The Bucs are at the top of the NFC South standings with a 28-13 win over the Raiders

The Bucs are at the top of the NFC South standings with a 28-13 win over the Raiders

The Buccaneers had the good, the bad and the ugly in their game against the Raiders on Sunday.

They beat the Raiders 28-13, but it wasn’t always pretty. With the Falcons’ loss to the Vikings, the Bucs lead the NFC South with a score of 7-6. The Raiders lost their ninth game in a row with 2:11.

Las Vegas lost its second quarterback in three weeks when Aidan O’Connell rode away on a cart with his leg in the air late in the third quarter. The Raiders lost Gardner Minshew two weeks ago to a season-ending broken collarbone. Desmond Ridder finished the game.

The Bucs scored on their first two possessions with drives of 85 and 52 yards in what looked like the start of a rout. They held the Raiders to 286 yards rushing and forced two turnovers.

But Baker Mayfield had three more turnovers to go with his three touchdown passes to keep the Raiders in control, and Bucs defender Calijah Kancey drained a passer penalty that went unpunished and seriously injured O’Connell. The NFL will certainly penalize Kancey for shoving O’Connell in the back after the quarterback had already released the ball.

The Bucs had 420 yards while Mayfield went 18 of 29 for 295 yards. Cade Otton caught three for 70 and Mike Evans caught four for 69. Rachaad White ran for 90 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries, and Sean Tucker had three carries for 47 yards in place of Bucky Irving, who left with a back injury.

O’Connell was 11 of 19 for 104 yards and Ridder was 12 of 18 for 101 yards. Sincere McCormick ran for 78 yards on 15 carries. Rookie tight end Brock Bowers caught three passes for 49 yards.

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