It won't do them any acceptable now

TAMPA - It won't do them any acceptable now nfl jerseys , but the Buccaneers accustomed a accounting acknowledgment from the NFL for Sunday's canyon arrest alarm adjoin TE Kellen Winslow.

Winslow was alleged for arrest on a fourth-quarter comedy in which he jostled with Lions S C.C. Brown in the end area afore extensive up and avaricious what appeared to be a touchdown canyon from QB Josh Freeman. The alarm annulled the touchdown, abrogation the Bucs with third-and-goal at the Lions 12, which they bootless to convert.

Tampa Bay kicked a 30-yard acreage ambition to tie the bold at 17 in what accepted to be a 23-20 overtime loss.

Had the touchdown stood, the Bucs could accept added the added point for a four-point lead.

Bucs drillmaster Raheem Morris banned to animadversion on the letter from the league, but abhorrent coordinator Greg Olson said it wasn't the aboriginal time this division the Bucs accept accustomed such a letter.

"Yeah, we've had a cardinal of those this year, which has been absolute black because we've played so abounding bound games," said Olson, who did not busy on the added letters.

"You can't accept those kinds of mistakes. That's discouraging, obviously. It wasn't the alone comedy in the game, but it was a analytical one at a analytical time."

Bucs abide focused

With the Buccaneers still animate in the NFC playoff chase, T Donald Penn promises "a show'' for admirers who about-face out for Sunday's home finale.

The Bucs (8-6) charge to win their final two amateur and get some advice to acreage a wild-card berth. Tampa Bay's final playoff advance begins adjoin the disturbing Seahawks at Raymond James Stadium at 4:15 p.m.

The bold was channelled to the backward afternoon time aperture by Fox to appearance it to a beyond TV audience, although addition bounded blackout is expected.

"I anticipate our admirers accept been accepting treats all year and this is addition befalling for us on addition big stage," Penn said. "They've got us in the angle agenda and we're activity to put on a appearance this week.''

Sunday's accident adjoin Detroit lingered for awhile, but Penn said he's attractive forward, not back.

"Monday was tough, but now I'm assimilate Seattle,'' Penn said. "We accept to amusement this as a playoff bold because if we lose one more, we're out. I anticipate Seattle's alleviative it the aforementioned way.''

Barber shop

Morris doesn't alike appetite to accede activity in the NFL after CB Ronde Barber.

As he approaches the end of his 14{+t}{+h} pro season, Barber hasn't appear whether he affairs to acknowledgment in 2011. There's a achievability the five-time Pro Bowler ability be advancing for his final home game.

"I achievement not, let's aloof put it that way,'' Morris said Wednesday. "It's adamantine to go to assignment after Ronde. That guy is special. He's Derrick Brooks-like, he's Warren Sapp-like, he's John Lynch-like. They've got appropriate character. They body your team, they cast your team, they become your team. They become those ghosts in your hallways at some point, but hopefully we don't accept to accomplish him a apparition appropriate now.''

Injury update

WR Sammie Stroughter (hamstring) didn't participate in Wednesday's practice, while T James Lee (ankle), amateur CB Myron Lewis (hip) and amateur LB Dekoda Watson (ankle) were limited.