It’s impossible to overstate just how far the Buccaneers defense has come since just five weeks ago. In the early to mid goings of the season the defense looked much the same that it did last season and was a unit that you desperately wanted to pit fantasy players against.
Struggles were rampant at every level of the defense. Linemen were injured or getting their sea-legs, linebackers were absent from play-making, and defensive backs looked over-matched and undermanned. Back to back games against Oakland and Atlanta seemed to be rock bottom as Derek Carr and Matt Ryan combined to throw 8 touchdowns and 900 yards.