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Buccaneers Pick Six: A tale of two halves

By James Yarcho

MIAMI GARDENS, FL - NOVEMBER 19: O.J. Howard of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the second quarter against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on November 19, 2017 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
MIAMI GARDENS, FL - NOVEMBER 19: O.J. Howard of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the second quarter against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on November 19, 2017 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /
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MIAMI GARDENS, FL – NOVEMBER 19: Justin Evans #21 and Kwon Alexander #58 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the first quarter against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on November 19, 2017 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
MIAMI GARDENS, FL – NOVEMBER 19: Justin Evans #21 and Kwon Alexander #58 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the first quarter against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on November 19, 2017 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /

Six Numbers To Consider

23

How old rookie tight end O.J. Howard turned Sunday. He celebrated his birthday with three receptions for 53 yards and a touchdown.

282

Passing yards by Matt Moore in just the second half. More than he has thrown for in any game more than he’s had in any full game in the last six years (courtesy: Greg Auman)

48

The number of Buccaneers takeaways, the second most in the NFL since 2016, behind the Baltimore Ravens’ 51.

66

Bryan Anger tied his second longest punt in his career and marks the third longest punt in franchise history (Sean Landeta – 74 yards, Tom Tupa – 71 yards)

13

Career game winning drives by Ryan Fitzpatrick, who marched the Buccaneers 58 yards for the go-ahead field goal

2

Number of times this season the Bucs’ defense has gotten four takeaways in one half. They also did it in the opening game against the Chicago Bears

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