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 Washington Commanders. Tampa flexed some offensive muscle, scoring nearly 40 points as they dominated this week, however, before their domination there was the opening kickoff and quarter number one.
First quarter-
Entering Sunday’s game, Tampa Bay hadn’t scored an opening drive in 20 consecutive games— Today, that streak extended to 21. Following 2024’s debut drive, Tampa’s defense sent Jayden Daniels in reverse— second-and-long, led to third-and-long, which led to a Trey Palmer punt return.