The next week against the Arizona Cardinals and head coach Don Coryell, the Bucs notched their second victory to close out the season 2-12, with two consecutive wins to cap the season.

Both coaches, Hank Stram and Don Coryell, were fired after their respective losses to the infamous '76-77 Buccaneers.

After another awful season in '78, the Bucs would go from worst to first in the NFC Central in '79 before losing in the NFC Championship game to the Los Angeles Rams.

Could that be something to look forward to for the newest winless team to put a black eye on the NFL?

2008 Detroit Lions, the worst team since...

Well, since the '76 Bucs.

The first team to ever go through an entire 16-game season without winning a single game, the 2008 Lions are widely considered to be even worse than the Buccaneers of over 30 years prior.

Their memory is fresh in everyone's minds. Their ineptitude certainly rivaled that of the '76 Bucs, and may have in fact surpassed them.

Dan Orlovsky may forever be the image of these Lions when he ran out of the back of the endzone.

That's ineptitude at its highest level.

But who really is the worst team in NFL history? Considering these are the only two teams to ever go winless, it's clearly a two-horse race for the title of "Worst Team Ever."

With the help of WhatIfSports.com, we can finally see who would win.

Yes, win. Something neither of these teams could do on their own.

Who will remain winless? Which team will be able to pull of their very first and very last win? Who gets to put a notch in the "W" column?

Game of the Century: 2008 Detroit Lions at 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1st Quarter

After a 5:38 drive, the Bucs have marched down the field and scored the first touchdown of the game. Steve Spurrier hits Essex Johnson in the endzone from one yard out to go up 7-0.

The Bucs score on their very first drive, can the Lions respond?

After two incomplete passes from quarterback Dan Orlovsky, the Lions are forced to punt the ball away to the Bucs. A holding penalty earlier in the drive set the Lions back as they were unable to overcome a 3rd-and-17.

The Lions missed their opportunity to respond, can the Bucs capitalize?

A long punt return by the Bucs sets them up at Detroit's 27-yard line primed to go up by 14. Louis Carter takes a pitch up the sideline 21 yards to the Lions' six-yard line. From the six, Ed Williams takes the ball up the middle for a five-yard gain to the Lions' one-yard line.

Spurrier hits Louis Carter, again from one yard out, to put the Bucs up 14-0 after a drive lasting only 1:27.

Detroit is falling behind quickly, they'll need to score to gain some momentum.

After a seven yard pass from Orlovsky to Kevin Smith, a stuffed run on second and an incomplete pass on third down set the Lions up for their second punt in as many series.

The Bucs will get the ball at their own 37 and are primed to go up three scores.

An incomplete pass, a short four-yard gain on the ground, and a Cliff Avril sack of Spurrier allows the Lions to get the ball back.

The Lions need to do something here, or they may never get a chance to come back.

Detroit finally gets their ground game moving a little bit. Kevin Smith takes a pitch up the right side for 10 yards and a first down. Sticking with the running game, Smith gets the ball off-tackle to the left and scoots down the field for a 40-yard gain.

After an incomplete pass, Smith takes a sweep to the left for another 10 yards and another first down. Now at the five-yard line of the Bucs and ready to go in and cut the lead down to 7, the Lions are called for false start and are moved back to the 10-yard line.

Sticking with what works, the Lions hand off to Kevin Smith off the left tackle for a touchdown, bringing the game to 14-7 in favor of Tampa Bay.

A five play, 70 yard drive in only 2:24 may give the Lions some much-needed momentum.

A stuffed run by Morris Owens and a six-yard gain by Louis Carter on a draw play brings the first quarter to end with the Bucs leading 14-7 and retaining position into the second quarter of play.

2nd Quarter

As the teams switch sides of the field, the Bucs starting from their own 32 with a seven point lead. A run up the middle to Williams is stopped two yards behind the line-of-scrimmage, setting up a 4th-and-6. Tampa Bay punts to Detroit.

Detroit can tie the game up on this possession, but will they?

