An absolute demolition of the unbeaten Packers, all the more amazing after being 10-0 down after one quarter having run only a handful of plays. Jamel Dean’s pick six turned the momentum followed by Mike Edwards’ interception on the next drive. The offense then converted its chances and the Bucs rolled up 38 unanswered points. Lavonte David and Devin White dominated proceedings and the Packers threw in the towel in the 4Q.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING BUCS: Jones 23-113, Vaughn 5-42, Gabbert 3-2, McCoy 4-1. PACKERS: Williams 4-34, Dillon 5-31, Jones 10-15, Rodgers 2-14. PASSING BUCS: Brady 27-17-166-0-2, Gabbert 1-0-0-0-0. PACKERS: Rodgers 35-16-160-2-0. RECEIVING BUCS: Gronkowski 5-78, Godwin 5-48, Jones 2-8, Evans 1-10, Johnson 1-7, Miller 1-6, McCoy 1-6, Brate 1-3. PACKERS: Adams 6-61, Valdes-Scantling 3-32, Jones 3- 26, Tonyan 3-25, Shepherd 1-16. INTERCEPTIONS BUCS: Edwards 1-37, Dean 1-32. PACKERS: none. KICK RETURNS BUCS: Grayson 1-20. PACKERS: none. PUNT RETURNS BUCS: Mickens 4-30. PACKERS: Shepherd 0-0. SACKS BUCS: David 1.5-11.5, Pierre-Paul 1.5-15, Suh 1-12, White 1-11. PACKERS: none.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 38 Green Bay Packers 10 Sunday 18 October 2020 at Raymond James Stadium
SCORING GB 10:27-1Q Crosby FG39 GB 0:48-1Q Jones 1 run (Crosby kick) TB 12:42-2Q Dean 32 interception return (Succop kick) TB 11:02-2Q Jones 1 run (Succop kick) TB 4:35-2Q Johnson 7 pass from Brady (Succop kick) TB 1:02-2Q Gronkowski 12 pass from Brady (Succop kick) TB 12:14-3Q Succop FG50 TB 2:40-3Q Jones 1 run (Succop kick)
GAME REPORTS How Rick Stroud saw the memorable game play out John Romano is already thinking playoffs scenarios Thomaes Jones posted his third straight 100-yard game No penalties on the Bucs for only the second time in team history Brady and Gronkowski brought back memories of the old days Scott Smith’s official game report Click here for the play-by-play and the NFL gamebook
STARTERS OFFENSE DEFENSE LT 76 Smith DE 93 Suh LG 74 Marpet DT 56 Nunez-Roches C 66 Jensen DE 92 Gholston RG 65 Cappa LOLB 90 Pierre-Paul RT 78 Wirfs LILB 45 White TE 87 Gronkowski RILB 54 David WR 14 Godwin ROLB 58 Barrett WR 13 Evans LCB 24 Davis WR 18 Johnson RCB 23 Murphy-Bunting QB 12 Brady SS 31 Winfield RB 27 Jones FS 33 Whitehead PLAYED 3 Succop, 8 Pinion, 10 Miller, 11 Gabbert, 15 Grayson, 17 Watson, 25 McCoy, 26 Adams, 29 Smith, 30 Vaughn, 32 Edwards, 35 Dean, 43 Cockrell, 51 Minter, 53 Russell, 62 Shipley, 72 Wells, 73 Haeg, 79 O’Connor, 84 Brate, 85 Mickens, 88 Hudson, 95 Ledbetter, 97 Triner, 98 Nelson DID NOT PLAY INACTIVES 4 Griffin, 28 Fournette, 57 Bell, 64 Stinnie, 94 Davis
COMMENTARY CREW Joe Buck and Troy Aikman
GAME HIGHLIGHTS Click on the boxes below to view the big plays Jamel Dean’s interception return changed the game in the Buccaneers’ favour. Tyler Johnson’s first NFL touchdown put the Bucs 21-10 ahead. Rob Gronkowski’s first Buccaneer score capped a 28-point second quarter