GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NFL: TENNESSEE (3-1) at TAMPA BAY (3-2)

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    TAMPA, Florida (Ticker) -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers got anotherstifling performance from its defense. And, in turn, they wonanother home game.


    Matt Bryant kicked a 43-yard field goal with 11 seconds to playas Tampa Bay defeated Tennessee, 13-10, on Sunday.

    Jeff Garcia finished 20-of-31 for 274 yards and one touchdown, a69-yard pass to Joey Galloway with 2:29 remaining in the thirdquarter to give the Bucs a 10-3 cushion.


    The Bucs (4-2) improved to 3-0 at home and have held three oftheir last four opponents to seven points or less.

    "I'd like to tell you I am very proud of our team," Tampa Baycoach Jon Gruden said. "we beat a very good football team. Anyway we can win, we'll take it."


    The Titans (3-2) played the final 22 minutes of regulationwithout quarterback Vince Young, who left in the third quarterwith a right quadriceps injury.


    "I just wanted to be cautious because every time I tried to bendmy knee it was like a sharp pain," Young said. "I didn'treally want to go back out there and try to do anything to makeit even worse."


    Backup Kerry Collins drove the Titans to the tying touchdownwith 1:17 to play. LenDale White capped the 13-play, 86-yardmarch with a 2-yard run to make it 10-10.


    "I was calm, I tried to lean on the experience that I have,"Collins said. "I was tried to go out and execute the offense."

    But Garcia hit Ike Hilliard with passes of 28 and 10 yards andGalloway for 14 yards to set up Bryant's winning kick.

    "It was gut-check time," Garcia said. "Not giving up, finding away to persevere. Third-and-10 situation, not an easysituation against a good football team."


    Tied at 3-3, Garcia found Galloway on a deep post, giving theBucs a 10-3 lead with 2:29 left in the third quarter.

    Collins finished 10-of-20 for 125 yards and Young was 11-for-14for 120 yards and an interception.


    "Kerry is here just to do that," Tennessee coach Jeff Fishersaid. "Kerry put a touchdown drive together and converted sometough down distance situations and got the ball in the end zonefor us."


    In the first half, Tennessee wasted two scoring chances in thefirst half. With 10:26 remaining in the second quarter, Youngfumbled at the Tampa Bay 32 and it was recovered by DE PatrickChukwurah.


    With 1:18 remaining before halftime, Bucs cornerback PhillipBuchanon intercepted Young at the Tampa Bay 4.


    "It definitely feels good to get a pick for the team, to helpthe team," Buchanon said.


    Tennessee coach Jeff Fisher said Young will be listed asday-to-day.


    "He has a quad strain. We will evaluate it and will continue toevaluate," Fisher said. "He tried to say as loose as he couldin case we had an issue with Kerry."
     

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