After a few dink-and-dunk passes from Orlovsky, the offense finally gets a break as Rudi Johnson pounds ahead for 28 yards. A six yard run by the fullback sets up a 2nd-and-goal from the four-yard line. Orlovsky finds John Standeford in the endzone to tie the game up at 14 halfway through the second quarter.

The Lions have brought the game even, but there's still plenty of time to mess it up.

Taking the ball from their own 22, the Bucs march methodically down the field.

A 14 yard run, a six yard pass, a 17 yard pass, a seven yard run, an 11 yard gain, and a couple short plays bring the Bucs to the Lions' 16-yard line. Spurrier drops back and hits Bob Moore for the touchdown to gain a seven point lead over the Lions.

A 10-play, 78 yard drive that took up 5:36 has the Bucs in the lead with only four minutes remaining until halftime.

The Bucs have taken the lead and with some good defense, should hold it for now.

The Lions take the ball at their own 29 and enter into the four-minute offense. A six yard pass to Furrey, an eight yard draw to Johnson, and a short gain by Jerome Felton bring us to the two minute warning.

Two-Minute Warning

Orlovsky hits Shaun McDonald who gains eight yards before ducking out of bounds. A handoff up the middle to Johnson gains one yard, and a first down. On 1st-and-10, from the Bucs' 47, Smith takes the ball up the middle, breaks free, and scampers for 47 yards to the endzone, tying the game before halftime.

Six plays go 71 yards in only 2:22.

Lions are showing some explosion, the Bucs need to key on Smith to win this game.

The Bucs get the ball at their own 31, and wouldn't hold on to it long. After a three-yard run and a timeout, two consecutive incompletions would force the Bucs to punt the ball to the Lions, giving them one last opportunity before halftime.

Detroit has a chance to put Tampa in a bad spot, can Tampa stop them?

After the punt, the Lions take the ball at their own 40. With good field position and over a minute on the clock, they're in prime position to make a real move before halftime. Unfortunately after a carry for no gain by Smith, followed by a timeout, Orlovsky's pass is intercepted by Curtis Jordan and returned to the Detroit 48.

The first turnover of the game could wind up being costly for Orlovsky & Co.

A bad series of incompletions and punt by Tampa, followed by a similar series by the Lions brings us to halftime with the score of the game 21-21. The Lions will receive the kickoff to start the second half.

Halftime

3rd Quarter

Detroit receives the kickoff and returns it to their own 21, where they will attempt to take the lead for the first time in this game.

A three-yard run by Smith and a four yard run by Johnson bring up a manageable third down, but the drive ends when the fullback is stuffed at the line and the Lions are forced to punt the ball away to Tampa Bay.

Tampa Bay now has the same opportunity that the Lions had, will they blow it as well?

After a five-yard penalty for illegal motion, Williams pounds the ball up the middle for a 16-yard gain and a first down. A short five-yard pass followed by a couple minimal running plays forces the Bucs to punt the ball back to the Lions.

Can someone finally pull ahead in this battle of the inept?

The Lions get the punt at their own 15, but a holding penalty will force them back to their own seven. Two consecutive one yard losses by Aveion Cason are followed up by a Calvin Johnson 31-yard gain.

Johnson again catches a pass and takes it nine yards. After some short gains on the ground and a third-down incompletion, Detroit must again punt the ball away.

The third quarter is winding down without a score, can the Bucs change that?

After two five-yard runs by Johnson resulting in a first down, the Bucs are charged with a false start penalty creating a 1st-and-15. Spurrier and the Bucs would answer with a 13-yard gain to Morris Owens, but two runs both resulting in a loss of three yards each would create a 4th-and-8, and another punting situation.

Detroit gets the ball with 1:24 left in the third as what would appear to wind up a scoreless quarter.

The Lions return the punt nearly to midfield, on their own 48-yard line. They should have a good shot of doing something with it.

A three yard run by Smith is followed by a 14-yard pounding by Felton. A first down incompletion bring the third quarter to an end with the score 21-21. Detroit retains possession into the fourth quarter.

4th Quarter

A short running gain and an incomplete pass brings up a 4th-and-8 on Tampa Bay's 34. Too far for a field goal attempt and too short to punt, the Lions decide to go for it. Their efforts go unrewarded however as an incomplete pass turns possession over to the Bucs at their own 34.

