There is still some production coming out of these losses.
– Tampa Bay generated 432 net yards of offense – their third consecutive game generating at least 400 yards of offense, and the fourth total time this season that they’ve surpassed the 400-yard mark. Tampa Bay’s four such games this season are tied for most in the NFC and tied for second-most in the NFL. All four of Tampa Bay’s 400-yard games have come since Week 4.
TEAMS WITH MOST GAMES OF 400+ YARDS OF OFFENSE – 2024 SEASON
Through Sunday’s 1:00 p.m. Games
Rank Team Games
1. Baltimore Ravens 6
2t. Tampa Bay Bucs 4
2t. Green Bay Packers 4
2t. San Francisco 49ers 4
2t. Washington Commanders 4
– Through Sunday’s 1:00 p.m. slate of games, Tampa Bay ranks third in the NFL with an average of 389.5 yards per game. The Bucs also rank third with an average of 29.4 points scored per game.
HIGHEST OFFENSIVE YARDS PER GAME AVERAGE – 2024 SEASON
Through Sunday’s 1:00 p.m. Games
Rank Team YPG
1. Baltimore Ravens 452.1
2. San Francisco 49ers 404.3
3. Tampa Bay Bucs 389.5
HIGHEST POINTS PER GAME AVERAGE – 2024 SEASON
Through Sunday’s 1:00 p.m. Games
Rank Team PPG
1. Detroit Lions 33.4
2. Baltimore Ravens 30.3
3. Tampa Bay Bucs 29.4
– The Bucs produced 330 passing yards on the day, marking the fourth time this season they have eclipsed the 300-yard passing mark. Tampa Bay’s four such games this season lead the NFL. Through Sunday’s 1:00 p.m. games, the Bucs lead the NFL with 2,068 passing yards.
TEAMS WITH MOST GAMES OF 300+ PASSING YARDS – 2024 SEASON
Through Sunday’s 1:00 p.m. Games
Rank Team Games
1. Tampa Bay Bucs 4
2. Seattle Seahawks 3
2t. Five Teams Tied 2
– Tampa Bay also ran for over 100 yards on the ground for the fifth consecutive game and sixth game overall this season. Tampa Bay’s streak of five straight games with 100+ rushing yards is their most since doing so in six straight games from Weeks 11-16 of the 2015 season. Through Sunday’s 1:00 p.m. slate of games, Tampa Bay’s six games with 100+ rushing yards are tied for fifth-most in the NFL this season.
– The Bucs went 9-for-14 (64%) on third downs on Sunday, improving their season mark to an NFL-best 52.5%.
TEAMS WITH HIGHEST THIRD-DOWN CONVERSION RATE – 2024 SEASON
Through Sunday’s 1:00 p.m. Games
Rank Team 3rd Conv. %
1. Tampa Bay Bucs 52.5%
2. Washington Commanders 48.2%
3. Kansas City Chiefs 46.8%
4. Baltimore Ravens 46.5%
5. Cincinnati Bengals 45.9%
– QB Baker Mayfield completed a career-high 37-of-50 passes (74.0%) for 330 passing yards and three touchdowns compared to two interceptions to earn a 94.6 passer rating. Sunday’s contest marked the second week in a row that Mayfield has established new career highs for completions in a single game. Sunday’s contest also marked Mayfield’s league-leading sixth game with multiple passing touchdowns this season, and his league-leading fifth game (incl. fourth straight) with at least three passing touchdowns.
Through Sunday’s 1:00 p.m. slate of games, Mayfieldranked among league leaders in the following categories:
· Total Touchdowns – 1st (23)
· Passing Touchdowns – 1st (21)
· Completions – 1st (202)
· Passing Yards – 1st (2,189)
· Completion Percentage – 3rd (71.1%)
· Passer Rating – 7th (104.9)
– TE Cade Otton brought in a career-high nine receptions for 81 receiving yards and a career-high-tying two touchdown receptions. Otton established career highs in receptions for the second straight week after he brought in eight catches in Week 7. It marked the second time in Otton’s career that he has brought in multiple receiving touchdowns, joining Week 9 of the 2023 season at Houston. Otton’s performance on Sunday marked the seventh game in club history in which a tight end has finished with 80+ receiving yards and multiple touchdowns – the first since Rob Gronkowski did so in Week 1 of the 2021 season against the Dallas Cowboys.
– Through Sunday’s 1 p.m. slate of games, Ottonranked third in the NFL in receptions among tight ends (36), sixth in receiving yards (344), and tied for fourth in touchdown catches (3). Since Week 3, Otton leads all tight ends in receptions with 35.
– RB Bucky Irving amassed 84 scrimmage yards in the form of 44 rushing yards on nine carries (4.9 avg.) and 40 receiving yards on a career-high seven receptions. Through Sunday’s 1:00 p.m. slate of games, Irving ranked second among all rookies in scrimmage yards (559), trailing only Jacksonville’s Brian Thomas Jr. His 5.2 yards per carry average this season leads all qualified rookie running backs. Per ESPN’s Next Gen Stats, Irving forced a career-high nine missed tackles, and he has recorded a missed tackle forced rate of 40.6% this season, second-highest among players with at 30 touches.
– RB Rachaad White totaled 67 yards from scrimmage, contributing one receiving touchdown. White’s touchdown catch in Sunday’s contest marked the eighth of his career, to go with his seven career rushing touchdowns. White is one-of-three players to have eight-or-more receiving touchdowns and seven-or-more rushing touchdowns since he entered the league in 2022, joining San Francisco’s Deebo Samuel and Christian McCaffrey.
– LB K.J. Britt recorded a team-high 10 tackles.
– DB Christian Izien finished with nine tackles (two for loss). It marked his first career game with multiple tackles for loss. Izien became the third Bucs defensive back since 2005 to record multiple tackles for loss in a single game, joining teammates Antoine Winfield Jr. (five games) and Jordan Whitehead(one game).
– LB Lavonte David totaled eight tackles (one for loss). His tackle for loss was the 165th of his career – third-most among all active players (trailing onlyCalais Campbell and Von Miller), and third-most in the NFL (trailing only J.J. Watt and Aaron Donald) since he entered the league in 2012.
– DL C.J. Brewer put forth a career effort in Sunday’s contest, recording three tackles (two for loss), 2.0 sacks and two quarterback hits. Entering the game, Brewer had nine career tackles (one for loss), one quarterback hit and zero sacks.
– K Chase McLaughlin converted his only field goal try of the day, connecting from 52 yards out. He added three extra points for a total of six kicking points. With his successful 52-yard field goal, McLaughlin tied Connor Barth (15) for the most made field goals from 50+ yards in franchise history.