Buccaneers vs. Washington Redskins 
LOSS - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 Washington Redskins 20
The Buccaneers playoff chances were dealt a big blow in week 16 at Washington. Tampa Bay Buccaneers led the Redskins 16–7 early in the fourth quarter, but blew the lead at the end.
Leading 16–13 with six minutes to go, Jacquez Green fumbled a kickoff, turning the ball over. On the next play, Stephen Alexander caught the game-winning touchdown for Washington. Tampa Bay had two last chances to come back, but both times, Trent Dilfer threw interceptions.
The Buccaneers fell to 7–8 on the season, and would need to win in week 17 to keep their playoff hopes alive.
GAMEDAY BRIEF
OFFICALS
- REFEREE: Tom White
- UMPIRE: Jim Quirk
- LINE JUDGE: Ben Montgomery
- HEAD LINESMAN: James Wilson
- BACK JUDGE: Bob Waggoner
- FIELD JUDGE: Scott Steenson
- SIDE JUDGE: Dave Wyant
SCORING
- BUCCANEERS: 08:19-1Q Moore 8 pass from Dilfer (Husted kick)
- REDSKINS: 03:26-1Q Shepherd 16 run (Blanchard kick)
- BUCCANEERS: 12:16-2Q Husted FG20
- BUCCANEERS: 09:22-2Q Husted FG42
- BUCCANEERS: 06:01-3Q Husted FG24
- REDSKINS: 13:39-4Q Blanchard FG26
- REDSKINS: 06:06-4Q Blanchard FG35
- REDSKINS: 05:49-4Q Alexander 15 pass from Green (Blanchard kick)
STARTERS OFFENSE
- WR: #81 J. Green
- T: #74 P. Gruber
- G: #65 K. Dogins
- C: #61 T. Mayberry
- G: #73 F. Middleton
- T: #70 J. Odom
- TE: #83 D. Moore
- WR: #87 B. Emanuel
- QB: #12 T. Dilfer
- RE: #28 W. Dunn
- FB: #40 M. Alstott
STARTERS DEFENSE
- DE: #97 T. Jackson
- DT: #77 B. Culpepper
- DT: #99 W. Sapp
- DE: #91 R. Upshaw
- LB: #50 J. Gooch
- LB: #59 J. Duncan
- LB: #55 D. Brooks
- CB: #21 D. Abraham
- CB: #20 R. Barber
- S: #47 J. Lynch
- S: #22 C. Mincy
SUBSTITUTIONS
- 5 Husted, 6 Barnhardt, 23 Bouie, 25 Kelly, 27 Parker, 31 Young, 37 Ellison, 41 Neal, 51 Singleton, 53 Quarles, 54 Palmer, 59 Davis, 69 Pierson, 71 Wunsch, 75 Washington, 78 Jones, 80 Davis, 82 Hape, 86 Williams, 88 Hunter, 94 White, 98 Cannida
DID NOT PLAY
- 4 Walsh
INACTIVE
- 13 Milanovich, 26 Abdullah, 29 Smith, 33 Vance, 64 Diaz, 84 Thomas, 85 Anthony, 98 Mix
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
- BUCCANEERS: Alstott 13-80, Dilfer 6-37, Dunn 18-33.
- REDSKINS: Hicks 11-59, Shepherd 1-16, Mitchell 4-10, Green 4-5.
PASSING
- BUCCANEERS: Dilfer 34-14-100-2-1.
- REDSKINS: Green 33-16-191-1-1.
RECIEVING
- BUCCANEERS: Dunn 5-27, Emanuel 3-24, Moore 3-23, Williams 2-24, Green 1-12.
- REDSKINS: Alexander 6-62, Connell 4-86, Hicks 2-12, Mitchell 2-10, Thomas 1-12, Shepherd 1-9.
INTERCEPTIONS
- BUCCANEERS: Mincy 1-9.
- REDSKINS: Jones 1-9, Green 1-0.
KICK RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Green 5-136.
- REDSKINS: Mitchell 4-86, Burnett 1-5.
PUNT RETURNS
- BUCCANEERS: Green 2-25.
- REDSKINS: Mitchell 3-46.
SACKS
- BUCCANEERS: Lynch 2-26, Jackson 1-17, Culpepper 1-8, Upshaw 1-4.
- REDSKINS: Wilkerson 1-5, Lang 1-5, Boutte 1-3.
