Buccaneers vs Falcons Week 8 Game Recap: Bucs play hard, lose harder

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 took on the Atlanta Falcons in round two of the rivalry.

First Quarter:

Tampa Bay’s offense, down Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, started the game with the ball and the running game. Most would have expected as much, perhaps Atlanta did as well— within the first minute of the game, the Falcons’ defense provided a jolt of momentum punching the ball out of Rachaad White’s hands.