth down play, and the Falcons flinched on the hard count. The Falcons were penalized 5 yards for Offsides, the Buccaneers received a first down, and were able to run the clock out the secure the victory. Tampa Bay snapped a 5-game losing streak to their division rivals, and coach Raheem Morris won his first game against Atlanta. Week 4: vs. Indianapolis Colts Tampa Bay Buccaneers 97thru13 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: Indianapolis Colts vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary Monday October 3 8:30 p.m. EDT Colts 3 7 7 0 Buccaneers 0 7 10 7 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida 63,972 80 F (Clear) Ron Winter ESPN Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden and Wendi Nix Gamebook First quarter IND – Vinatieri 45-yard field goal, IND 3–0 Second quarter IND – Garçon 87-yard touchdown pass from Painter (Vinatieri kick), IND 10–0 TB – Freeman 1-yard touchdown run (Barth kick), IND 10–7 Third quarter TB – Barth 46-yard field goal, Tied 10–10 IND – Garçon 59-yard touchdown pass from Painter (Vinatieri kick), IND 17–10 IND – Parker 13-yard touchdown pass from Freeman (Barth kick), Tied 17–17 Fourth quarter TB – Blount 35-yard touchdown run (Barth kick), TB 24–17 Top passers IND – Curtis Painter – 13/30, 281 yards, 2 touchdowns, 0 interceptions TB – Josh Freeman – 25/39, 287 yards, 1 touchdown, 0 interceptions Top rushers IND – Joseph Addai – 11 rushes, 41 yards TB – LeGarrette Blount – 25 rushes, 127 yards, 1 touchdown Top receivers IND – Reggie Wayne – 4 receptions, 59 yards TB – Preston Parker – 4 receptions, 70 yards, 1 touchdown Top tacklers IND – Conner – 14 tackles, 4 assists TB – Gerald McCoy – 5 tackles, 1 assist, 1 sack Tampa Bay hosted the winless Indianapolis Colts on Monday Night Football. Miscues and penalties nearly cost the Buccaneers control of the game, but Josh Freeman threw for 287 yards, and LeGarrette Blount rushed for 127 yards, as Tampa Bay won the game 24–17. Curtis Painter started at quarterback for the Colts, his first career NFL start. The Colts led early after an Adam Vinatieri field goal. Tampa Bay then sacked Painter and recovered the fumble. Connor Barth's field goal attempt, however, bounced off the upright, and the score remained 3–0. Late in the first quarter, Freeman connected to Arrelious Benn, who ran 62 yards for an apparent touchdown. However, the touchdown was nullified since Benn has stepped out-of-bounds before the catch (illegal touching). In the second quarter, the Buccaneers pinned the Colts at their own 2-yard line. Painter threw to Pierre Garçon, who ran for an 87-yard touchdown, and 10–0 lead. Tampa Bay answered with a touchdown, and trimmed the score to 10–7. In the final seconds of the first half, Freeman drove the Buccaneers to the Colts 19-yard line, but was sacked with 20 seconds to go and counting. The field goal unit hurried on to the field, and the field goal was initially good. Tampa Bay, however, was penalized for 12 men on the field, and the score was nullified. Tied 17–17 in the fourth quarter, Tampa Bay received a punt with just under 7 minutes remaining. LeGarrette Blount blasted for a 35-yard touchdown run, and a 24–17 Tampa Bay lead. In the final three minutes, Tampa Bay ran out the clock, including a "4th & Inches" quarterback sneak by Freeman, to seal the victory. This was Tampa Bay's first appearance on Monday Night Football since 2008, and the first home Monday night game since 2003. This MNF telecast was notable in that Hank Williams, Jr.'s "All My Rowdy Friends" opening was omitted due to comments he made on Fox & Friends earlier in the day where he compared a golf outing involving Barack Obama, John Boehner, Joe Biden, and John Kasich to "Hitler playing golf with Netanyahu."http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/04/showbiz/williams-football/ Hank Williams Jr. apologizes for Hitler-Obama comparison CNN.com Entertainment Michael Martinez 2011-10-05 2011-10-07https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/7056003/espn-pulls-hank-williams-jr-ready-opening-mnf ESPN pulls Williams from MNF opening ESPN.com 2011-10-04 2011-10-07 Week 5: at San Francisco 49ers Tampa Bay Buccaneers 97thru13 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Five: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary