Aiming to keep harnesses on Bucs runners Warrick Dunn and Mike Alstott. Knowing that a stonewalled Tampa Bay ground game might well make life miserable if not impossible for quarterback Dilfer. In the end, all that counts is W or L. Bucs earned a desperately needed win. Their existence will now be much more comfortable for the ensuing 13 days. Maybe, by the time the winless Carolina Panthers show up as the Ray-J enemy on Oct. 18, there will be something that uplifts Tampa Bay's offensive propensities.
Defense hopes so.
You know it does. St. Petersburg Times. All rights reserved.