"At the end of Sunday's 38-13 loss to the Steelers, which left the Bucs 2-1 and tied atop the NFC South entering their bye week, they could identify with rookie safety Cody Grimm's handling of a long first-quarter pass. In good position but unaware of what's about to come. Making his first start for suspended veteran Tanard Jackson, Grimm had good coverage on receiver Mike Wallace but never turned his head to find the 46-yard touchdown pass from Charlie Batch. The 35-year-old Batch, who had not started a game in nearly three years, threw three touchdowns in the first half, including a 41-yarder that bounced off the hands of cornerback Aqib Talib and into Wallace's. The loss left the Bucs tied with the Saints and Falcons. But they expected better, especially against a team without suspended quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and missing backup Dennis Dixon, who started the first two games before last week's knee surgery. Even without Big Ben, the Bucs got clocked. "Everyone is going to try to tear it down like it's the end of the world, but it's a long season," Bucs coach Raheem Morris said. "You're going to go through tough situations that you'll have to learn from. "We played a heavyweight. They were more physical, more aggressive and more opportunistic." Talib intercepted Batch's first pass deep in Pittsburgh territory, but the Bucs were held to a field goal — and the rest of the day belonged to the Steelers. It was a blackout all right. With all the black and gold-clad Steelers fans scattered among the paid crowd of 61,036 (actual attendance was 57,616), Raymond James Stadium looked more like Pittsburgh's Heinz Field. The Bucs entered allowing 10.5 points per game, third fewest in the NFL. But it put little pressure on Batch, who was never sacked, went 12-of-17 for 186 yards and three touchdowns (against two interceptions) and scrambled for 26 yards. He had to attempt only three passes in the second half." http://www.tampabay.com/sports/football/bucs/article1124385.ece