October 9 4:05 p.m. EDT/1:05 p.m. PDT Buccaneers 3 0 0 0 49ers 7 17 10 14 Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California 69,732 62 F (Sunny) Terry McAulay Fox Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa Gamebook First quarter SF — Walker 26-yard touchdown pass from Smith (Akers kick), SF 7–0 TB — Barth 24-yard field goal, SF 7–3 Second quarter SF — Rogers 31-yard interception return (Akers kick), SF 14–3 SF — Gore 2-yard touchdown run, SF 21–3 SF — Akers 37-yard field goal, SF 24–3 Third quarter SF — Davis 23-yard touchdown pass from Smith (Akers kick), SF 31–3 SF — Akers 27-yard field goal, SF 34–3 Fourth quarter SF — Davis 14-yard touchdown pass from Smith (Akers kick), SF 41–3 SF — Dixon 1-yard touchdown run (Akers kick),SF 48–3 Top passers TB – Josh Freeman – 17/33, 187 yards, 2 interceptions SF – Alex Smith – 11/19, 170 yards, 3 touchdowns, 0 interceptions Top rushers TB – LeGarrette Blount – 10 rushes, 34 yards SF – Frank Gore – 20 rushes, 125 yards, 1 touchdown Top receivers TB – Kellen Winslow – 5 receptions, 54 yards SF – Josh Morgan – 5 receptions, 75 yards Top tacklers TB – Sean Jones – 8 tackles SF – Patrick Willis – 10 tackles, 2 assists Josh Freeman threw two interceptions (one returned for a touchdown), as Tampa Bay was routed 48–3 at San Francisco. Tampa Bay was held to only 86 yards rushing, had three turnovers, and suffered 9 penalties for a total of 96 yards. Week 6: vs. New Orleans Saints Tampa Bay Buccaneers 97thru13 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: New Orleans Saints vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary October 16 4:15 p.m. EDT Saints 7 3 3 7 Buccaneers 3 17 3 3 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida 56,590 84 F (Cloudy) Jerome Boger Fox Ron Pitts & Jim Mora, Jr. (blacked out locally) Gamebook First quarter TB – Barth 48-yard field goal, TB 3–0 NO – Colston 38-yard touchdown pass from Brees (Kasay kick), NO 7-0 Second quarter TB – Benn 65-yard touchdown pass from Freeman (Barth kick), TB 10–7 TB – Barth 42-yard field goal, TB 13–7 TB – Parker 19-yard touchdown pass from Freeman (Barth kick), TB 20–7 NO – Kasay 33-yard field goal, TB 20–10 Third quarter NO – Kasay 24-yard field goal, TB 20–13 TB – Barth 42-yard field goal, TB 23–13 Fourth quarter NO – Ingram 12-yard touchdown run (Kasay kick), TB 23–20 TB – Barth 38-yard field goal, TB 26–20 Top passers NO – Drew Brees – 29/45, 383 yards, 1 touchdown, 3 interceptions TB – Josh Freeman – 23/41, 303 yards, 2 touchdowns, 0 interceptions Top rushers NO – Mark Ingram II – 9 rushes, 22 yards, 1 touchdown TB – Earnest Graham – 17 rushes, 109 yards Top receivers NO – Darren Sproles – 8 receptions, 46 yards TB – Mike Williams – 6 receptions, 59 yards Top tacklers NO – Malcolm Jenkins – 6 tackles, 1 assist TB – Ronde Barber – 6 tackles, 1 assist Josh Freeman threw for 303 yards and two touchdown passes, as Tampa Bay rebounded from the previous week, and beat divisional rival New Orleans by a score of 26–20. Drew Brees threw three interceptions, and the Saints lost a fumble, and Tampa Bay scored 10 points off of turnovers. Trailing 26–20 midway through the fourth quarter, Brees drove the Saints to the Tampa Bay 4-yard line. On 4th down & 2 with 3:24 remaining, Brees was intercepted in the endzone by Quincy Black. The Buccaneers ran out the clock, and preserved the win. Week 7: vs. Chicago Bears Tampa Bay Buccaneers 97thru13 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seven: Chicago Bears vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary October 23 6:00 p.m. BST/1:00 p.m. EDT Bears 7 7 7 3 Buccaneers 2 3 0 13 Wembley Stadium, London, England (NFL International Series) 76,981 62 F (Clear) Tony Corrente Fox Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa Gamebook First quarter Chi – Forté 32-yard touchdown run (Gould kick), Chi 7–0 TB – Barber safety, Chi 7–2 Second quarter Chi – Williams 25-yard touchdown pass from Cutler (Gould kick), Chi 14–2 TB – Barth 33-yard field goal, Chi 14–5 Third quarter Chi – Barber 12-yard touchdown run (Gould kick), Chi 21–5 Fourth quarter TB – Winslow 2-yard touchdown pass from Freeman (pass failed), Chi 21–11 TB – Briscoe 24-yard touchdown pass from Freeman (Barth