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. The Buccaneers are back to ‘controlling their own destiny.’ That destiny had one team in the way— The New Orleans Saints. Tampa Bay will also have a side quest today of getting Mike Evans to 1,000 yards receiving, which would place Mike Evans next to Jerry Rice in NFL history for most consecutive 1,000-yard seasons.
First Quarter:
The Bucs began on defense and struggled early.