Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Photos: Top Opening Day Performances
A look at the best Week 1 Bucs performances over the years.
Rookie RB Jerry Eckwood runs for 121 yards on 20 carries while Jimmie Giles catches 3 passes for 97 yards and a TD in a win over Detroit.
James Wilder runs for 166 yards and a TD on 27 carries vs Chicago.
QB Steve DeBerg throws for 333 yards and 5 TDs with a 129.0 passer rating while WR Gerald Carter hauls in 6 passes for 60 yards and 2 TDs in a win over Atlanta.
WR Bruce Hill catches 8 passes for 157 yards and a TD vs Philadelphia.
QB Vinny Testaverde passes for 237 yards and 3 TDs with a 132.3 passer rating in the win over Detroit. CB Wayne Haddix also made 2 INTs, returning one for a touchdown.
Rookie DT Santana Dotson makes 7 tackles, including 2 sacks while batting down a pass and forcing a fumble in his NFL debut.
WR Horace Copeland catches 5 passes for 155 yards and a TD in a Week 1 victory over Philadelphia.
DT Warren Sapp makes 11 tackles, including 2.5 sacks and knocks down a pass in the Bucs Week 1 win over San Francisco.
Derrick Brooks makes 15 tackles, knocks down a pass and forces a fumble while Mike Alstott runs for 54 yards and 2 TDs in the win over New England.
Joe Jurevicius makes 2 highlight reel touchdown catches against the Eagles in the Bucs first game since winning Super Bowl XXXVII in Philadelphia as they go on to shut out the Eagles, 17-0.
RB Carnell Williams runs for 148 yards and a TD against Minnesota as the Bucs go on to win, 24-13.
CB Ronde Barber defends 2 passes and picks one off, returning it 64 yards in the win over Cleveland.
Rookie RB Doug Martin chalks up 95 rushing yards and 23 receiving yards while the Bucs defense holds Carolina to just 10 yards rushing in the Week 1 win.
