At one point in the first quarter Sunday in Tampa Bay, rookie cornerback Teez Tabor found himself one-on-one with Bucs Pro Bowl receiver Mike Evans near the goal line. Everybody in that stadium and watching on television knew what was coming next.
Bucs quarterback Jameis Winston lofted a pass in Evans’ direction, but Tabor had tight coverage and made a nice play to get his hands in on Evans' arms to knock the ball free.
Tabor saw a significant uptick in his defensive snaps Sunday. After playing a season-high 17 snaps on the road in Baltimore the week prior, Tabor played 39 snaps in Tampa Bay, both on the outside and in the slot, which came out to more than half of all the snaps on defense.