Why not send Hanson out for the field goal?

A dink-and-dunk drive by the Bucs would send them down the field to Detroit's 15-yard line. A false start penalty would send the Bucs back to the 20-yard line. On the next play, Rod McNeill would take the ball off-tackle for a 12-yard gain, putting the Bucs on Detroit's eight-yard line.

Louis Carter takes the ball up the middle from the eight and into the endzone to give the Bucs a lead halfway through the fourth quarter.

The Bucs take advantage of a tired Detroit defense, can the Lions respond?

The Lions show some explosion this drive with three plays of 18 yards or over. A 24-yard strike the Shaun McDonald, a 19-yard pass to Mike Furrey, and an 18-yard catch and run by Johnson. A failed wide receiver screen brings the game to the two-minute warning.

Two-Minute Warning

From five yards out, Orlovsky hits Calvin Johnson in the endzone to bring the game to a tie with less than two minutes remaining in regulation.

An impressive 11-play, 80-yard drive taking up 5:57 has bought the Lions some time perhaps to force an overtime if their defense can hold up. The score is 28-28 heading into the last minute and a half of the game.

Time for the Bucs to end it. They have the time, all they need is field goal range.

A few short gains mixed in with an incompletion force the Bucs to punt after taking a pathetic 17 seconds off the clock. They will punt to the Lions, giving them 1:18 to march down the field for the winning field goal.

Detroit can put this away for their first win, do they have what it takes?

From their own 16, the Lions start with an impressive 15-yard run right up the middle by Kevin Smith. After a timeout, the Lions run forward four yards, then back three. Another timeout is called.

Orlovsky hits Standeford in the middle of the field for a 20 yard gain, but he is unable to get out of bounds. On the next play, Orlovsky is sacked for a six yard loss. The Lions call their third and final timeout.

Orlovsky, from the 50-yard line, heaves a hail mary attempt into the endzone, but the ball falls harmlessly to the ground and incomplete.

We've reached the end of regulation with the score tied up at 28. It's time to head into overtime to settle this one.

End of Regulation—Overtime

With the Bucs set to receive, this overtime may end quickly.

The Bucs receive the ball and return it to their own 22. Short running gains lead to a first down, but on 3rd-and-5, an intentional grounding call on Spurrier forces to Bucs to punt the ball to the Lions.

The Lions have a shot now, but if the Bucs can stop the big play they should be fine.

Detroit starts with a short four-yard gain in the ground, followed by an incomplete pass. Orlovsky answers with a 16-yard strike to Mike Furrey for the first down. After another short gain on the ground, Orlovsky's pass is intercepted again by Curtis Jordan and is returned to Tampa Bay's 37-yard line.

Tampa Bay has decent field position, and only need a field goal to wrap this up.

On the first play of the series, Spurrier's pass is picked off by defensive lineman Dewayne White and returned to the Tampa Bay 33.

Detroit has the field position, the time, and the kicker to win this game right now.

Two run plays get stuffed back-to-back, and are then followed by an incomplete pass. The Lions bring out Jason Hanson to attempt a game-winning 49-yard field goal attempt.

The kick is up, it has the distance, it could go, it is... WIDE RIGHT! Tampa Bay still has a shot at this game.

The Lions make what could turn out to be a fatal error in the final minutes of overtime.

Tampa Bay takes the ball back at their own 39. They have decent field position as long as they can avoid the turnover they should be fine. They have a little over seven minutes to drive down the field and win this game.

A medium gain here, a short run there, and the Bucs are staring at a 4th-and-7 from Detroit's 22-yard line. From here, this is a 39-yard field goal attempt to win the game and keep the 2008 Lions winless.

David Green comes out to attempt the kick. The stadium is in a hush.

The snap is good, the hold is good, the kick is up, it has the distance, it may just go, and it is... GOOD! IT'S GOOD! The '76 Bucs win the game and keep the 2008 Detroit Lions winless!

