Tampa Bay Buccaneers 40, Los Angeles Chargers 17

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 40, Los Angeles Chargers 17

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers delivered a dominant 40-17 victory over the Los Angeles Chargersovercame early mistakes and scored 30 unanswered points in the second half. The Buccaneers racked up 505 total yards against the NFL’s top-scoring defense and delivered an explosive offensive performance.

Tampa Bay’s ground game boasted 222 rushing yards, becoming only the second team this season to surpass 200 rushing yards against Los Angeles (along with Baltimore).

PFF’s dedicated team of evaluators worked hard, analyzing each player on every play in real time. Grades and data will be available tomorrow at noon ET after a thorough review.

In the meantime, we’ve collected some general data and snapshots from the game to give you a first look. Our expert evaluators also nominated the outstanding player of the game, highlighting the exceptional performance on the field.

Sign up for PFF+ for detailed analysis, PFF grades, premium stats, fantasy football tools, betting dashboards and much more!

TOP PLAYERS

Note: Follow PFF’s in-game rating as our analysts grade each player on every play in real time! The scores will then be decided again 90 minutes after the final whistle when our analysis of the first half is reviewed.

Click here to see PFF’s early grades for this game!


PLAYER OF THE MATCH

Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans was at his best on Sunday afternoon, catching all nine of his catchable targets for 159 yards, two touchdowns and three first downs. He secured two of his three contested targets and three of his balls went for 15 yards or more.

Evans completed a game-high 42.3% of his routes and averaged an impressive 6.12 yards per route run.

EXTENDED BOX SCORE
























privateer Chargers
Total points 40 17
Overall offensive games 67 48
Average EPA per game 0.239 -0.382
Total Net Yards 502 208
Average yards per game 7.5 4.3
Total first downs 24 14
Rushing first downs 8 1
Surrendered first downs 13 10
Penalty for first downs 3 3
Third-down efficiency 60% 17%
Fourth-down efficiency 20% 0%
Possessions 11 11
Average number of games per drive 7 4.8
Average yards per drive 41.8 17.3
Average points per trip 3.3 1.4
Possessions in the red zone 4 3
Play in the red zone 10 6
Red zone TDs 1 2
Red zone FGs 2 0
Red zone scoring efficiency 75% 67%

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *