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The Buccaneers’ hopes for greatness are alive and well in 2017

By David Harrison

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - SEPTEMBER 24: Jameis Winston #3 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers passes the ball while being pursued by Anthony Barr #55 of the Minnesota Vikings in the first half of the game on September 24, 2017 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - SEPTEMBER 24: Jameis Winston #3 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers passes the ball while being pursued by Anthony Barr #55 of the Minnesota Vikings in the first half of the game on September 24, 2017 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images) /
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NEW ORLEANS, LA – FEBRUARY 03: Ray Lewis #52 of the Baltimore Ravens lines up on defense against the San Francisco 49ers during Super Bowl XLVII at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on February 3, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Ravens won 34-31. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA – FEBRUARY 03: Ray Lewis #52 of the Baltimore Ravens lines up on defense against the San Francisco 49ers during Super Bowl XLVII at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on February 3, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Ravens won 34-31. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

2011-2012 Baltimore Ravens

Buccaneers fans remember Ray Lewis and those dominant Ravens defenses, right?

Perhaps inspired by the Giants before them, the same Baltimore Ravens also decided getting the ever-living-crap beat out of them was a good method to sparking a Super Bowl run.

They decided to take their turn in the tail-whipping pool during Week 7 of the 2011 NFL Season when they traveled to Houston just prior to their bye week.

I remember this game vividly, or I looked it up on NFL.com, whichever. Take a look at Joe Flacco’s stat line in this one.

Here it is: 21-for-43, 147-yards passing, 1TD, and 2 INT

Looks a little familiar-ish.

As the Houston Texans beat up on the Baltimore Ravens here, the future Super Bowl winning quarterback got thoroughly dominated by the opposing defense.

And, his championship caliber defense, got efficiently demolished by the great Matt Schaub who passed for 256-yards and two scores.

This team would go on later to get embarrassed by the Denver Broncos, losing 34-17 to them as well.

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Later on, in the playoffs, the Ravens would exact revenge on the same Peyton Manning led squad in one of the best playoff games in recent memory. I don’t even need NFL.com to help me remember that one.

All of this culminated in Baltimore’s 34-31 win as one Harbaugh brother defeated Colin Kaepernick and the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl. One game I didn’t see because I was in Germany where they show football at ungodly hours for some reason, and I had to work the next day.

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