Week 15 ended with the ninth loss of the year for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as they fell to the Baltimore Ravens and now stand at 5-9 on the season.Here are just five reasons things went down the way they did.THE PLAY: Win-MagicOn a sloppy day with freezing rain coming down on the players all game long
Vita Vea Jersey , the pace was set from the very beginning. It would be more of a tractor pull than a sprint race.Five straight series ended with punts before the Baltimore Ravens fumbled the ball to the Bucs leading to the games first score. However, following a botched snap to hold exchange, the Ravens scored their own first touchdown of the game and took a one point lead late in the second quarter.With 3:20 remaining in the first half, Tampa Bay faced third-and-twenty and it seemed all but assured Baltimore would be getting the ball back with their lead intact and time to add to it.But then, this happened.After the run, catch and penalty, the Bucs gained 74-yards in all and ended up on the Ravens’ 11-yard line.As we’ve seen all-to-often in 2018, the team was unable to turn the red zone visit into a touchdown, and instead settled for three points giving the Bucs a 9-7 lead with less than two minutes remaining in the half.THE PLAY: A defense by any other nameEarlier in the year, Buccaneers head coach wondered allowed just how much firing defensive coordinator Mike Smith would really change.Well, in some big areas, it’s changed quite a bit. But in one equally big area, it hasn’t seemed to have changed at all. Under two minutes, whether it be late in the first half or in the game itself, this Tampa Bay defense just seems to go soft.With a two point lead and less than two minutes on the clock, the Bucs should have gone into the locker room with their lead. After all, Baltimore’s offense lacks big play ability.However, after gains of seven, fourteen, nine and twenty-eight, they were in the red zone with half a minute remaining and one timeout remaining in just four plays.The drive ended in a field goal and a Baltimore Ravens 10-9 lead heading into the locker rooms. This possession set the stage for the Ravens to come out in the second half looking to control the ball and the clock.THE PLAY: Energy not wasted on the youthFootball is a hard game. It’s even harder when you’re a defender on the field for extended periods of time.By the time the Ravens finished their second possession of the second-half, they had held the ball for over fourteen minutes and scored ten points. Tampa Bay on the other hand, held the ball for just over four minutes and put up three.To say the Buccaneers defense was exhausted would be an understatement.During their longest stretch on the field, Tampa Bay’s defensive unit surrendered four first-downs with three coming on third downs.The biggest play of the drive was eight yards. However, the biggest play of the drive came on a four-yard loss.On third-and-seven, the Buccaneers defense had their first shot at getting off the field maintaining a five-point deficit.Early in the down, Carl Nassib gets his mitts on Baltimore’s rookie quarterback, Lamar Jackson, but is unable to pull him down.Credit to Nassib for recovering and later chasing down the Heisman Trophy winner eleven-yards later, but the damage had been done.No third down opportunity would come with this much yardage attached to it for the remainder of the possession.A dead ball foul on running back Kenneth Dixon backed the offense up fifteen yards following this run, but the damage had been done. First down converted, and Tampa Bay’s defenders would spend another five and a half minutes on the field before finally getting the chance to rest.THE PLAY: Complications in BaltimoreWith less than fourteen minutes left in the game, the Ravens had held the ball for fourteen minutes of the second-half and scored twice. But all was not lost.Tampa Bay was down just eight points and Jameis Winston had been playing some of the best football of his career since returning to the starting lineup.But then....Winston and star receiver Mike Evans were simply not on the same page here. While the pass falls short of Evans, he hasn’t even begun or appeared to be ready to get into any kind of route break when the ball is delivered.Perhaps seeing Eric Weddle on top and being aware of Cyrus Jones underneath, Evans simply didn’t expect the ball to be thrown his way.It’s hard to see what Winston saw. At a glance, it looks like Winston simply wanted to throw the ball to Evans.Coming out of the slot, Chris Godwin is in single coverage against safety Tony Jefferson. Tight end Cameron Brate has solid box-out position on linebacker C.J. Mosely over the middle. Running back Peyton Barber has nobody within ten yards of him on the far left side.Winston wasn’t under pressure. The game wasn’t on the line in the sense he needed to get a big play right away.We’ve seen a much improved quarterback over the past few weeks, but this play was a bad play, and it came at perhaps the worst time it could have for Week 15.THE PLAY: Final shotTampa Bay’s defense did their job. Despite coming onto the field on the wrong side of the fifty-yard line, the Bucs got the ball back without any more points added to the Ravens’ lead.Now, it was on Winston and the offense to make good on the second chance. We know how this ends.The Bucs offense drove from their own 38-yard line to the Baltimore 30-yard line and faced third-and-one.Now, I didn’t tweet this, so I have no evidence. But I remember thinking aloud, if this is four down territory with less than eight minutes to go, then I pass on third. Look for a screen or a quick slant
