Nov 4, 2009 · Those grand '79 Bucs came within a game of the Super Bowl, but lost 9-0 to the Rams in the NFC championship game on Jan. 6 in the old Tampa Stadium. It was a heartbreaker, but still,...

Tampa Bay, which had won just two games in the first two years of the franchise, went to the playoffs three times in five seasons with Williams as starter and played in the 1979 NFC Championship game. During his time in Tampa Bay, Williams improved his completion percentage each season.

Feb 8, 2013 · He was the first quarterback to see extended success in Tampa, helping the team win their first playoff games and reaching the NFC Championship game in 1979. He was tremendously gifted, with a...

Doug Williams was the first African-American quarterback to win the Super Bowl. Read the game-by-game narrative of the 1987 Washington Redskins.

They finished as NFC Central division champions and won the first playoff game in franchise history. The Buccaneers added offensive threats to complement their solid defense; a healthy Doug Williams played his first full season and Ricky Bell became the team's first 1,000-yard back, rushing for a career-high 1,263 yards. [1]

Williams became the first African-American quarterback taken in the first round of an NFL draft. Tampa Bay, which had won just two games in the first two years of the franchise went to the playoffs three times in five seasons with Williams as the starter and played in the 1979 NFC Championship game.

Feb 8, 2023 · Williams earned the start in Washington's opening-round playoff game vs. the Bears, a 21-17 win. He filled in under center once more for the NFC championship game victory vs. Minnesota.

In his four years in Tampa Bay, Williams led the team to the playoffs three times, including in 1979, the team’s first trip to the NFC Championship game. After two years in the USFL playing for the Oklahoma/Arizona Outlaws, Williams then signed with Washington in 1986.

Dec 6, 2015 · The Buccaneers will induct one of their all-time greats, former QB Doug Williams, into the Ring of Honor at Raymond James Stadium during halftime of Sunday's game against Atlanta.

Jun 16, 2008 · Williams did just enough to win, as the Bucs would go on to record one of the great upsets in NFL history. The following week the Bucs would host the NFC Championship game against the Los...