The Buccaneers dropped a lot of things during this game but the end result was another game dropped in the standings. The game itself was a lot closer than the score indicated, the Giants adding a touchdown on the final play of the game as the Bucs lateralled the ball around as time expired. Jameis Winston played another turnover-free game and scored on a highlight-reel diving run into the endzone in the fourth quarter but the continued lack of success of the pass defense and numerous drops by the receivers cost the Bucs any chance of returning to the .500 mark on the season. Connor Barth added four fieldgoals for Tampa Bay whose fans were distinctly out-numbered by blue-shirted Giants fans around the stadium.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 18 New York Giants 32 Sunday 8 November 2015 at Raymond James Stadium
SCORING TB 13:26-1Q Barth FG25 NYG 9:52-1Q Brown FG35 TB 8:04-1Q Barth FG28 NYG 0:53-1Q Randle 8 pass from Manning (Brown kick) NYG 11:20-2Q Vereen 4 pass from Manning (Brown kick) TB 0:06-2Q Barth FG21 NYG 11:49-3Q Brown FG35 TB 7:15-3Q Barth FG53 TB 9:25-4Q Winston 10 run (pass failed) NYG 7:18-4Q Brown FG53 NYG 0:23-4Q Brown FG44 NYG 0:00-4Q Wade 5 fumble return (run failed)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING BUCS: Sims 8-78, Martin 11-31, Winston 3-24, Rainey 1-3. GIANTS: Jennings 13-48, Williams 7-30, Darkwa 6-23, Vereen 6- 14, Manning 1-(-1). PASSING BUCS: Winston 36-19-249-0-0. GIANTS: Manning 40-26-213-2-2. RECEIVING BUCS: Evans 8-152, Humphries 5-55, Martin 2-12, Brate 1-17, Lane 1-5, Dye 1-4, Sims 1-4. GIANTS: Beckham 9-105, Randle 5-40, Vereen 4-29, Tye 2-19, Cunningham 2-10, Williams 1-7, White 1-3, Harris 1-1, Jennings 1-(-1). INTERCEPTIONS BUCS: Moore 1-18, Verner 1-16. GIANTS: none. KICK RETURNS BUCS: Rainey 4-87. GIANTS: Harris 2-54. PUNT RETURNS BUCS: Rainey 1-1. GIANTS: Harris 0-0. SACKS BUCS: none. GIANTS: none.
STARTERS OFFENSE DEFENSE LT 76 Smith LDE 92 Gholston LG 70 Mankins DT 93 McCoy C 68 Hawley DT 97 Spence RG 74 Marpet RDE 95 Jones RT 78 Cherilus MLB 58 Alexander TE 88 Stocker WLB 54 David TE 64 Pamphile SLB 51 Lansanah WR 13 Evans LCB 26 Moore WR 17 Dye RCB 38 Adjei-Barimah QB 3 Winston SS 23 Conte RB 22 Martin FS 30 McDougald PLAYED 5 Schum, 10 Barth, 11 Humphries, 21 Verner, 24 Jenkins, 27 Banks, 28 Jennings, 34 Sims, 37 Tandy, 43 Rainey, 45 Lemon, 46 Lane, 48 DePaola, 50 Carter, 52 George, 62 Smith, 69 Dotson, 77 McDaniel, 82 Myers, 84 Brate, 89 Shepard, 90 Melton, 91 Shirley, 94 Johnson. DID NOT PLAY 8 Glennon INACTIVES 4 Griffin, 31 Wright, 36 Swearinger, 56 Smith, 59 Sidbury, 83 Jackson, 87 Seferian-Jenkins
COMMENTARY CREW Kenny Albert and Darryl Johnston
GAME REPORTS Roy Cummings reports from a wet Raymond James Stadium on another loss Martin Fennelly adds his morning-after column to proceedings Rick Stroud sees one drop after another by the Buccaneers’ receivers This one had nothing to do with the effort of Jameis Winston The Tampa Bay secondary got torched once again this season Game notes and anecdotes The official NFL gamebook Scott Smith’s detailed game report
GAME HIGHLIGHTS Click on the boxes below to view the clips Mike Evans breaks loose over the middle on a 68-yard pass play in the 1st quarter Charles Sims shows his breakaway speed on a long 4th quarter run Jameis Winston’s diving highlight-reel touchdown that brought the Bucs within two