The Tampa Bay Bucs fell to the San Francisco 49ers, 23-20. Tampa Bay enters their Bye Week at 4-6, yet owns the league’s lowest remaining strength of schedule (.323).
– The Bucs generated 110 rushing yards on the day across 27 carries, good for their seventh 100-yard rushing performance this season and their sixth in the last seven games. Tampa Bay’s seven games with 100+ rushing yards this season is its most since recording eight such performances during the 2021 season. Through Sunday’s 1:00 p.m. slate of games, Tampa Bay ranks seventh in the NFL in rushing yards (1,253) and fifth in yards per carry (5.0).
– Tampa Bay limited San Francisco to a season-low 75 rushing yards across 22 carries (3.4 avg.). It marked the first time that the 49ers have been held below 100 rushing yards in a game since Week 7 of the 2023 season against Minnesota. The 3.4 yards per carry mark represented San Francisco’s lowest average in a game since Week 12 of the 2022 season against New Orleans. Entering the game, San Francisco boasted the league’s fourth-highest rushing output per game this season, averaging 159 yards per contest.
– QB Baker Mayfield completed 18-of-29 passes (62.1%) for 116 yards and one touchdown compared to zero interceptions to earn a passer rating of 82.0. Mayfield’s touchdown pass marked his 24th of the season – tied for most in the NFL. Mayfield has thrown a touchdown pass in all 10 of Tampa Bay’s games this season – tied for the fourth-longest streak by a Bucs quarterback to start a season and one game short of tying the club record to begin a year.
– Through Sunday’s 1:00 p.m. slate of games, Mayfield ranked among the league’s leaders in:
· Total Touchdowns – T-1st (26)
· Passing Touchdowns – T-1st (24)
· Completions – 2nd (243)
· Completion Percentage – 3rd (70.6%)
· Passer Rating – 4th (103.6)
· Passing Yards – 5th (2,505)
– RB Bucky Irving totaled 87 yards from scrimmage with one score between 13 carries for 73 yards (5.6 avg.) and one touchdown, plus three receptions for 14 yards. His 87 scrimmage yards mark his second-highest output in a single game this season. Irving’s rushing touchdown marked his fourth of the year, which is tied for the league lead among all rookies and leads all rookie running backs. Per ESPN’s Next Gen Stats, Irving forced five missed tackles in Sunday’s contest, his second-most in a game this season. Through Sunday’s 1:00 p.m. slate of games, Irving has forced 40 missed tackles on rushing attempts – sixth-most among all running backs.
– RB Rachaad White added 70 scrimmage yards and one touchdown in the form of 10 carries for 31 yards and a team-high six receptions for 39 yards with a touchdown catch. White has now scored a touchdown in four straight games – tied for the longest such streak of his career. With his performance today, White surpassed Doug Martin (1,091) for the seventh-most receiving yards by a running back in franchise history and tied Warrick Dunn and James Wilder (nine) for the second-most receiving touchdowns by a running back in franchise history.
– TE Cade Otton brought in five receptions for 35 yards. It marked his fourth consecutive game with at least five receptions, tied with Jerry Bell (Weeks 1-4, 1985) for the longest such stretch by a tight end in Bucs history. Otton’s four straight games are tied for the second-longest such streak by a tight end in the NFL this season, trailing only Las Vegas’ Brock Bowers (five). With Otton’s performance on Sunday, he surpassed Jackie Harris (137) for the sixth-most receptions by a tight end in franchise history.
– Through Sunday’s 1:00 p.m. slate of games, Ottonranked among tight ends in:
· Receptions – 3rd (49)
· Touchdown Receptions – 4th (4)
· Receiving First Downs – T-4th (25)
· Yards After Catch – 4th (226)
· Receiving yards – 6th (456)
– DL Calijah Kancey tallied a career-high-tying five tackles (two for loss), 1.0 sack, one forced fumble and one quarterback hit. His sack increased his season total to a career-high-tying 4.0, despite only playing in five games so far this season.
– Sunday’s performance marked his third game this season in which he’s recorded multiple tackles for loss. His three such games this season are tied for the third-most in the NFL. Kancey has 17 tackles for loss since the start of the 2023 season, third-most among players in the 2023 draft class despite playing five fewer games than any other player in the top 10.
MOST TACKLES FOR LOSS – 2023 DRAFT CLASS
Through Sunday’s 1:00 p.m. Games
Rank Player TFLs
1. Will Anderson Jr. (HOU) 21
2. Yaya Diaby (TB) 19
3. Calijah Kancey (TB) 17
– OLB Joe Tryon-Shoyinka finished with two tackles (one for loss), 1.0 sack and one quarterback hit. His sack increased his season total to 2.0 and his career total to 15.0.
– DL Greg Gaines recorded his first sack of the season when he dropped San Francisco QB Brock Purdy for a five-yard loss in the first quarter. His sack increased his career sack total to 12.5.
– Dating back to Week 4, Tampa Bay has logged 26 sacks – tops in the NFL over that stretch.
– S Jordan Whitehead logged a team-leading and career-high 12 tackles.
– CB Josh Hayes tallied a career-high two passes defensed, adding a career-high-tying six tackles.
– K Chase McLaughlin converted both of his field goal tries on the day, connecting from 26 and 30 yards out. Dating back to last season, McLaughlin has made 33 consecutive field goals from within 50 yards.