Most of that time, the Buccaneers toiled in the "Black-and-Blue" division, the NFC Central. They fought rugged teams from the Midwest, the Bears and Vikings, the Lions and Packers. It is fitting, then, and another avenue for nostalgia, that the Packers will be on the opposite sideline when the Bucs turn back the clock to 1976 on November 8.
The Buccaneers announced their Throwback Game during a press conference at team headquarters on Friday morning, shortly before the players on the current roster were due to report for Training Camp 2009. Four of those players Gaines Adams, Antonio Bryant, Earnest Graham and Barrett Ruud came to One Buccaneer Place early in order to model the legacy uniforms for the delighted crowd.