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How Ronde Barber's iconic pick-six helped spark a franchise and a Hall of Fame induction

TAMPA, Fla. -- No play defined cornerback Ronde Barber's career more than his iconic pick-six against the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2002 NFC Championship Game.

The play helped seal the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 27-10 victory, earning an organization once called the "Yucks" its first Super Bowl appearance.

"Ronde's play -- of all the plays I've made or seen being made in this organization -- that is still my top play, really, of all time," former Tampa Bay linebacker and Pro Football Hall of Famer Derrick Brooks said.

And up until that point, the play also happened in the biggest game in the franchise's history.