kick), Chi 21–18 Chi – Gould 25-yard field goal, Chi 24–18 Top passers CHI – Cutler – 17/32, 226 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions TB – Josh Freeman – 29/51, 264 yards, 2 touchdowns, 4 interceptions Top rushers CHI – Matt Forté – 25 rushes, 145 yards, 1 touchdown TB – Kregg Lumpkin – 8 rushes, 15 yards Top receivers CHI – Roy Williams – 4 receptions, 59 yards, 1 touchdown TB – Mike Williams – 6 receptions, 75 yards Top tacklers CHI – Charles Tillman – 9 tackles, 1 assist TB – Sean Jones – 6 tackles, 1 assist Tampa Bay hosted Chicago at Wembley Stadium in London, England, their second time participating in the NFL International Series. Josh Freeman threw four interceptions, and Tampa Bay lost one fumble for five total turnovers. Chicago stretched out to a 21–5 lead before the Buccaneers staged a rally in the fourth quarter. Freeman threw two touchdown passes and the deficit was trimmed to 24–18 in the final two minutes. Freeman drove the Buccaneers to the Chicago 39-yard line, but the comeback was thwarted when he was intercepted with 37 seconds left. Running back LeGarrette Blount was inactive due to injury, and Earnest Graham left the game in the first quarter due to an ankle injury. Third-string running back Kregg Lumpkin was left to handle rushing duties, but managed only 15 yards. Week 9: at New Orleans Saints Tampa Bay Buccaneers 97thru13 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Nine: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary November 6 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Buccaneers 0 3 3 10 Saints 7 10 7 3 Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana 73,043 Played indoors (dome stadium) Carl Cheffers Fox Dick Stockton and John Lynch Gamebook First quarter NO – Moore 3-yard touchdown pass from Brees (Kasay kick), NO 7-0 Second quarter NO – Sproles 21-yard touchdown pass from Brees (Kasay kick), NO 14-0 TB – Barth 40-yard field goal, NO 14-3 NO – Kasay 21-yard field goal, NO 17-3 Third quarter TB – Barth 48-yard field goal, NO 17-6 NO – Thomas 9-yard touchdown run (Kasay kick), NO 24-6 Fourth quarter TB – Barth 25-yard field goal, NO 24-9 TB – Winslow 5-yard touchdown pass from Freeman (Barth kick), NO 24-16 NO – Kasay 34-yard field goal, NO 27-16 Top passers NO – Drew Brees – 27/36, 258 yards, 2 touchdown, 1 interception TB – Josh Freeman – 27/37, 281 yards, 1 touchdowns, 0 interceptions Top rushers TB – LeGarrette Blount – 13 rushes, 72 yards NO – Chris Ivory – 15 rushes, 67 yards Top receivers TB – Mike Williams – 6 receptions, 46 yards NO – Jimmy Graham – 6 receptions, 78 yards Top tacklers TB – Mason Foster – 7 tackles, 2 assists NO – Jonathan Casillas – 4 tackles, 6 assists New Orleans jumped out to a 24–6 lead, behind Drew Brees' 258 yards passing and 195 combined rushing yards. However, Tampa Bay tried to rally in the fourth quarter. Josh Freeman threw a touchdown pass to Kellen Winslow with 5:33 to go. The Saints, however, were able to run out the clock, and kicked a game-icing field goal to win 27–16. Week 10: vs. Houston Texans Tampa Bay Buccaneers 97thru13 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: Houston Texans vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary November 13 1:00 p.m. EST Texans 9 7 14 7 Buccaneers 0 3 0 6 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida 56,037 77 F (Partly Cloudy) John Parry CBS Marv Albert and Rich Gannon (blacked out locally) Gamebook First quarter Hou – Jones 80-yard touchdown pass from Schaub (kick blocked), Hou 6–0 Hou – Rackers 22-yard field goal, Hou 9–0 Second quarter Hou – Foster 78-yard touchdown pass from Schaub (Rackers kick), Hou 16–0 TB – Barth 55-yard field goal, Hou 16–3 Third quarter Hou – Foster 5-yard touchdown run (Rackers kick), Hou 23–3 Hou – Ward 4-yard touchdown run (Rackers kick), Hou 30–3 Fourth quarter TB – Parker 9-yard touchdown pass from Freeman (pass failed), Hou 30–9 Hou – Tate 11-yard touchdown run (Rackers kick), Hou 37–9 Top passers HOU – Matt Schaub – 11/15, 242 yards, 2 touchdowns, 0 interceptions TB – Josh Freeman – 15/33, 170 yards, 1 touchdown, 3 interceptions Top rushers HOU – Arian Foster – 17 rushes, 84 yards TB – LeGarrette Blount – 10 rushes, 34 yards, 1 touchdown Top receivers HOU – Arian Foster – 4 receptions, 102 