The defending Super Bowl champion Buccaneers made their 2021 preseason debut on Saturday night at Raymond James Stadium, falling 19-14 to the Cincinnati Bengals. It was very much your typical preseason opener, with only a few snaps from the starters, plenty of mistakes, a bundle of turnovers and loads of penalties.

Before we turn the page to next week’s joint practices with the Tennessee Titans, let’s take a look at five standouts from Saturday night’s exhibition.

Javon Hagan

The Tampa Bay defense was the story of the night, as it was forcing turnovers left and right and coming up with stops in the red zone time after time.