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On Panthers' second play, Bucs showed a rare 5-1-5 "penny" look on defense with Anzalone as the only true linebacker. Five-man front and nickel secondary. Limited Hubbard to a 3-yard gain. One of two defensive snaps rookie LB Josiah Trotter wasn't in on.
Bucs guard Dan Feeney got in as a 310-pound fullback on the opening drive -- heavy package for third-and-1 and Irving got 2 yards to convert. Bucs went 3-for-3 on third downs on opening drive to set the tone.
Bucs' 49 rushing attempts in Sunday's win vs. Carolina is third-most in any game in franchise history. The record is a doozy -- 62 carries in the famously rainy 3-0 win over Chiefs in 1979. Only 13 passes in that game, two more than Bucs had Sunday. pro-football-reference.com/b…
Most special-teams tackles for Bucs vs. Panthers: Miles Killebrew, Kevin Knowles, David Walker, SirVocea Dennis, Bauer Sharp, Chase McLaughlin with 15 each; Payne Durham 14, Kam Johnson 13.
Keionte Scott four tackles, Sharp, Knowles, Dennis two each.
Bucs rookie Keionte Scott had four tackles on special teams in Sunday's win vs. Carolina. He's now tied with Kevin Knowles for the team lead with eight.
Yaya Diaby had three sacks for the Bucs in Sunday's win while playing only 22 defensive snaps. That's just the second game by any NFL player in the last three years with 3+ sacks in 25 snaps or less. Bears DB Kyler Gordon had 3 last week in 17 snaps.
Here’s what we wrote about Ashton Jeanty’s incredibly low production on Tuesday: foxsports.com/stories/nfl/up…
Jeanty is 83rd out of 83, and isn’t even close to 82.
Running Backs ranked by total rushing EPA from @NextGenStats through Sunday of Week 7:
Minimum 10 carries.
1.) Kenneth Walker III (+10.9)
2.) Christian McCaffrey (+9.5)
3.) Blake Corum (+8.7)
4.) Chuba Hubbard (+6.5)
5.) James Cook (+5.3)
6.) Jaylen Warren (+5.1)
7.) Jaleel McLaughlin (+4.8)
8.) Kyle Monangai (+3.7)
9.) Chris Rodriguez Jr. (+3.3)
10.) Justice Hill (+2.9)
11.) Bucky Irving (+1.5)
12.) Bijan Robinson (+1.0)
13.) Jonah Coleman (+0.9)
14.) Ameer Abdullah (+0.5)
15.) Ollie Gordon II (+0.2)
16.) Brian Robinson (+0.2)
17.) RJ Harvey (-0.5)
18.) Kimani Vidal (-0.7)
19.) Jahmyr Gibbs (-0.7)
20.) Travis Etienne (-0.9)
21.) Seth McGowan (-1.0)
22.) Devin Singletary (-1.0)
23.) Javonte Williams (-1.6)
24.) Kyren Williams (-1.6)
25.) Saquon Barkley (-1.7)
26.) Isaiah Davis (-1.7)
27.) Josh Jacobs (-1.8)
28.) Chris Brooks (-1.8)
29.) Kenny Gainwell (-1.9)
30.) Pierre Strong (-2.2)
31.) Tyler Goodson (-2.3)
32.) CJ Donaldson (-2.7)
33.) Bam Knight (-2.9)
34.) Samaje Perine (-3.4)
35.) Sione Vaki (-3.5)
36.) Emmett Johnson (-3.6)
37.) Kaytron Allen (-3.7)
38.) Jordan Mason (-4.1)
39.) Corey Kiner (-4.3)
40.) Rachaad White (-5.3)
41.) Tank Bigsby (-5.3)
42.) Tyrone Tracy Jr. (-5.7)
43.) Sean Tucker (-5.8)
44.) Jonathan Taylor (-6.6)
45.) Mike Washington Jr. (-6.7)
46.) Braelon Allen (-6.8)
47.) Will Shipley (-7.1)
48.) Tyjae Spears (-7.1)
49.) Keaton Mitchell (-7.2)
50.) De'Von Achane (-7.4)
51.) Alvin Kamara (-7.5)
52.) Rhamondre Stevenson (-7.6)
53.) Rico Dowdle (-7.7)
54.) Jeremiyah Love (-7.7)
55.) Dameon Pierce (-8.1)
56.) Roschon Johnson (-8.3)
57.) Jaylen Wright (-8.6)
58.) Breece Hall (-8.7)
59.) Jacory Croskey-Merritt (-9.2)
60.) Kaelon Black (-9.2)
61.) Bhayshul Tuten (-9.4)
62.) Chase Brown (-10.0)
63.) AJ Dillon (-10.1)
64.) Najee Harris (-12.9)
65.) Cam Skattebo (-13.3)
66.) D'Andre Swift (-13.4)
67.) Kaleb Johnson (-14.1)
68.) TreVeyon Henderson (-14.5)
69.) Woody Marks (-14.9)
70.) George Holani (-15.0)
71.) Jadarian Price (-15.0)
72.) Tony Pollard (-15.2)
73.) Kendre Miller (-17.9)
74.) J.K. Dobbins (-18.0)
75.) Tyler Allgeier (-19.0)
76.) Emanuel Wilson (-19.3)
77.) David Montgomery (-19.7)
78.) Quinshon Judkins (-19.8)
79.) MarShawn Lloyd (-20.1)
80.) Aaron Jones (-23.7)
81.) Omarion Hampton (-24.2)
82.) Derrick Henry (-26.3)
83.) Ashton Jeanty (-33.7)
Snap counts are out for Bucs vs. Panthers. David Walker played second-most snaps among OLBs. Diaby got three sacks in 22 snaps. Rare chance to empty the bench in NFL.
So this guy asks me a question, I answer it, and he blocks me, then claims I blocked him. Never did. Haven’t. Strange behavior, even for this app.
Bucs' 64 passing yards today are the third-fewest by any NFL team in a 30+ point win in the last 40 years. Lions had 61 in a 52-14 win over Titans in 2024, and Jets had 63 in a 37-0 win over the Bengals in 2009.
After taking their first loss of the season to the Falcons, we ask if the 49ers' biggest obstacle is just their own health with a veteran roster. Kittle: "It's just how much depth do you have? How many vets do you have that can stay healthy?" @NFLonfox foxsports.com/stories/nfl/49…
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Dave Canales: “It’s a shock. I’ve never been involved in a half of football like that.”
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Three takeaways from the Lions' win over the Packers, for @NFLonFOX foxsports.com/stories/nfl/gr…
Why would the NFL have had all the international games in one weekend? Does that make any sense? Time zones would make it tough to have any normal TV windows. Better to spread out over an entire season as they do.
Today’s plus-30 score means that even at 2-5, this year’s Bucs have a better point differential (+11) after seven games than either the 2022 or 2023 Bucs teams that won division titles. Both were 3-4.
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Tampa Bay ran the ball on 81% of it's plays vs. CAR.
That's the 2nd highest single game run rate since 2016.
(The highest was NE (93.6%) in that extreme wind game vs. BUF from '21.)
Total outlier game from the Buccaneers today.
Data: @SumerSports
Video; George Kittle says the 49ers can’t expect to win games where they have four turnovers as they did today against Atlanta.