The Buccaneers almost left Week 8 with a win over the Bengals after quarterback Jameis Winston was benched for Ryan Fitzpatrick who led them to an 18-point comeback to tie before eventually losing to a field goal in the final seconds. But “almost” is merely another loss to add to their record this season.
The move to start Fitzpatrick heading into Week 9 is an interesting one. Tampa Bay saw the veteran quarterback we are used to see in Weeks 3 and 4, but the Bucs are right back in a quarterback carousel.