Buccaneers at Lions Week 2 Game Recap: Bucs shock Detroit with 20-16 win

Football is a game of inches, but it’s also a game of quarters. Let’s dive into a quarter-by-quarter breakdown of some Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ football. Today, the Buccaneers played the Detroit Lions. This game was a week two game on the schedule, but it was a playoff matchup on the field. Both team’s brought a level of intensity and physicality that will not be seen across a vast majority of Sunday’s games.

First quarter-

Tampa Bay’s consistent refusal to score touchdowns on their opening drive continued this week, as Tampa started Sunday’s game with a Chase McLaughlin field goal.