yards, 1 touchdown TB – Kregg Lumpkin – 5 receptions, 30 yards Top tacklers HOU – Brian Cushing – 8 tackles, 1 sack TB – Adam Hayward – 7 tackles, 1 assist Tampa Bay lost their fourth game out of the last five, falling to Houston by the score of 37–9. On the first play of the game, Matt Schaub completed a pass to Jacoby Jones, who proceeded to go for an 80-yard touchdown. In the second quarter, Arian Foster had a 78-yard touchdown reception from Schaub, and the Texans were in control of the game throughout. Josh Freeman threw three interceptions, two of which led to touchdowns for Houston. Week 11: at Green Bay Packers Tampa Bay Buccaneers 97thru13 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eleven: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Green Bay Packers – Game summary November 20 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Buccaneers 0 10 3 13 Packers 7 14 0 14 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 70,498 32 F (Cloudy) Alberto Riveron Fox Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Pam Oliver Gamebook First quarter GB – Raji 1-yard touchdown run (Crosby kick), GB 7–0 GB – Crabtree 5-yard touchdown pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick), GB 14–0 Second quarter TB – Blount 54-yard touchdown run (Barth kick), GB 14–7 TB – Barth 23-yard field goal, GB 14–10 GB – Nelson 5-yard touchdown pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick), GB 21–10 Third quarter TB – Barth 32-yard field goal, GB 21–13 Fourth quarter TB – Williams 5-yard touchdown pass from Freeman (pass failed), GB 21–19 GB – Crabtree 2-yard touchdown run (Crosby kick), GB 28–19 TB – Briscoe 2-yard touchdown pass from Freeman (Barth kick), GB 28–26 GB – Nelson 40-yard touchdown pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick), GB 35–26 Top passers TB – Josh Freeman – 28/38, 342 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions GB – Aaron Rodgers – 23/34, 299 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception Top rushers TB – LeGarrette Blount – 18 rushes, 107 yards, 1 touchdown GB – James Starks – 11 rushes, 38 yards Top receivers TB – Kellen Winslow – 9 receptions, 132 yards GB – Jordy Nelson – 6 receptions, 123 yards, 2 touchdowns Top tacklers TB – Sean Jones – 7 tackles, 1 assist GB – Tramon Williams – 7 tackles, 2 assists Josh Freeman threw for 342 yards and two touchdowns, but Tampa Bay fell to Green Bay by a score of 35–26. With 4:25 remaining Tampa Bay scored a touchdown to trim the deficit to 28–26. An onside kick failed, and Green Bay took over. Green Bay iced the game with a touchdown with 2:55 to go. Undefeated Green Bay improved to 10–0 on the season, and avoided the scare by the Buccaneers. Tampa Bay dropped to 4–6, losing to the Packers for the first time since 2003 and losing at Lambeau Field for the first time since 2001, the last year both teams were rivals in the former NFC Central division. Week 12: at Tennessee Titans Tampa Bay Buccaneers 97thru13 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Twelve: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Tennessee Titans – Game summary November 27 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Buccaneers 3 7 7 0 Titans 7 3 0 13 LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee 69,143 47 F (Cloudy) Bill Leavy Fox Dick Stockton, John Lynch and Jennifer Hale Gamebook First quarter TB – Barth 43-yard field goal, TB 3–0 Ten – Campbell 84-yard kickoff return (Bironas kick), Ten 7–3 Second quarter Ten – Bironas 31-yard field goal, Ten 10–3 TB – Williams 3-yard touchdown pass from Freeman (Barth kick), 10–10 Third quarter TB – Talib 27-yard interception return (Barth kick), TB 17–10 Fourth quarter Ten – Bironas 52-yard field goal, TB 17–13 Ten – Williams 2-yard touchdown pass from Hasselbeck (Bironas kick), Ten 20–17 Ten – Bironas 38-yard field goal, Ten 23–17 Top passers TB – Josh Freeman – 18/33, 199 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception TEN – Matt Hasselbeck – 19/34, 160 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions Top rushers TB – LeGarrette Blount – 20 rushes, 103 yards TEN – Chris Johnson – 23 rushes, 190 yards Top receivers TB – Mike Williams – 6 receptions, 84 yards, 1 touchdown TEN – Lavelle Hawkins – 5 receptions, 51 yards