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Saints looking to keep their slim playoff hopes alive for another week. There was plenty of reason for optimism after a strong first half of play had the Bucs in the lead by a score of 14-3 Authentic Jason Pierre-Paul Jersey , but a blocked punt and no second-half offense doomed the team.Outside of a bad drop by Peyton Barber on the first play, things couldn’t have gone better for Tampa Bay on the first drive of the game. Winston came out and hit Mike Evans on a perfect deep ball for a 36-yard completion on the next play. Barber took a run up the middle of the defense for 13 yards and then Winston scrambled away from pressure and added 14 more yards on the next play. The Bucs were in business at the Saints’ 12-yard line just four plays into the game.Winston then found Cameron Brate on a beautiful back shoulder throw in the end zone on 3rd-and-9 for the game’s first points. Cairo Santos nailed the extra point and the Bucs led, 7-0.Terron Armstead’s injury reared it’s ugly head early on as a holding penalty on Jermaine Bushrod - Armstead’s replacement - put the Saints behind the sticks and they couldn’t recover. They had to punt the ball from midfield and the Bucs took over at their own 25. A defensive pass interference call prevented Tampa Bay from going three-and-out. A few plays later, wide receiver Adam Humphries too a huge hit while catching a pass over the middle for a first down on 3rd-and-7. It was a major lick from Saints’ safety Marcus Williams, one big enough to cause Humphries’ helmet to come off as he hit the ground. Hump just popped back up, hyped more than ever and ready to go. But Winston and Humphries couldn’t connect on the next third down try and the Bucs had to punt. Carl Nassib came crashing through the offensive line and took down Alvin Kamara for an eight-yard loss on second down that forced New Orleans into just their 17th three-and-out of the season. Tampa Bay was able to drive all the way down to the Saints’ 20 thanks to some big throws and a big run from Winston, but a gaffe by Donovan Smith on 3rd-and-9 led to the Saints’ first sack of the game. The eight yard loss put Cairo Santos in position to attempt a 46-yard field goal. The kick looked like it was going to sail through the uprights until it curved at the last second and bounced off the right upright. Brees and the Saints started at their own 36 after the miss and Brees immediately came out and found Thomas for a 17-yard pass that put them in Tampa Bay territory. Another big reception by Thomas on 3rd-and-4 put the Saints in the red zone, but Tampa Bay’s defense held them to a 30-yard field goal and Will Lutz knocked it through. Tampa Bay’s lead was now 7-3. The Bucs ran into a bit of luck after Chris Godwin fumbled his first reception of the day, only to have Brate fall on top of it. Multiple, idiotic penalties by several players on offense over the course of the next few plays saw the Bucs punt the ball back into the waiting arms of the Saints.Now Womens Ali Marpet Jersey , the visiting team had a chance to score before halftime and would receive the ball after the half. This would be a big drive for the Tampa Bay defense. The Bucs tried to challenge a questionable no-call on a Kamara fumble, but there wasn’t enough evidence to overturn the down-by-contact call on the field. As it turns out, Tampa Bay didn’t need that call to go their way, after all. Adarius Taylor read a Saints’ screen perfectly and stepped in front of throw to make the interception. He was able to rumble down the field for seven yards to the New Orleans 39-yard line. The defense did its part, now it was the offense’s turn.An illegal hit on a defenseless receiver call opened up the drive and Tampa Bay was able to take advantage, but it was Winston who made the play of the game up until this point. He made multiple defenders miss on an exciting scramble and was able to find an open Humphries just before he crossed the line of scrimmage. Humphries was able to take the ball all the way inside the Saints’ one-yard line, stopping just short of the goal line. Winston found Brate for the second time of the first half in the back of the end zone off a play fake and the Bucs extended their lead to 14-3.The touchdown didn’t come without a price, however, as Demar Dotson landed on Winston’s plant leg. The quarterback looked to be in some major pain and went into the locker room early. The Bucs went 5/8 on third down in the first half, compared to 2/5 from the Saints. The most impressive stat was Tampa Bay’s run defense. They allowed just three yards on the ground through the first two quarters. The defense picked right up where it left off in the first half. Nassib came flying off the edge on second down and was able to knock the ball out of Brees’ hands. Jason Pierre-Paul was able to recover the ball and complete the strip-sack play. But the Saints held strong on defense and forced another field goal attempt. This time http://www.tampabaybuccaneersteamonline.com/vinny-curry-jersey , it was from 40-yards out and this one had no chance. Santos and the Bucs watched it sail wide left and the Saints were spared three points. Fortunately, Tampa Bay has Vinny Curry on their side. He was able to crash through theB-gap and take Ingram down behind the line of scrimmage on 3rd-and-1. It was the second three-and-out for the defense and the Saints had to punt. More outstanding scrambling from Winston and a big catch by Evans helped Tampa Bay move the ball, but a big Godwin drop left the Bucs in punting position. New Orleans’ special teams came up with the biggest play of the day and blocked the Bucs’ punt. The Saints were in business as they took over at the Tampa Bay 30.Mark Ingram rumbled down to the Bucs’ 11 for 19 yards and a few players later, Brees found a wide open Zach Line for the Saint’s first touchdown of the game. Alvin Kamara then ran in the two-point conversion on a quick toss to the left to cut Tampa Bay’s lead to three points, 14-11. The second half struggles continued for the offense on the next drive. Winston was sacked twice and the end result was a three-and-out. How ironic is it that