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Stifling Bucs' Defense Downs Seahawks

With one minute left in Sunday's game against the Seattle Seahawks, a once-familiar chant at Raymond James Stadium rose from a crowd nearly 64,000-strong: "Defense! Defense!"

At that exact moment, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' offense had just taken the field, ready to kneel down and end one of the team's most emotionally satisfying victories in years, a 14-5 downing of the Seattle Seahawks. This particular chant for the defense wasn't an exhortation; it was purely one of appreciation.

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Mike Evans scored on each of the Tampa Bay's first two drives as the Buccaneers enjoyed their best start to a game in more than four seasons.