So after a hard-fought game, the '76 Bucs come out 1-14 and keep the '08 Lions winless.

Player of the Game

'76 Bucs Curtis Jordan—2 INTs, 2 tackles

Runner-up: QB Steve Spurrier—19-29 182 yards, 3 TD 1 INT

Having multiple quarterbacks competing for the position usually means bad things for that franchise. As the old saying goes, "If you have two quarterbacks, you have no quarterback."

This can also be said for women, but again, a different discussion for a different day.

The battle is on to see who will lead their respective team, and it's taking place in quite a few teams this offseason. There are more battles now than I can remember taking place before, which shows the shallow talent pool for quarterbacks these days.

Team-by-team, player-by-player, who turns overnight celebrity, and who holds the clipboard?

San Francisco: Alex Smith vs. Shaun Hill

Everyone knows Alex Smith as the bust of the 2005 draft, and arguably the biggest bust of this decade.

Even though he's already been labeled, it looks as though Smith will get the chance to show that the 49ers were right to pass on players like DeMarcus Ware, Shawn Merriman, and Aaron Rodgers to choose him.

It's no secret that the only reason that Smith is even getting this shot is because of all the money invested in him, and because it will create a bit of a stir for a franchise that has had a hard fall from the mountain peak all the way back to sea level.

Shaun Hill was very productive last year for then-interim head coach Mike Singletary. In only eight starts, Hill completed nearly 63 percent of his passes and threw for more than 2,000 yards with 13 touchdowns, to only eight interceptions and posting a 5-3 record.

Smith, on the other hand, hasn't been half as productive in his 30 career starts.

While Hill is the obvious choice in this battle, Smith may become the starter Week One simply because of his prior draft status, and because for better or for worse, he has a recognizable name. Most people outside of the San Francisco Bay have never even heard of Hill (an undrafted guy in the same year Smith was taken No. 1 overall).

Smith, however, could see himself get yanked if Week 1 is a disaster. In other words he may get "Charlie-Fryed."

Tampa Bay: Byron Leftwich vs. Josh Freeman vs. Luke McCown

Leftwich was brought in as a free agent, McCown was retained before hitting free agency, and Josh Freeman was the 17th overall pick in the 2009 draft.

I thought Jon Gruden was in the booth now for Monday Night Football?

The McCown signing doesn't make much sense to me, as he's really been nothing more than a backup for his career, and the Bucs have plenty of those.

They need a starter, and the only guy ready to step in right now and do that is Leftwich.

I've been incredibly shocked at how little attention was paid to Leftwich since the Steelers allowed him to hit the free agent market. Leftwich is a proven guy who has won games in this league, and at the same time is still a young veteran.

For my money, he has the talent to become a franchise quarterback. Whether he will or not is another story.

The plan in Tampa should be to play Leftwich for as long as possible, and allow Freeman to take the reigns in two years. The plan could change if Leftwich plays the way that I believe he can, but the Bucs will have a very hard time not playing their first round draft choice as soon as possible.

I say Leftwich wins this battle easily and holds it down for at least the next year and a half to two years.

Minnesota: Sage Rosenfels vs. Tarvaris Jackson

Notice there is not a third name. I do not believe there will be a third quarterback competing for this spot.If I'm wrong, that third quarterback steps in and there is no competition. Make a mental note.

Rosenfels and Jackson have both had their moments where they looked like they could become decent starters, but have also looked like they don't even belong in the league.

Rosenfels playing helicopter with the Colts defense doesn't help his cause, and Jackson's decision-making ability has been nothing but the ability to make bad decisions.

This may be the most confusing quarterback battle in the league, considering how widely inconsistent both quarterbacks are.

If one of these guys can finally play with some consistency, they will pull out the win. However the odds of that happening aren't great.

Rosenfels is probably the more polished quarterback, and Vikings fans would rather see a guy who hasn't already messed up their team, so I'm going out on a limb and saying Rosenfels will be the Week One starter.

That, of course, does not mean he'll be starter in Week Two.

Detroit: Matthew Stafford vs. Daunte Culpepper

Matthew Stafford is the future of the Lions' franchise. Really, it's not a question of if, but rather when he will be taking the reigns.