at this point, it was the defense that needed to bail this team out?Brees came out and hit Johnny Lee-Lewis for a 20-yard completion right off the bat. The Saints quarterback was then able to wait out the pressure and find Kamara for a first down on a 3rd-and-2. The Bucs’ defense was able to force the Saints’ offense into a 4th-and-goal from inside the one-yard line, but Brees leapt over the entire defensive line and was able to get the ball over the goal line. The extra point was good and the Saints now led, 18-11.Tampa Bay couldn’t do anything with the ball on their next drive and the Saints took over. A big reception on third down by Michael Thomas sparked the rest of the drive that ended with an Ingram touchdown to run. It was the dagger the Saints needed and they now led 25-14 with about seven and a half minutes to play. Both teams exchanged possessions until the Saints drove down and hit a late field goal to make it a 28-14 final. Tampa Bay is now (5-8) on the season. They will travel to Baltimore next weekend. Kickoff is set for 1PM EST. Let me start off by apologizing for getting these in late. A stomach bug got the best of me and put me down for a couple of days.Unfortunately for the Bucs, they couldn’t take a couple of days off after a bad defeat on Monday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers. A short week has them on to Chicago to face off against one of the league’s best defenses. As for their performance against Pittsburgh, well http://www.tampabaybuccaneersteamonline.com/lavonte-david-jersey , it was a tale of two different halves. This week’s grades were tough to give out since there was a lot of good as well as a lot of bad. OffenseThings looked ugly in the first half. Ryan Fitzpatrick threw three interceptions, one of them costing Tampa Bay six points. The running game couldn’t get going for the second straight week. Chris Godwin dropped a touchdown and fumbled the ball on another possession. After the first touchdown, Tampa Bay’s next five drives went punt, fumble, INT, INT, INT before they made a field goal going into halftime.I mean, it was rough. Red zone woes contributed to the mess as well. The Bucs looked more like the 5-11 team from 2017 than the 2-0 team from 2018 that upset the defending world champions just the week before. They struggled throughout the entire game in pass protection and as mentioned earlier, there was no running room to be found anywhere. The Steelers’ defensive line ate the Bucs’ offensive line up. It will be interesting to see how the Bucs adjust this week. But the offense finally stopped making mistakes in the second half and strung together a couple of long drives that ended in touchdowns. They scored on their one trip inside the red zone and almost made a comeback to win or tie the game. They did some great things, but they also did some really bad things. It won’t get any easier this week in Chicago so they better hope they can fix their issues. Final Grade: 2.0 (C)DefenseThere are going to be some issues with this grade.I feel like the Bucs’ defense played pretty damn well Monday night considering what they were up against in the Steelers’ offense. I mean http://www.tampabaybuccaneersteamonline.com/kwon-alexander-jersey , I get it. You can just watch the Chris Conte (R.I.P) debacle and automatically give the team a failing grade just on optics alone. But when you really watch the defense and how they played, you have to feel encouraged. First off, the 30 points allowed in the first half are a bit of a misnomer. Seven of them came off of the Fitzpatrick INT and the other seven came on the drive after Godwin’s fumble - when the Steelers started on the Tampa Bay 33. The defense recorded three sacks, eight tackles for loss, nine hurries, and an interception. They held the Steelers to zero points in the second half. Carlton Davis played a very good game against Antonio Brown. It was Brent Grimes who missed the tackle on the screen pass that Brown took for six. Lavonte David, Jason Pierre-Paul, and Gerald McCoy were stellar as usual.The biggest issue for the defense was the touchdown they gave up right before halftime. Sure, Big Ben was on a different level that night, but you can’t give another team momentum like that heading into the half. As a whole http://www.tampabaybuccaneersteamonline.com/vernon-hargreaves-iii-jersey , the defense played better than the offense even though it doesn’t look like it on the surface. Final Grade: 3.0 (B)Special TeamsChandler Catanzaro made all of his kicks. That alone should warrant an A grade.But alas, it’s not the only determining factor.Shaun Wilson was pretty miserable on kick returns. I distinctly remember one that he took out of the endzone just to wind up at his own 17-yard line. Wilson averaged a pathetic 13.6 yards on five returns for the night. Bryan Anger had a good night, booting a 64-yarder and allowing just one return on three punts for a net of around 37 yards. Other than for Wilson, it was a good night for the unit. Final Grade: 3.5 (B+)CoachingThe coaches called a good game plan. A lot of the issues the Bucs had during the game occurred on the field, not on the sidelines. The turnovers and lack of execution at times are what led to the defeat.Now that doesn’t mean the coaches were perfect. Koetter’s decision to kick a field goal instead of going for it on fourth down before halftime was questionable and has sparked a bit of debate and people are still trying to figure out exactly what the hell Mike Smith had the defense doing on the Conte burial. The team also lost the game. It was still a valiant effort and showed some grit in a team that didn’t had yet to face a fourth quarter deficit this season. The coaching staff is starting to become a consistent factor on this team. Final Grade: 2.5 (C+)Overall Grade: 2.75 (C+) The Bucs weren’t really THAT bad on Monday Night, they just made a bunch of dumb mistakes. They didn’t do that in the first two games and it was big reason why they started the season 2-0.As long as they can learn from these mistakes, they will be just fine. Overall Grade For the Season: 2.91 (C+)
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