Many statistical achievements already just one game into the 2024 season.
– The Bucs defeated the Commanders, 37-20, to move to 1-0 on the season. It marked Tampa Bay’s fourth consecutive season-opening victory, good for the longest such streak in franchise history and tied for the second-longest active streak in the NFL.
– Tampa Bay’s 37 points on the day marks the club’s fourth-highest total in a season-opening game.
RANK GAME POINTS
1t. 9/9/18 at New Orleans 48
1t. 9/13/87 vs. Atlanta 48
3. 9/9/90 at Detroit 38
4. 9/8/24 vs. Washington 37
– The Bucs’ 17-point margin of victory is tied for the third-highest point differential in a Week 1 game in franchise history.
RANK GAME MARGIN
1. 9/13/87 vs. Atlanta +38
2. 9/17/17 vs. Chicago +22
3t. 9/8/24 vs. Washington +17
3t. 9/8/03 at Philadelphia +17
3t. 9/9/90 at Detroit +17
– Tampa Bay outgained Washington 392-299 (+93). The Bucs’ 392 net yards of offense marks the club’s third-highest total since the beginning of the 2023 season.
-The Bucs generated 112 rushing yards on the day, marking the fifth time in Tampa Bay’s last eight games that they’ve logged 100+ yards on the ground.
– Tampa Bay went 9-for-13 (69.2%) on third-down attempts on Sunday, good for the sixth-highest success rate in a single game in franchise history. Tampa Bay’s 69.2% offensive third-down success rate leads the NFL. Conversely, the Bucs limited the Commanders to 2-of-8 (25.0%) on third-down opportunities.
– The Bucs improved to 11-5 against rookie quarterbacks since Todd Bowles’ arrival in 2019.
– QB Baker Mayfield completed 24-of-30 passes (80.0%) for 289 yards and four touchdowns for a passer rating of 146.4. His 146.4 passer rating was the highest total in the NFL through Sunday’s 4:00 p.m. slate of games and it marked Mayfield’s fourth-highest passer rating in a game in his career. Mayfield’s 146.4 passer rating is the second-highest Week 1 passer rating in franchise history, trailing only Ryan Fitzpatrick’s 156.2 in Week 1 of the 2018 season at New Orleans.
PASSER RATING LEADERS – 2024 SEASON
Through Sunday’s 4 p.m. Games
RANK PLAYER PASSER RATING
1. Baker Mayfield (TB) 146.4
2. Derek Carr (NO) 142.5
3. Josh Allen (BUF) 137.7
4. C.J. Stroud (HOU) 115.9
5. Sam Darnold (MIN) 113.2
– Mayfield has four career games with at least four touchdown passes and a passer rating of 140-or-higher, tied with Aaron Rodgers (four) for the third-most such games by a player in his first seven seasons in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers Peyton Manning (six games) and Kurt Warner (five) have more.
– Mayfield’s 146.4 passer rating denoted the highest single-game mark with 30-or-more attempts by an opposing passer versus Washington since Y.A. Tittle’s 151.4 on Oct. 28, 1962.
– WR Mike Evans brought in five receptions for 61 yards and two touchdowns. With his five receptions today, Evans surpassed Eric Moulds, James Loftonand Chad Johnson to move into a tie for the 41st-most receptions (767) in NFL history. With his two touchdowns on the day, Evans surpassed Eric Dickerson (96) for the 26th-most overall touchdowns in NFL history, and surpassed Davante Adams (active – 95) for the 12th-most receiving touchdowns in NFL history. Since the start of the 2020 season, Evans’ 48 touchdown receptions are second-most in the NFL.
RECEIVING TOUCHDOWN LEADERS – 2020-24 SEASONS
RANK PLAYER REC. TD
1. Davante Adams (LV) 51
2. Mike Evans (TB) 48
3. Tyreek Hill (MIA) 45
– WR Chris Godwin finished with eight receptions for 83 yards and one touchdown. With his touchdown reception, Godwin moved into second place in franchise history in touchdown receptions (35), breaking a tie with Jimmie Giles. Godwin now holds sole possession of the second-most receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns in club history – trailing only teammate Mike Evans in all three categories.
RECEIVING TOUCHDOWN LEADERS – FRANCHISE HISTORY
RANK PLAYER REC. TD
1. Mike Evans 96
2. Chris Godwin 35
3. Jimmie Giles 34
– RB Rachaad White finished with 106 yards from scrimmage, recording 75 receiving yards and 31 rushing yards. It marks White’s eighth game with 100+ yards from scrimmage since the start of the 2023 season. White recorded a career-high 107 yards after catch on Sunday.
– WR Jalen McMillan brought in one reception – a 32-yard touchdown pass from Baker Mayfield. He became the 10th player in franchise history to notch a touchdown reception in his first career game, and became the first player to record a touchdown as his first career reception since Trey Palmer accomplished the feat in Week 1 of the 2023 season against Minnesota.
– RB Bucky Irving amassed a team-high 62 rushing yards across nine carries (6.9 avg.). His 6.9 yards per carry is the highest mark by a Buccaneer in their first career game (min. 2 carries) in franchise history.
– White and Irving became the first pair of Tampa Bay running backs to each generate 75+ yards from scrimmage since Peyton Barber and Jacquizz Rodgers did so on Oct. 23, 2016 vs. San Francisco.
– S Jordan Whitehead finished with a team-high eight tackles in his first game back as a member of the Bucs. He also added one pass defensed.
– LB SirVocea Dennis recorded a career-high-tying six tackles (one for loss), adding his first career sack and a quarterback hit.
– OLB Joe Tryon-Shoyinka recorded Tampa Bay’s first sack of the season, dropping Jayden Daniels on a strip-sack
– K Chase McLaughlin went 3-for-3 on field goal tries today, converting from 56, 34, and 29 yards out. He added four extra points, for a total of 13 kicking points on the night – tied for his third-most in a single game in his career. McLaughlin has converted multiple field goals in 13-of-18 games since joining the Bucs.