Despite miscues, offense continues to hit milestones.
– The Tampa Bay Bucs defeated the Las Vegas Raiders, 28-13, to secure their third consecutive win. With the win, Tampa Bay improves to 7-6 and reclaims sole possession of first place in the NFC South.
– The Bucs generated 420 net yards of offense in Sunday’s victory, marking their seventh game this season in which they accumulated 400-or-more yards of offense. The seven such games are tied for the most in the NFL this season. Through Sunday’s 1:00 p.m. slate of games, Tampa Bay is averaging 379.3 yards of offense per game – the third-highest average in the NFL this season.
MOST 400-YARD GAMES – 2024 SEASON
Through Sunday’s 1:00 p.m. Games
Rank Team Games with 400+ Total Yards
1t. Tampa Bay Bucs 7
1t. Washington Commanders 7
2t. Baltimore Ravens 6
2t. San Francisco 49ers 6
3t. Two Teams Tied 5
HIGHEST YARDS PER GAME AVERAGE – 2024 SEASON
Through Sunday’s 1:00 p.m. Games
Rank Team YPG
1. Baltimore Ravens 422.5
2. Detroit Lions 394.8
3. Tampa Bay Bucs 379.3
4. Washington Commanders 377.6
5. Green Bay Packers 376.3
– Tampa Bay accounted for 152 yards and one score on the ground in Sunday’s victory, their fourth consecutive game with over 100 rushing yards and their 10th overall this season. Tampa Bay has recorded three of its five highest-rushing-total games this season over the last three weeks (157 yards in Week 12, 236 yards in Week 13, 152 yards in Week 14). The club’s three straight games with 150-or-more yards and at least one rushing touchdown is the longest such streak in franchise history.
– The Bucs scored their 14th rushing touchdown of the season in Sunday’s win, tied for ninth-most in the NFL this year. Tampa Bay’s 14 rushing touchdowns eclipses their total from the previous two seasons combined (five in 2022, eight in 2023). The 14 touchdowns are tied for the fourth-most through 13 games in a season in franchise history.
– The Bucs averaged 5.8 yards per carry on Sunday, their fourth-highest mark in a game this year. On the season, Tampa Bay is averaging 5.1 yards per carry – the third-best average in the NFL. Sunday’s contest marked their sixth time averaging at least 5.0 yards per carry in a game this season, tied for the fourth-most such games in the NFL. Tampa Bay’s 5.1 yards per carry average this season is the highest mark through the first 13 games of a season in club history.
HIGHEST YARDS PER RUSH ATTEMPT – 2024 SEASON
Through Sunday’s 1:00 p.m. Games
Rank Team Yards/Rush
1. Baltimore Ravens 5.7
2. Philadelphia Eagles 5.2
3. Tampa Bay Bucs 5.1
4. Arizona Cardinals 5.1
5. Washington Commanders 4.9
– QB Baker Mayfield completed 18-of-29 passes (62.1%) for 295 yards and three touchdowns compared to two interceptions to earn a passer rating of 101.9. With his performance today, Mayfield tied his career high (28 in 2023) for passing touchdowns in a single season. His 28 passing touchdowns are tied with himself and Jameis Winston (28 in 2016) for the fourth-most single season passing touchdowns in franchise history. Sunday’s contest marked Mayfield’s sixth game this season with three-or-more passing touchdowns, tied for most in the NFL.
– Through Sunday’s 1:00 p.m. slate of games, Mayfield ranked among league leaders in:
- Total Touchdowns – 2nd (31)
- Completion Percentage – 3rd (70.2%)
- Passing Touchdowns – T-3rd (28)
- Passing Yards – 4th (3,329)
- Passer Rating – 8th (101.4)
– RB Rachaad White notched two touchdowns and eclipsed 100 scrimmage yards in Sunday’s win, totaling a season-high 90 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown on a season-high 17 carries (5.3 avg.) while adding two receptions for 19 yards and one score. It marked White’s third career multi-touchdown game, but the first in which he recorded a score on the ground and in the air. White joined San Francisco’s Christian McCaffrey as the only players to have 10+ rushing touchdowns and 10+ receiving touchdowns since the start of the 2022 season.
– With his touchdown reception on Sunday, White surpassed Warrick Dunn and James Wilder (nine) for the second-most receiving touchdowns by a running back in franchise history, trailing only Mike Alstott (13).
– WR Jalen McMillan put forth a season-best performance on Sunday, hauling in a season-high-tying four receptions and establishing new season highs in receiving yards (59) and receiving touchdowns (two). McMillan became the first Tampa Bay rookie with multiple receiving touchdowns in a single game since O.J. Howard did so in Week 7 of the 2017 season against Buffalo.
– TE Cade Otton brought in three receptions for a team-high 70 yards, including a career-long 44-yard reception late in the fourth quarter that helped secure Tampa Bay’s victory. With today’s performance Otton surpassed Calvin Magee (1,379) for the ninth-most receiving yards by a tight end in team history. After Sunday’s game, Otton has 57 receptions on the season, surpassing Timothy Wright (54 in 2013) and Rob Gronkowski (55 in 2021) for the sixth-most single season receptions by a tight end in franchise history.
– WR Mike Evans logged a team-high-tying four receptions for 69 yards. In Sunday’s game, Evans tied Pro Football Hall of Famer John Lynch (164) for the seventh-most games played in team history.
– LB Lavonte David recorded a team-high-tying seven tackles (one for loss), 1.0 sack, one quarterback hit and one fumble recovery. David’s fumble recovery marked the 19th of his career – most among all players since David entered the league in 2012. With his sack on Sunday, David increased his season sack total to 4.0 and his career sack total to 37.5.
– S Kaevon Merriweather tallied a career-high seven tackles and notched his first career sack.
– DB Tykee Smith logged three tackles, two passes defensed and an interception in Sunday’s win, marking his second interception of the season. Smith is one of three players with two-or-more interceptions and three-or-more forced fumbles this season, along with Atlanta’s Jessie Bates and San Francisco’s Fred Warner.
– DL Calijah Kancey collected three quarterback hits on the day, giving him six straight games with at least one quarterback hit and 12 quarterback hits on the season across his eight games played. His six straight games with at least one quarterback hit are the most by a Buccaneer since Shaquil Barrett did so in 13 straight games in the 2021 season. Kancey’s 12 quarterback hits this year are tied for third-most among players with 350-or-fewer defensive snaps this season, trailing only Detroit’s Aidan Hutchinson (17) and Dallas’ Carl Lawson (13).