Actual Score/Recap: Buccaneers 31, Bills 17. The Buccaneers ended Buffalo’s four-game winning streak when Warrick Dunn rushed for 2 touchdowns in the fourth quarter and Karl Williams returned a punt 73 yards for the back-breaking touchdown.
Actual Score/Recap: Bears 13, Buccaneers 10. The Bears took advantage of Buccaneer’s miscues to beat Tampa Bay for the first time in seven meetings.
Actual Score/Recap: Buccaneers 20, Packers 15. Shaun King passed for 2 touchdowns in the second quarter, and Martin Gramatica kicked a pair of field goals in the fourth period to lift the Buccaneers to their third consecutive victory.
Actual Score/Recap: Buccaneers 27, Falcons 14. Shaun King passed for 3 touchdowns as the Buccaneers handed the Falcons their sixth loss in seven games.
Actual Score/Recap: Buccaneers 41, Vikings 13. The Buccaneers snapped a four-game losing streak and ended the Vikings’ dream of an undefeated season with a resounding victory.
Actual Score/Recap: Lions 28, Buccaneers 14. James Stewart rushed for 3 touchdowns and Detroit’s’ defense forced 4 turnovers as the Lions rallied to defeat the Buccaneers.
Actual Score/Recap: Vikings 30, Buccaneers 23. Daunte Culpepper passed for 2 touchdowns and rushed for another as the Vikings improved to 5-0.
Actual Score/Recap: Redskins 20, Buccaneers 17 (OT). Deion Sanders’s 57-yard punt return in overtime set up Michael Husted’s game-winning field goal as the Redskins won their second consecutive game.
Actual Score/Recap: Jets 21, Buccaneers 17. Curtis Martin’s 18-yard half-back option touchdown pass with 52 seconds remaining clinched an improbable comeback by the undefeated Jets.
Actual Score/Recap: Buccaneers 31, Lions 10. The Buccaneers’ defense forced 3 turnovers and recorded 7 sacks as Tampa Bay remained undefeated.