The Bucs ended their four-game losing streak with a comfortable home win over an admittedly poor 49ers team down to their third string QB and missing most of their top receivers. Jameis Winston returned as starter and led an offense that did not turn the ball over at all whilst the defense recorded four sacks and their first two interceptions since the third week of the season..
COMMENTARY CREW Kenny Albert and Ronde Barber
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27 San Francisco 49ers 9 Sunday 25 November 2018 at Raymond James Stadium
SCORING TB 8:21-1Q Brate 6 pass from Winston (Santos kick) SF 8:32-2Q Pettis 13 pass from Mullins (kick failed) TB 3:21-2Q Santos FG41 SF 0:06-2Q Santos FG39 SF 11:02-3Q Gould FG23 TB 8:25-3Q Barber 2 run (Santos kick) TB 14:10-4Q Humphries 28 pass from Winston (Santos kick)
GAME REPORTS Rick Stroud reports on a very changed Jameis Winston leading the Bucs Does Bucs’ 27-9 win over 49ers mean anything? You bet it does Bucs defense keeps 49ers out of end zone on key second-half drive Jason Pierre-Paul wants to see a lot more Buc fans at home games Bucs defensive line puts together its best collective game How Roy Cummings saw the game for Florida Football Insiders Scott Smith’s official game report Click here for the play-by-play and the NFL gamebook
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING BUCS: Barber 18-47, Rodgers 5-31, Winston 7-24, Jackson 1-6. 49ERS: Breida 14-106, Wilson 7-33, Kittle 1-10, Mullens 2-(-1). PASSING BUCS: Winston 38-29-312-0-2. 49ERS: Mullens 32-18-221-2-1. RECEIVING BUCS: Evans 6-116, Humphries 6-54, Godwin 4-42, Rodgers 4-31, Brate 3-26, Jackson 3-19, Barber 2-16, Auclair 1-8. 49ERS: Kittle 6-48, Pettis 4-77, Breida 3-34, Bourne 2- 27, James 2-27, Wilson 1-8. INTERCEPTIONS BUCS: Johnson 1-7, Smith 1-0. 49ERS: none. KICK RETURNS BUCS: none. 49ERS: James 3-44. PUNT RETURNS BUCS: Humphries 1-6. 49ERS: James 2-6. SACKS BUCS: Pierre-Paul 1-11, Vea 1-7, Nassib 1-5, McCoy 1-4. 49ERS: Buckner 1-8.
STARTERS OFFENSE DEFENSE LT 76 Smith LDE 94 Nassib LG 74 Marpet DT 93 McCoy C 66 Jensen DT 50 Vea RG 77 Benenoch RDE 90 Pierre-Paul RT 69 Dotson MLB 53 Taylor TE 82 Auclair WLB 49 Bullough WR 10 Humphries SLB 59 Bond WR 11 Jackson LCB 24 Grimes WR 13 Evans RCB 33 Davis QB 3 Winston SS 31 Whitehead RB 25 Barber FS 39 Johnson PLAYED 5 Santos, 9 Anger, 12 Godwin, 17 Watson, 22 Harris, 26 Adams, 29 Smith, 30 Shaw, 32 Rogers, 35 Elliott, 41 Minter, 44 Ogunbowale, 45 Cross, 52 Lynch, 57 Spence, 61 Wester, 65 Cappa, 67 Liedtke, 84 Brate, 89 Sanborn, 91 Allen, 92 Gholston, 97 Curry DID NOT PLAY 14 Fitzpatrick INACTIVES 4 Griffin, 21 Evans, 27 Jones, 34 Igwebuike, 36 Stewart, 54 David, 56 Nunez-Roches
GAME HIGHLIGHTS Click on the boxes below to view the big plays Jameis Winston found Adam Humphries all alone for his second touchdown pass of the game Vita Vea had his best NFL game so far including this fourth quarter sack After two months without an interception, the Bucs got two in minutes. Isaiah Johnson had the second one.