Tampa Bay Buccaneers dominate the Denver Broncos on their way to win No. 2
Even though it wasn’t a complete 60-minute performance, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers still came away with a 28-10 dominating win over the Denver Broncos Sunday afternoon.
The Buccaneers got the scoring started with 9:58 remaining in the first quarter when Tom Brady found Chris Godwin for a 10-yard touchdown. Kicker Ryan Succop made a 43-yard field goal with less than a minute remaining in the first quarter before the Broncos answered back with their own field goal on the ensuing drive.
Before half, Brady would connect with Mike Evans on a couple of touchdown passes from inside the five-yard line and the Buccaneers would take a 23-10 lead heading into the third quarter.
Shaquil Barrett would add two points on a safety sack and then Succop made a 35-yarder at the end of the third quarter to extend the lead to 18 heading into the fourth.
Box Score:
Passing: Tom Brady 25-of-38 for 297 yards and 3 TDs, 115.8 QB rating.
Rushing: Ronald Jones II 13 carries for 53 yards; Leonard Fournette 7 carries for 15 yards.
Receiving: Scotty Miller 3 receptions for 83 yards; Chris Godwin 5 receptions for 64 yards, 1 TD; O.J. Howard 3 receptions for 49 yards; Rob Gronkowski 6 receptions for 48 yards; Mike Evans 2 receptions for 2 yards, 2 TDs.
Analysis from the win for the Buccaneers
Buccaneers fans will complain because the offense struggled in the second half, but you have to give some credit to the team for continuing to progress.
The Tampa Bay defense has been absolutely dominating through the first three games of the season and that continued to be the case Sunday evening when they registered six sacks and forced two turnovers.
While the offense still has work to do, it was nice to see Brady have a day where he passed for nearly 300 yards and he refrained from turning the ball over, which is the biggest factor moving forward.
There’s no doubt this team still has plenty to develop, but there’s no doubt this was a dominating victory. The outcome of the game was never in doubt and that is a credit to the way this Buccaneers team handled itself on the road.