Buccaneers Shut Down Falcons, 27-0
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Making Michael Vick &#151; one of the NFL's most exciting players &#151; look ordinary for much of the day, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers dominated Atlanta 27-0 Sunday to keep the first-place Falcons from clinching the NFC South championship.
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Somewhere, Michael Vick must have been shaking his head. The Minnesota defense overwhelmed Atlanta's Joey Harrington with six sacks and two interception returns for touchdowns, and rookie running back Adrian Peterson finished off the Falcons in a 24-3 victory by the Vikings in Sunday's season opener.
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TAMPA, Florida (Ticker) -- Coach Jon Gruden benched Brad Johnson in favor of Chris Simms , but the Tampa Bay Buccaneers still couldn&#39;t reach the end zone.
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While Michael Vick commands most of the attention, the defense should get the bulk of the credit for the Falcons&#39; 3-0 start -- their best since 1986.
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Terrell Owens caught two touchdown passes and Marian Barber scored on two punishing runs to lift the Dallas Cowboys to a 38-28 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Saturday.
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TAMPA, Florida  - The New York Giants erased a 7-0 deficit with 24 unanswered points to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24-14 on Sunday and set up a second-round playoffs showdown against the Dallas Cowboys.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers found a way to beat the Kansas City Chiefs. They simply outscored them. Michael Pittman scored one of his three touchdowns on a team-record 78-yard run and Tampa Bay held off the Chiefs 34-31 Sunday, giving the Bucs consecutive victories for just the second time since they won the Super Bowl two years ago.
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Tampa, FL (Sports Network) - Aaron Brooks found Donte&#39; Stallworth for a seven- yard go-ahead touchdown with 38 seconds remaining to cap a late rally that handed the New Orleans Saints a 21-17 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium.
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The Atlanta Falcons responded to the NFL's ultimate comeback team with one of their own. Michael Vick scored the tying touchdown on a 12-yard run with less than two minutes to go in regulation, then Jay Feely kicked a 38-yard field goal in overtime for a 34-31 victory over Carolina, snapping the Panthers' five-game winning streak Saturday night.
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The St. Louis Rams and Tampa Bay Bucs both got off to a fast start Monday night, scoring on their first possessions and they were tied 7-7 after the first quarter.
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With Michael Vick out for Atlanta, the New Orleans Saints stayed in playoff contention. Aaron Brooks threw for a touchdown and ran for another and the Saints kept their postseason
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With nothing to left play for but pride, the demoralized Tampa Bay Buccaneers showed how much in shambles they are as a last place-clinching, 10-loss team.
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Reggie Bush spins free of three tacklers and dives across the goal line on a crucial third-and-goal screen pass to lift the Saints to a 22-16 win over the Falcons.
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In good times and bad, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers could count on two things â-taunch defense and stench offense. By Chris O&#39;Meara, AP.
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TAMPA, Florida  - The New York Giants erased a 7-0 deficit with 24 unanswered points to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24-14 Sunday to set up a second-round playoffs showdown against the Dallas Cowboys.
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Tampa, FL (Sports Network) - Jake Delhomme threw a career-high four touchdown passes as the Carolina Panthers kept their playoff hopes alive with a 37-20 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium.
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Michael Vick throws a 27-yard scoring pass to Alge Crumpler with 1:22 remaining to finish Atlanta's rally with a 24-21 triumph over the Saints.