The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have received encouraging contributions from their defense this season, with cornerback Zyon McCollum emerging as a standout performer.
Tampa Bay’s star players finally showed up in a lopsided win over Carolina, and a handful of under-the-radar contributors deserve more attention than they’re currently receiving.
Yaya Diaby spent last week hearing he should give up snaps to David Walker. In the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ 43-13 win at Carolina, Diaby got the smallest workload of any starting edge rusher and still sacked Bryce Young three times.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers dominated the Carolina Panthers on the ground, turning their rushing attack into the centerpiece of Sunday’s 43-13 victory. Baker Mayfield’s return from injury grabbed attention, but Tampa Bay’s running backs ultimately stole the show.
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One of the more surprising NFL results of the final Sunday of October involved the Tampa Bay Buccaneers earning a blowout 43-13 win at the rival Carolina Panthers that improved Tampa Bay to 2-5 on the season.
Against the Carolina Panthers, Bucky Irving put together a game that every fantasy manager could hope for from their running back on their roster. For Irving managers, he provided them with further production to solidify his RB1 role on their roster.
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Sunday wasn’t the highest point for the Carolina Panthers in recent memory. The team was in a perfect spot to take a firm lead of the NFC South, but instead, they suffered a blowout loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Baker Mayfield kept the bigger picture in focus despite not having his best game in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ 43-13 win over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday afternoon.
Jason Licht spent the past week hearing every reason the Tampa Bay Buccaneers should sell. Vita Vea, Yaya Diaby, Chris Godwin Jr. and Kenny Gainwell have all landed in trade deadline chatter, from Vea’s name surfacing in trade talk to Diaby being pitched as a cheap pass-rush fix for contenders.
Seven days after a painful overtime loss to Pittsburgh, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers went to Charlotte and played their most complete game in a long time. They beat the Carolina Panthers 43-13 behind 258 rushing yards, five sacks, four takeaways and a special teams unit that kept handing the offense short fields.
Apparently, all the Bucs needed was a matchup against an NFC South opponent to turn out one of the finest performances by a Tampa Bay team in recent memory.
The Bucs’ offensive struggles go beyond execution. Offensive coordinator Zac Robinson has struggled to build a game plan that keeps defenses guessing, and Tampa Bay’s lack of success on opening drives has become increasingly concerning.