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Tampa Bay Buccaneers Week 2 winners and losers

By Brian DeFeo

TAMPA, FL - SEPTEMBER 17: Wide receiver Mike Evans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hauls in a pass from quarterback Jameis Winston in front of strong safety Quintin Demps #21 of the Chicago Bears for a 17-yard gain during the first quarter of an NFL football game on September 17, 2017 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL - SEPTEMBER 17: Wide receiver Mike Evans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hauls in a pass from quarterback Jameis Winston in front of strong safety Quintin Demps #21 of the Chicago Bears for a 17-yard gain during the first quarter of an NFL football game on September 17, 2017 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images) /
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TAMPA, FL – SEPTEMBER 17: Wide receiver Mike Evans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hauls in a pass from quarterback Jameis Winston in front of strong safety Quintin Demps #21 of the Chicago Bears for a 17-yard gain during the first quarter of an NFL football game on September 17, 2017 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL – SEPTEMBER 17: Wide receiver Mike Evans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hauls in a pass from quarterback Jameis Winston in front of strong safety Quintin Demps #21 of the Chicago Bears for a 17-yard gain during the first quarter of an NFL football game on September 17, 2017 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images) /

It took an extra week for the Buccaneers to get a game in but it finally arrived. They looked like were definitely missing football.

The Buccaneers came out of this game on fire and with a goal in mind, win. That’s what they did this week with their shellacking of the Chicago Bears. The Buccaneers hit hard early and often. While they didn’t get the shutout, with a late Bears touchdown, they looked explosive on offense and defense. The Buccaneers came away with the 29-7 victory in their season opener.

Despite the delay thanks to Hurricane Irma, there was little to no rust for the Bucs, offensively or defensively. That’s pretty impressive for a team whose starters haven’t seen the field in nearly a month.

While the Bears may not be the strongest opponent they will face this year they executed almost perfectly the entire game.  The Bucs were coming off their unfortunately early bye week but it didn’t look like there was any rust at all. Now lets take a look at this weeks big winners and very few losers.

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