The Tampa Bay Buccaneers require a strong finish to their season if they have any hopes of reaching the playoffs and they got off to a hot start following their bye week, taking down the New York Giants 30-7.
The Bucs' offense did what it was supposed to, and the defense did enough not to allow the Giants' offense to find any consistency. Tampa Bay's defense wasn't dominating by any means, as they only forced a single turnover on the day and came away with just four sacks, but they did make life difficult for Tommy DeVito and company.
The defense didn't allow over 250 total yards to the Giants on the day and limited their playmakers, Malik Nabers and Tyrone Tracy Jr., in check. The defense made no massive mistakes and made things hard for the Giants on third and fourth down as they went 5/11 and 0/2 respectively on those downs.
Here is how the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive players graded out in their 3-7 victory over the New York Giants.
PFF Grade: 91.9
PFF Grade: 85.3
PFF Grade: 84.4
PFF Grade: 82.6
PFF Grade: 82.0
PFF Grade: 50.2
PFF Grade: 53.3
PFF Grade: 55.9
PFF Grade: 56.3
PFF Grade: 57.4
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