Top tacklers TB – Ronde Barber – 6 tackles, 1 assist TEN – Colin McCarthy – 7 tackles, 3 assists Tampa Bay and Tennessee combined for 9 turnovers on a rainy, sloppy afternoon. Chris Johnson ran for 190 yards, but Tampa Bay led 17–10 late in the fourth quarter. Trailing 23–17, Josh Freeman drove Tampa Bay to the Tennessee 25-yard line in the final minute. Facing a 4th down and 1, Freeman tried a QB sneak, but fumbled the snap due to the wet ball. He was tackled for a loss, the Buccaneers turned the ball over on downs, and the Titans held on to win. Week 13: vs. Carolina Panthers Tampa Bay Buccaneers 76thru96 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Thirteen: Carolina Panthers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary December 4 1:00 p.m. EST Panthers 14 10 7 7 Buccaneers 3 9 0 7 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida 56,270 79 F (Cloudy) Gene Steratore Fox Ron Pitts, Jim Mora, Jr. and Drea Avent (blacked out locally) Gamebook First quarter Car – Newton 1-yard run (Mare kick), Car 7–0 Car – Stewart 1-yard run (Mare kick), Car 14–0 TB – Barth 50-yard field goal, Car 14–3 Second quarter TB – Barth 47-yard field goal, Car 14–6 Car – Naanee 19-yard pass from Newton (Mare kick), Car 21–6 TB – Barth 46-yard field goal, Car 21–9 TB – Barth 44-yard field goal, Car 21–12 Car – Mare 43-yard field goal, Car 24–12 Third quarter Car – Newton 1-yard run (Mare kick), Car 31–12 Fourth quarter Car – Newton 1-yard run (Mare kick), Car 38–12 TB – Briscoe 23-yard pass from Johnson (Barth kick), Car 38–19 Top passers Car – Newton, 12-/21, 204 yards, 1 touchdown, 0 interceptions TB – Johnson, 16/27, 229 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception Top rushers Car – Stewart, 14 rushes, 80 yards, 1 touchdown TB – Johnson, 5 rushes, 45 yards Top receivers Car – LaFell, 4 for 31 yards TB – Williams, 5 for 93 yards Top tacklers Car – Godfrey, 7 tackles, 2 assists TB – Jones, 9 tackles, 1 assist Josh Freeman sat out due to injury, and Josh Johnson started at quarterback. Tampa Bay wore their throwback uniforms, and honored Jimmie Giles at halftime. Cam Newton ran for three touchdowns (setting an NFL single-season record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback) as Carolina routed Tampa Bay 38–19. Week 14: at Jacksonville Jaguars Tampa Bay Buccaneers 97thru13 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fourteen: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary December 11 1:00 p.m. EST Buccaneers 7 7 0 0 Jaguars 0 28 0 13 EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida 62,562 58 F (Rain) Jerome Boger Fox Sam Rosen and Chad Pennington Gamebook First quarter TB – Blount 1-yard touchdown run (Barth kick), TB 7–0 Second quarter TB – Freeman 13-yard touchdown run (Barth kick), TB 14–0 JAX – Cloherty 8-yard fumble return (Scobee kick), TB 14–7 JAX – Jones-Drew 1-yard touchdown run (Scobee kick), 14–14 JAX – Collins fumble recovery in end zone (Scobee kick), JAX 21–14 JAX – Jones-Drew 5-yard touchdown pass from Gabbert (Scobee kick), JAX 28–14 Third quarter None Fourth quarter JAX – Jones-Drew 5-yard TD pass from Gabbert (Scobee kick), JAX 35–14 JAX – Jones-Drew 1-yard TD run (run failed), JAX 41–14 Top passers TB – Freeman, 16/30, 181 yards, 2 interceptions, 0 touchdowns JAX – Gabbert, 19/33, 217 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions Top rushers TB – Blount, 18 rushes, 74 yards JAX – Jones-Drew, 27 rushes, 85 yards Top receivers TB – Williams, 3 for 19 yards JAX – Jones-Drew, 6 for 51 yards, 2 touchdowns Top tacklers TB – Jackson, 7 tackles JAX – Allen, 6 tackles, 1 assist Quarterback Josh Freeman returned to the lineup and Tampa Bay jumped out to a 14–0 lead in the first quarter. However, Jacksonville scored 41 unanswered points to win 41–14. Maurice Jones-Drew scored a franchise-best four touchdowns (two rushing, two passing). Tampa Bay committed seven turnovers in the loss. In the second quarter, Preston Parker fumbled a punt return, which was recovered by Colin Cloherty for an 8-yard touchdown. With the score 14–7, Freeman was sacked at his own goal line, fumbled, and Nate Collins recovered the ball in the end zone for a touchdown. Four plays later, Freeman was intercepted, which led to another Jacksonville touchdown. The