Carlton Davis Jersey , perhaps a deep shot if single high is presented.Adam Humphries was the name I was hoping for. Peyton Barber was the name we got. And it came with a three-yard loss.All of this set up the final play for the Buccaneers offense. One shot to extend the drive and keep their hopes of winning alive.Not a good throw. Not a good play design either. Having Godwin and Barber so close together right at the marker is way too much congestion.I don’t know if someone ran the wrong route. Godwin broke in before breaking back out to the spot Winston threw the ball. Perhaps Barber was supposed to be flatter and give more space to the outside for Winston to fit the ball.Whatever the cause, the ball was to far inside and it was easily defended by the Ravens secondary.Jackson and the Baltimore offense regained possession at the spot, and would hold the ball for the remainder of the game. There are just two weeks left of another miserable season for the Buccaneers. They take their 5-9 record to Dallas this Sunday to take on the NFC East-leading Cowboys. Tampa Bay isn’t necessarily without anything to play for, as left tackle Demar Dotson said after last week’s loss to the Ravens. No, he wasn’t talking about playing for the job of Dirk Koetter. He was talking about playing for his own job, which is an approach that many guys could and should be taking in the next two weeks.Aside from roster spots and pride, some guys on the field will have a chance to break (or get closer to breaking) some franchise records. Let’s see where things stand as the Bucs head into Dallas on Christmas Eve Eve.Career ReceptionsMike Evans has 383 receptions in his career, leaving him 48 away from owning the franchise record. The top spot is currently held by James Wilder (430). Career Passing YardsJameis Winston has plenty of work to do to get to the franchise record for career passing yards, though he will fall shy if the Bucs decide to cut him after the season. He stands at 13,947 right now, which means he needs 874 to pass Vinny Testaverde (14,820) for the top spot.Career CompletionsWinston moved from fourth to second last week for career completions. He has 1,127, which means he needs 18 more to take the franchise record from Josh Freeman (1,144).Career Passing AttemptsWith 1,839 passing attempts, Winston ranks fifth in team history. He is 52 away from passing Doug Williams (1,890) for fourth.Career Rushing TouchdownsFor career rushign touchdowns, Winston now shares 14th place all-time with Peyton Barber. Both guys have nine rushing scores, leaving them two away from passing Michael Pittman (10) for 13th. Jacquizz Rodgers is still stuck in a 29th-place tie with three rushing touchdowns. He would pull into a tie for 26th with one more.Career TacklesLavonte David got closer to third in career tackles last week. He now stands at 631, which means he needs 50 more to pass Hardy Nickerson (680).Gerald McCoy finally passed Tanard Jackson for sole possession of 22nd in franchise history. At 214 tackles, he is 14 away from 21st, which is held by Reuben Davis (227).Career SacksMcCoy has 54 1鈦? sacks in his career, leaving him 15 1鈦? away from second in team history. Simeon Rice (69 1/2) currently has the No. 2 spot.Career SafetiesLavonte David is tied for first in franchise history with one safety. He would own the franchise record all by himself with one more.Career InterceptionsDavid is still tied for 17th with 10 career interceptions. One more would tie him with Jermaine Phillips and Jeremiah Castille (11) for 15th. Career Passes DefendedDavid and Brent Grimes are still tied for seventh in Bucs history with 38 passes defended. They are five away from beating John Lynch (42) for sixth.Career Fumble RecoveriesWith his fumble recovery against the Ravens, David now has 13 in his career. He gained sole possession of the franchise record, which he previously shared with Ronde Barber.Career Forced Fumbles David is third in forced fumbles with 18. He needs two more to pass Simeon Rice (19) for second all-time.Career Games PlayedSunday is Gerald McCoy’s 122nd game with the Bucs, which brings him into a 13th-place tie with John Cannon. With game No. 122, McCoy will pass Lee Roy Selmon, Chidi Ahanotu and Jimmie Giles (121). As long as he plays Sunday, Demar Dotson will have 114 career games played. That ties him for 20th-most in team history with Scot Brantley.Lavonte David will be playing career game No. 104 on Sunday, which will tie him for 32nd in Bucs history with Hardy Nickerson. Single-Season Receiving YardsMike Evans’ 121-yard day against the Ravens on Sunday brought him even closer to the team’s single-season receiving record. He has 1,328 yards this season, so he needs 95 yards over the final two games to break the record that Mark Carrier set at 1,422 in 1989.Single-Season Total Yards (Team)The current franchise record for team yards in a season is 6,014, which was set in 2015. With two games left to play in 2018, the Bucs are at 5,832. They need 183 more yards to break the record. Single-Season Passing Yards (Team)On Sunday against the Ravens, Jameis Winston helped set a new franchise record for team passing yards in a single season. His 157 yards got Tampa Bay to 4,464 on the year, which beats the previous record of 4,366 that was set last year. This year’s total is split between Winston (2,311) and Ryan Fitzpatrick (2,366). Winston will look to add to the record over the team’s final two games of the season.
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