TAMPA, Fla – Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes, running back Ronald Jones rushed for two more and tight end Rob Gronkowski finally saw the end zone in a 38-10 knockout to the undefeated Green Bay Packers on Sunday – the Bucs’ first full performance of the season and first signing win with Brady as they improved to 4-2 and took first place in the NFC South
With guns Chris Godwin and LeSean McCoy back, a rested Mike Evans and rookie Tyler Johnson growing by leaps and bounds, Brady completed 17 of 27 passes, throwing touchdowns at Johnson and Gronkowski Intensify in the absence of ‘OJ Howard, who was lost to a ruptured Achilles tendon two weeks ago, Gronkowski caught five passes on eight targets for a 78 yards and a team-leading touchdown – a fade of back shoulder in second quarter
Not to be outdone, Jones delivered another big effort He rushed for 113 yards – his third consecutive performance in the 100-yard run after just one 100-yard performance heading into this season – and his first multitouchdown The defense sacked quarterback Aaron Rodgers from the Packers four times, with a fifth sack against substitute Tim Boyle
Pivotal play: The Bucs went nowhere on offense on their first three possessions and the defense struggled to get to Rodgers, falling 10-0 in the first quarterFollow the NFL all season, whatever you need this week:
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But early in the second quarter, when the Packers had the ball third and 10 on their own 32-yard line, cornerback Jamel Dean skipped a route on a pass intended for Davante Adams and sent him back. 32 yards to score , giving the Bucs their first points of the day
« When I saw the training and saw how it all started to develop, I was like, ‘I have to do this piece, because I know what’s going to happen,' » said Dean « Once I saw him throw I was like, ‘Yeah, it’s mine’ ‘
Not even two minutes later, on the Packers’ next possession, Rodgers again attempted to find Adams inside in traffic But this time he was picked by safety Mike Edwards, setting up a 2-yard touchdown from Jones He set up a 28-point frenzy – the most by an NFL team in any quarter since 2018 The Bucs ended up scoring 38 unanswered points as the defense beat Rodgers throughout the game
Staggering stats: Even without 347-pound tackle Vita Vea, the Bucs pressured Rodgers 12 times on Sunday, his record in one game this season, as the Packers struggled to tackle Bucs’ stunts He went 2 of 7 for 10 yards (plus four sacks and a scrum) under pressure Rodgers was also blitzed 17 times, or 5 of 14 with two interceptions and two sacks on those plays – tied for his most blitz count in the in the last two seasons Rodgers had only been sacked three times in four games in Sunday’s contest
Promising trend: After the team committed 11 penalties for 109 yards in a 20-19 loss to the Chicago Bears in Week 5, Evans called on the Bucs for more discipline
“During the week we have to have some kind of discipline within ourselves,” said Evans “It’s not up to the coaches It’s us the players, so we have to fix this. better do it or we’ll lose «
They responded, with zero total penalties on Sunday as the Packers had six penalties for 76 yards It was only the second time in Bucs franchise history that they have recorded zero penalties (Previous time: Week 16 1983 in Detroit) Before Sunday, the Bucs led the NFL in penalties, averaging 84 per game
« When we play clean games – and not every game will be penalty free – but when we keep it up and play hard, you see what the result can be, » said linebacker Devin White. / p>
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