Jaguars scored 28 points in the second quarter in a span of only 7:32. At 4–9, Tampa Bay clinched a losing season, and was officially eliminated from playoff contention. Week 15: vs. Dallas Cowboys Tampa Bay Buccaneers 97thru13 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fifteen: Dallas Cowboys vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary December 17 8:20 p.m. EST Cowboys 14 14 3 0 Buccaneers 0 0 15 0 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida 65,162 66 F (Clear) Terry McAulay NFLN Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock and Alex Flanagan Gamebook First quarter Dal – Austin 8-yard touchdown pass from Romo (Bailey kick), Dal 7–0 Dal – Bryant 8-yard touchdown pass from Romo (Bailey kick), Dal 14–0 Second quarter Dal – Robinson 9-yard touchdown pass from Romo (Bailey kick), Dal 21–0 Dal – Romo 1-yard touchdown run (Bailey kick), Dal 28–0 Third quarter TB – Watson 7-yard fumble recovery return (Barth kick), Dal 28–7 Dal – Bailey 30-yard field goal, Dal 31–7 Fourth quarter TB – Briscoe 13-yard touchdown pass from Freeman (pass successful), Dal 31–15 Top passers DAL – Romo, 23/30, 249 yards, 3 touchdowns, 0 interceptions TB – Freeman, 17/27, 148 yards, 1 touchdown, 0 interceptions Top rushers DAL – Jones, 22 rushes, 108 yards TB – Freeman, 4 rushes, 37 yards Top receivers DAL – Lumpkin 5 receptions, 50 yards TB – Austin, 5 receptions, 53 yards, 1 touchdown Top tacklers DAL – Scandrick – 5 tackles, 1 assist (1 sack) TB – Foster – 5 tackles, 3 assists Tampa Bay hosted Dallas on Saturday Night. Dallas jumped out to a 28–0 halftime lead. Tony Romo threw for three touchdown passes, and ran for another. The Buccaneers tried to rally, but fell far short, losing 31–15. Week 16: at Carolina Panthers Tampa Bay Buccaneers 97thru13 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Sixteen: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers – Game summary December 24 1:00 p.m. EST Buccaneers 0 10 0 6 Panthers 10 10 21 7 Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina 70,363 51 F (Partly Cloudy) Carl Cheffers Fox Sam Rosen, Chad Pennington and Jody Jackson Gamebook First quarter Car – Williams 8-yard touchdown run (Mare kick), Car 7–0 Car – Mare 21-yard field goal, Car 10–0Second quarter TB – Benn 4-yard touchdown pass from Freeman (Barth kick), Car 10–7 Car – LaFell 91-yard touchdown pass from Newton (Mare kick), Car 17–7 TB – Barth 42-yard field goal, Car 17–10 Car – Mare 19-yard field goal, Car 20–10Third quarter Car – Williams 22-yard touchdown run (Mare kick), Car 27–10 Car – Stewart 11-yard touchdown pass from Newton (Mare kick), Car 34–10 Car – Newton 49-yard touchdown run (Mare kick), Car 41–10Fourth quarter Car – Shockey 8-yard touchdown pass from Newton (Mare kick), Car 48–10 TB – Freeman 1-yard touchdown run (pass failed), Car 48–16'' |stats=Top passers TB – Freeman, 28/38, 274 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception Car – Newton, 12/17, 171 yards, 3 touchdowns, 0 interceptionsTop rushers TB – Lumkin, 7 rushes for 24 yards Car – Stewart, 7 rushes for 88 yardsTop receivers TB – Winslow, 6 catches for 63 yards Car – LaFell, 3 catches for 103 yards, 1 touchdownTop tacklers''' TB – Foster, 3 tackles, 3 assists Car – Senn, 8 tackles, 2 assists On Christmas Eve, Cam Newton broke the NFL record for most rookie passing yards in a season. Carolina routed Tampa Bay for the second time this season, by a score of 48–16. Week 17: at Atlanta Falcons Tampa Bay Buccaneers 97thru13 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seventeen: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary January 1 4:15 p.m. ESThttps://www.espn.com/blog/nfcsouth/post/_/id/29395/falcons-finale-gets-flexed Falcons' finale gets 'flexed' Buccaneers 0 7 11 6 Falcons 21 21 0 3 Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia 68,167 Played indoors (dome stadium) Scott Green Fox Dick Stockton & John Lynch First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers TB – ATL – Top rushers TB – ATL – Top receivers TB – ATL – Top tacklers TB – ATL – Atlanta jumped out to a 42–0 lead by the second quarter. Ronde Barber played in his franchise record 225th game, despite suffering an injured hand, for which he sat out the second half. With the loss, Tampa Bay ended