Tampa Bay Buccaneers Lose to Carolina and Fooled You, Didn’t They?

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Published: October 18, 2009

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... they'd beat Carolina on a picture-perfect day in Raymond James Stadium.

Bet you thought this was their day after that near-perfect first quarter and a 7-0 lead over the Panthers.

Bet you still felt pretty good about things with that 7-7 halftime score.

Your Buccaneers were looking decent, playing well and doing what they needed to do to capture that elusive first win for Raheem Morris.

Bet your heart began to sink in that third quarter when the Panthers turned a Josh Johnson mistake into a 14-7 lead then added another TD to lead 21-7.

Looked dismal, didn't it?

Ah, but then those huge plays gave you hope, didn't they?

Didn't you go crazy when little Sammie Stroughter went for a 97-yard kickoff return for touchdown, longest in Buccaneer history and only the third-ever for this franchise?

You had hope at 21-14, Carolina.

Then Tanard Jackson excited you with the interception for a touchdown that created a 21-21 game with 8:33 ...

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