A Historic Day For Tampa Bay
November 1st, 2026
Run Bucky, run!
Joe still cannot believe what Joe witnessed today on the rain-soaked turf of The Licht House.
The Bucs won a game without completing a pass. And no, the players were not wearing leather helmets and the football wasn’t the size of a basketballm and the zebras didn’t use pistols to signal the end of the game.
The game for the Bucs was historic.
The last time a team won without completing one pass was over 50 years ago, noted Rob Maaddi of the Associated Press.
In September 1974, Buffalo, behind the running of O.J. Simpson, beat the New York Jets 16-12. It is just the sixth time since 1940 a team won without completing a pass.
The losing quarterback, Joe Namath, only completed two passes.
Other notable feats from today’s game:
* The Bucs set a franchise record for rushing yards in a game with 301 yards rushing.
* The Bucs are the first team this season to have four picks. Joe thought they could have had six.
* Bucky Irving (170) and Kenny Gainwell (116) each had career-high rushing games as the Bucs totaled 324. It was the first time a pair of Bucs running backs each had at least 100 yards rushing since Nov. 1, 1998, in a home win against Minnesota. Maybe the Bucs should play every Nov. 1?.
* Per Jeff Darlington of ESPN, the Bucs became the second team this century to lead at halftime in a game in which didn’t complete a pass. The other team was the Tim Tebow-led Broncos in 2011.