The guy has a guaranteed $42 million coming his way, whether he plays or not, so I'm assuming he'll be playing as quickly as possible.

That being said, it would be a huge mistake for the Lions to start Stafford right away. That's not to say that quarterbacks who start their rookie season can't be successful in that season, or even later in their career (Troy Aikman, Peyton Manning, Ben Roethlisberger, Vince Young, etc.).

However, the difference is the time those quarterbacks came out of college. They all came out after their senior year, whereas Stafford opted out of his senior year to come to the NFL.

Junior quarterbacks have had very little success in the NFL, with the most successful of them being Drew Bledsoe. Bledsoe appeared in a Super Bowl, but never won one, and really never lived up to the hype or the potential.

If Stafford starts Week One, not only will the Lions be throwing him into an awful situation, but they'll be ensuring that his success in the NFL is limited.

Not only that, but why start a rookie when they have a proven vet ready to step in and play now? Culpepper may not be the same since his knee injury, but he's a more-than-capable quarterback, especially for a Lions team just looking to make it through a rebuilding year.

If the Lions are smart, and if Shwartz wants to keep his job longer than Cam Cameron, Culpepper will be under center Week One, and hopefully the entire year. Give Stafford a year to sit and learn before you give him the keys.

Denver: Kyle Orton vs. Chris Simms

This time last year, no one would have guessed that Denver would have been on the list of teams with a quarterback competition but, here they are.

Josh McDaniels has come in and gotten rid of the first franchise quarterback that the city had seen since John Elway, and has opened up a competition between two quarterbacks in their first season with this team.

The silver lining is that both of these quarterbacks have been starters on other teams, and have won some games.

Simms looked like he was making strides in Tampa until that horrific hit which caused his spleen to rupture and later be removed. If Jon Gruden ever committed to a quarterback, it was Simms. Unfortunately, it didn't work out, and he found himself as a backup in Tennessee before signing on this offseason with Denver.

Orton was a starter for the Bears last season before coming to Denver in the trade involving former Broncos starter Jay Cutler.

Orton has been involved in quarterback competitions before, namely with former first-round pick Rex Grossman. Orton beat out Grossman last season and played admirably with the Bears, but he's not a franchise quarterback, so he was deemed expendable in the trade for Cutler.

Orton is certainly the more polished quarterback between the two, but is having a difficult time holding off the son of Phil Simms. Simms will definitely give Orton a run for his money, but in the end I believe the winner will be Orton because he's got a much better pocket presence than Simms.

Simms could make a late push to overtake Orton as the starter, but he would have to be phenomenal in the preseason in order for that to occur at this point.

Both quarterbacks must go into this knowing that they're on a very short leash, and should the team start to lose, their job is anything but secure.

Oakland: JaMarcus Russell vs. Jeff Garcia

The Raiders have stockpiled quarterbacks this offseason, but the likes of Andrew Walters, Charlie Frye, and Bruce Gradkowski are not enough to compete with a proven winner in Jeff Garcia, and a former first overall pick ready to explode with potential in JaMarcus Russell.

Garcia is in the same unenviable position as Shaun Hill in San Francisco. While Garcia is obviously the better quarterback of the two, he will have to really outshine Russell in order to get the nod.

The Raiders understand that benching Russell at this point would probably ruin him mentally and therefore as a quarterback entirely. However, they also understand that this fanbase wants to win now.

Russell certainly has a higher ceiling than Garcia, but also could fall right through the basement floor at any given moment.

With Garcia under center and having that fantastic running game behind him, the Raiders are guaranteed, in my mind, at least five or six wins, if not more. With Russell under center, no one has any idea what could happen. They could see another 2-14 season, or make the playoffs in a weak division.

No one knows.

I think Russell has to win this, because if he doesn't it means that the Raiders no longer see him as the future of the franchise. The Raiders are not ready to give up on him just yet, and it will be his job to lose.

Of course with Russell, he may do just that.

Kansas City: Matt Cassel vs. Tyler Thigpen vs. Brodie Croyle

This is a battle that no one outside of Kansas City is talking about, but one that should be mentioned.

