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,...

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]

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.

Nov 2, 2022 · Then there was the combination of Buccaneers quarterbacks Doug Williams and Mike Rae. Williams went a grotesque 2-of-13 for 12 yards and an interception before tearing his bicep.

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 1, 2023 · Doug Williams was the fist Black QB to win a Super Bowl. Williams led Washington to a 42-10 victory over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXII in San Diego on Jan. 31, 1988.

Doug Williams was selected as one of two inductees into the Ring of Honor in 2015, along with former fullback Mike Alstott.

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.

NFC Championship Game logo, 2008–2010 (Used with old shield since 2005) The structure of the NFL playoffs has changed several times since 1970. At the end of each regular season, the top teams in the NFC qualify for the postseason, including all division champions (three division winners from the 1970–71 to 2001–02 seasons; four since the 2002–03 season) and a set number of "wild card ...

4 days ago · As a testament to how transformative the rookie has been for the Washington team, Sunday's game will be the franchise's first NFC Championship Game since 1991. Daniels' and the Commanders' success is reminiscent of Doug Williams, another quarterback who once wore the burgundy and gold helmet.