the season with ten consecutive losses, finished with a record of 4–12, last in the NFC South, and head coach Raheem Morris was fired the next day. Standings Staff Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2011 staff Front office Owner/President – Malcolm Glazer Co-chairman – Bryan Glazer Co-chairman – Edward Glazer Co-chairman – Joel Glazer General manager – Mark Dominik Director of player personnel – Dennis Hickey Coordinator of pro scouting – Shelton Quarles Coordinator of football administration – Mike Greenberg Head coaches Head coach – Raheem Morris Assistant to the head coach – Jay Kaiser Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Greg Olson Quarterbacks – Alex Van Pelt Running backs – Steve Logan Wide receivers – Eric Yarber Assistant wide receivers – Tim Berbenich Tight ends – Alfredo Roberts Offensive line – Pat Morris Assistant offensive line – Tim Holt Defensive coaches Defensive line – Grady Stretz Co-defensive line – Keith Millard Linebackers – Joe Baker Defensive backs – Jimmy Lake Defensive quality control – Tyrone Pettaway Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Dwayne Stukes Assistant special teams – Byron Storer Coaches’ assistant – Brian Rasmussen Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Kurt Shultz Assistant strength and conditioning – Chris Meenan Final roster 2011 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 53 11 7 12 Rudy Carpenter  5 Josh Freeman 11 Josh Johnson quarterback 27 LeGarrette Blount 44 Erik Lorig FB 28 Kregg Lumpkin 32 Mossis Madu y 17 Arrelious Benn 89 Dezmon Briscoe 87 Preston Parker 81 Micheal Spurlock 18 Sammie Stroughter 19 Mike Williams wide receiver, born 1987 80 Zack Pianalto y 88 Luke Stocker y 82 Kellen Winslow II 69 Demar Dotson T 52 Jeff Faine C 73 Derek Hardman G 75 Davin Joseph G 62 Ted Larsen G 77 James Lee offensive lineman T 70 Donald Penn T 65 Jeremy Trueblood T 76 Jeremy Zuttah G/C 71 Michael Bennett defensive lineman, born 1985 DE 91 Da'Quan Bowers y DE 94 Adrian Clayborn y DE 72 Jovan Haye DT 95 Albert Haynesworth DT 90 Roy Miller American football DT 98 Frank Okam DT 92 Brian Price American football, born 1989 DT 58 Quincy Black OLB 59 Mason Foster y MLB 54 Geno Hayes OLB 57 Adam Hayward MLB 53 Nick Reed OLB 50 Daniel Te'o-Nesheim OLB 56 Dekoda Watson OLB 22 Larry Asante SS 20 Ronde Barber CB 31 E. J. Biggers CB 43 Ahmad Black y SS 24 Anthony Gaitor y CB 36 Tanard Jackson FS 26 Sean Jones safety SS 23 Myron Lewis CB 41 Corey Lynch FS 33 Elbert Mack CB 10 Connor Barth K 48 Andrew Economos LS  9 Michael Koenen P 96 Tim Crowder DE IR 51 Jacob Cutrera OLB IR 34 Earnest Graham RB IR 35 Cody Grimm FS IR 30 Devin Holland y SS IR 97 George Johnson defensive end DE IR 79 John McCargo DT IR 93 Gerald McCoy DT IR 25 Aqib Talib CB IR 86 Raymond Webber y WR IR 78 E. J. Wilson DT IR 49 Mike Balogun LB 68 Lamar Divens DT 85 Collin Franklin y TE 15 Ed Gant WR 64 Mike Ingersoll y T  7 Brett Ratliff QB 66 Chris Riley American football y G Awards and milestones Week 3: Ronde Barber — NFC Defensive Player of the Weekhttp://www2.tbo.com/sports/bucs/2011/sep/29/spnewso6-barber-earns-weekly-honors-ar-261413/ Barber earns weekly honors TBO.com 2011-09-29 2011-09-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20111003182022/http://www2.tbo.com/sports/bucs/2011/sep/29/spnewso6-barber-earns-weekly-honors-ar-261413/ 2011-10-03 dead Television blackouts Preseason Both of Tampa Bay's home preseason games were blacked out on local television because they failed to sell out prior to 72 hours before kickoff.http://www.baynews9.com/article/sports/2011/august/295348/Bucs-game-against-Patriots-to-be-blacked-out Bucs game against Patriots will be blacked out Bright House Sports Network Deggans 2011-08-15 2011-08-22April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/media/content/amid-tampa-bay-buccaneers-blackout-wtsp-ch-10-air-tape-delayed-thursday-preseason-game-three Amid Tampa Bay Buccaneers blackout, WTSP-Ch. 10 to air tape-delayed Thursday preseason game three times TampaBay.com The Feed Eric Deggans 2011-08-17 2011-08-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20110914063540/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/media/content/amid-tampa-bay-buccaneers-blackout-wtsp-ch-10-air-tape-delayed-thursday-preseason-game-three 