For the Buccaneers and their fan base, it was a crucial win in Week 13. The situation was simple: On the road to the west coast, beat a team with playoff aspirations and keep your own post-season goals alive and well. Lose, and well, it wasn’t over mathematically.
28-21 in the fourth quarter with a Hall of Fame caliber quarterback driving his team into striking distance looking for a tying score which would feel much more like a knockout blow than most.
Rivers had his offense on the Bucs’ 31-yard line with one-yard needed for another first down and three downs to do it with.