Anyone who believes that Todd Haley is simply going to insert Matt Cassel into the starting role just because of what was given up to attain him his dead wrong.

Haley is looking for the best guy to run his offense and if that turns out to be Thigpen or Croyle, then so be it.

Thigpen stepped in and played well for the Chiefs last year. He gave that offense a certain unexpected explosiveness that Brodie Croyle could not.

In 11 starts last season, Thigpen was able to throw for more than 2,500 yards along with 18 touchdowns to 13 interceptions. While those numbers aren't stellar, they're certainly better than what most would have expected from a former-seventh round pick on a poor team such as the Chiefs.

With a great team around him, Cassel was able to throw for more than 3,500 yards with 21 touchdowns to 11 interceptions. So in five more games played, Cassel with able to throw for only 1,000 yards more, three more touchdowns and only two fewer interceptions.

Cassel threw to Wes Welker and Randy Moss. Thigpen threw to Dwayne Bowe and Tony Gonzalez, a tight end.

I'd say the only thing that Cassel has over Thigpen is the hype.

Notice Brodie Croyle hasn't gotten much of a mention. While he'll be given a shot, he's never been able to stay healthy, and this year will probably be no exception.

Don't expect much from Croyle in the way of giving either of these guys any real competition.

Cleveland: Derek Anderson vs. Brady Quinn

To me, this is a pretty obvious choice. Anderson has shown that he can throw for nearly 30 touchdowns and lead this team to the brink of a playoff berth. A berth they may have earned had Charlie Frye not been there to tank Week One.

Quinn, on the other hand, was nothing special during the time he saw last season. He did not show the poise, the leadership, or the decision-making skills that a quarterback must have in order to be successful.

To be fair, Quinn has seen limited time and should not be judged just yet. Anderson has shown what he can do, and he's shown that he can be quite good.

Anderson was the victim of Braylon Edwards last season. There were several times where had Edwards just caught a perfectly thrown ball, the team may have won, and Anderson may have been able to keep his job. Couple that with an aging Jamal Lewis, and you have a guy in Anderson who took far too much of the blame.

Perhaps with a rejuvenated Edwards, Anderson can regain his Pro Bowl form and show the team why they paid him the big bucks.

The team is in quite a bind with these two. On one hand, they did give Anderson a lucrative contract after his '07 season. On the other they did move up to draft Quinn in the first round.

This could wind up being the closest of the battles, with the decision probably not coming until the fourth week of the preseason.

Mangini should choose wisely. His job will depend on his selection.

If he's smart, he'll choose Anderson. Quinn's just not ready yet.

New York (Jets): Mark Sanchez vs. Kellen Clemens

Rex Ryan certainly will have his hands full with this one.

Unlike in Detroit, the Jets do not have a proven veteran to play while Sanchez holds the clipboard and learns the ropes. They have Kellen Clemens, a guy who has seen limited time and barely qualifies as a veteran.

Sanchez has a lot of potential, but has very limited playing time as well, even in college. His 16 college starts amount to one full NFL season, and if that's all the games the Jets are playing, Sanchez will see a fanbase turning on him very quickly.

While I'm a firm believer in sitting a rookie quarterback, especially a guy who came out as a junior, the Jets may not have a choice with Sanchez. Their best bet may be to throw him in now and see what he can do.

The situations with Stafford and Sanchez are not quite the same, as Sanchez has a much better team around him. The Jets are a .500 team even without a quarterback, so Sanchez should be able to thrive with some talented guys around him.

Thomas Jones, Leon Washington, Jerricho Cotchery, and Dustin Keller to name a few, are guys who can help support Sanchez in his transition to the NFL.

The Jets should hope that Clemens steps up and takes command, because if he doesn't the Jets will have a very hit-or-miss type of season while having to deal with a rookie quarterback and their usual roller-coaster progression through the season.

Also, don't get spoiled by Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco. As far as rookie quarterbacks go, their seasons were an aberration in a league that does not treat rookies, especially rookie quarterbacks, kindly.