2011-09-14 deadhttp://www2.tbo.com/sports/sports/2011/aug/15/5/bucs-preseason-games-against-patriots-dolphins-bla-ar-250643/ Bucs preseason games against Patriots, Dolphins blacked out TBO.com Sports Ira Kaufman 2011-08-15 2011-08-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20121010075134/http://www2.tbo.com/sports/sports/2011/aug/15/5/bucs-preseason-games-against-patriots-dolphins-bla-ar-250643/ 2012-10-10 dead The affiliates affected include WTSP in the Tampa/St. Pete market, WFTV in the Orlando market and WFTX in the Fort Myers area. The game was shown instead in tape delay. The game was aired live on WTLH in Tallahassee since it falls outside the designated 75-mile blackout radius. Dating back to 2010, Tampa Bay has had four consecutive preseason home games blacked out. Regular season Tampa Bay's week 1 game against Detroithttp://www2.tbo.com/news/breaking-news/2011/sep/09/bucs-blues-only-team-in-nfl-to-open-season-with-bl-ar-256472/ Bucs' blues: Only team in NFL to open season with blackout TBO.com 2011-09-09 2011-09-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20121010131546/http://www2.tbo.com/news/breaking-news/2011/sep/09/bucs-blues-only-team-in-nfl-to-open-season-with-bl-ar-256472/ 2012-10-10 dead and week 3 game against Atlantahttp://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/sports/nfl/buccaneers/bucs-blacked-out-again Bucs fans fed up with blackouts my FOX Tampa Bay 2011-09-25 2011-09-27 failed to sell out, and were blacked out locally. Tampa Bay was the only NFL team to face a blackout in week 1. The FOX affiliates affected were WTVT in the Tampa/St. Pete market and WOFL in Orlando. Dating back to 2010, Tampa Bay had ten consecutive regular season home games blacked out. The blackout streak ended in week 4, when the Buccaneers hosted the Colts on Monday Night Football.http://www.tampabay.com/sports/baseball/rays/sold-out-and-on-national-tv-rays-and-bucs-light-up-monday-night/1194912 Sold out and on national TV, Rays and Bucs light up Monday night TBO.com St. Petersburg Times Gary Shelton 2011-10-03 2011-10-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20150606192813/http://www.tampabay.com/sports/baseball/rays/sold-out-and-on-national-tv-rays-and-bucs-light-up-monday-night/1194912 2015-06-06 dead The game was carried live on ESPN and simulcast on WFTS. The blackouts returned in week 6 with the game against New Orleans.http://www2.tbo.com/sports/breaking-news/2011/oct/13/5/bucs-game-against-saints-will-be-blacked-out-ar-271804/ Bucs-Saints game will be blacked out TBO.com The Tampa Tribune Anwar Richardson 2011-10-14 2011-10-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20111016205516/http://www2.tbo.com/sports/breaking-news/2011/oct/13/5/bucs-game-against-saints-will-be-blacked-out-ar-271804/ 2011-10-16 dead Tampa Bay's week 7 game against Chicago in London was not subject to blackout, regardless of sellout status.http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/qampa-theres-no-blackout-rule-for-bucs-home-game-in-england/1196125 Sold out and on national TV, Rays and Bucs light up Monday night TBO.com St. Petersburg Times 2011-10-11 2011-10-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20111117072459/http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/qampa-theres-no-blackout-rule-for-bucs-home-game-in-england/1196125 2011-11-17 dead The week 10 game against the Texans was blacked out, affecting WTSP and WKMG. The final blackout of the season occurred against Carolina in week 13. The final home game of the season against Dallas on December 17 sold out, and aired locally on NFL Network and simulcast on WTTA.http://www2.tbo.com/sports/bucs/2011/nov/08/8/bucs-home-game-against-cowboys-sells-out-ar-301615/ Sold-out Bucs-Cowboys game will air on WTTA locally TBO.com The Tampa Tribune Roy Cummings 2011-11-08 2011-11-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20111110053927/http://www2.tbo.com/sports/bucs/2011/nov/08/8/bucs-home-game-against-cowboys-sells-out-ar-301615/ 2011-11-10 dead References 30em External links Buccaneers.com – Official site Pewter Report BUCPOWER Tampa Bay Buccaneers season Tampa Bay Buccaneers Category:2010s in Tampa, Florida Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers seasons