Tampa sound warning in battle of Bays

BRAD JOHNSON threw two second-half touchdown passes and Tampa Bay defenders intercepted Brett Favre four times as the Buccaneers beat Green Bay 21-7 in a showdown of American football’s most successful teams.

The Buccaneers extended the best start in club history to 9-2 by capturing the ‘Battle of the Bays’, moving past the Packers to lay sole claim to the National Football League’s best record and send out a message to gridiron rivals.

“You might just have to go through Tampa if you want to go through the Super Bowl,’ said Buccaneers linebacker Warren Sapp, who forced double teams by Green Bay blockers that left team-mates open to frustrate Favre all day.