A four-time Pro Bowl selection, Giles's career flourished as a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the early and mid-1980s, despite being used mainly as a blocker during several seasons in which he fell into disfavor with the coaching staff.

[1] Giles' benching coincided with a training-camp holdout, the first in Buccaneers history by a player under contract,[2] and the difficult Doug Williams negotiations that resulted in his departure for the USFL.

[4] Dolphins coach Don Shula said of the performance, "I can't remember any tight end dominating us that way".

[5] Buccaneer teammate Gerald Carter said that Giles could have been "one of the best all-time tight ends, if they'd used him more".

Quarterback Randall Cunningham escaped a tackle from Giants linebacker Carl Banks and threw a touchdown to Giles.