The Bucs became the first team in NFL history to amass over 500 yards in total offense but score three points or less as a litany of mistakes and self-inflicted errors cost them any chance of victory. Two interceptions in scoring territory, two fumbles in the redzone and a pair of missed fieldgoals left the Bucs at 3-6 in spite of a 4th 400-yard passing game of the season from Ryan Fitzpatrick.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING BUCS: Barber 13-61, Fitzpatrick 8-35, Wilson 2-7, Rodgers 1-0. REDSKINS: Peterson 19-68, Bibbs 3-28, Smith 2-16, Harris 1-4. PASSING BUCS: Fitzpatrick 41-29-406-2-0. REDSKINS: Smith 27-19-178-0-1. RECEIVING BUCS: Rodgers 8-102, Godwin 7-103, Jackson 5-67, Evans 3-51, Humphries 2-53, Howard 1-15, Brate 1-14, Barber 1-5, Wilson 1-(-4). REDSKINS: Harris 5-52, Reed 4-51, Doctson 4-46, Floyd 2-15, Bibbs 2-13, Peterson 2-1. INTERCEPTIONS BUCS: none. REDSKINS: Norman 1-32, Stroman 1-23. KICK RETURNS BUCS: none. REDSKINS: Johnson 1-19. PUNT RETURNS BUCS: Humphries 1-8. REDSKINS: none. SACKS BUCS: Nassib 1-8, McCoy 1-0, Vea 1-0. REDSKINS: Smith 1-5, Ionannidis 1-3.
COMMENTARY CREW Thom Brenaman and Chris Spielman
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 Washington Redskins 16 Sunday 11 November 2018 at Raymond James Stadium
SCORING WAS 0:10-1Q Hopkins FG43 TB 2:03-2Q Catanzaro FG33 WAS 0:20-2Q Hopkins FG43 WAS 14:07-4Q Doctson 6 pass from Smith (Hopkins kick) WAS 12:03-4Q Hopkins FG26
GAME REPORTS Rick Stroud reports on another frustrating day for Buccaneers fans Tom Jones is on the road to nowhere Jacquizz Rodgers’ fumble spoils a career day for the receiving back The receivers are annoyed at lack of red zone success How much longer can Chandler Catanzaro remain the Bucs’ kicker? 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
STARTERS OFFENSE DEFENSE LT 76 Smith LDE 94 Nassib LG 74 Marpet DT 93 McCoy C 66 Jensen DT 91 Allen RG 77 Benenoch RDE 90 Pierre-Paul RT 69 Dotson MLB 53 Taylor TE 80 Howard WLB 54 David WR 10 Humphries SLB 59 Bond WR 11 Jackson LCB 24 Grimes WR 13 Evans RCB 33 Davis QB 14 Fitzpatrick SS 31 Whitehead RB 25 Barber FS 21 Evans PLAYED 7 Catanzaro, 9 Anger, 12 Godwin, 17 Watson, 22 Harris, 26 Adams, 29 Smith, 32 Rogers, 35 Elliott, 38 Wilson, 39 Johnson, 45 Cross, 49 Bullough, 50 Vea, 52 Lynch, 57 Spence, 61 Wester, 67 Liedtke, 71 Harris, 82 Auclair, 84 Brate, 89 Sanborn, 92 Gholston DID NOT PLAY 3 Winston INACTIVES 4 Griffin, 27 Jones, 36 Stewart, 56 Nunez-Roches, 62 Smith, 65 Cappa, 97 Curry
GAME HIGHLIGHTS Click on the boxes below to view the big plays The Bucs’ opening drive ended with a red-zone interception Jacquizz Rodgers’ fumble resulted in a touchback And after Mike Evans dropped a certain touchdown pass, this fumble ended Tampa Bay’s final scoring chance