There will not be more disappointing or devastating losses for the Bucs than this one. Giving up an NFL rookie passing
yardage record to CJ Stroud and blowing defensive coverages to allow Houston scores. Even after the Bucs somehow took
the lead inside the final minute after Mike Evans recovered an offensive fumble inside the red zone, the defense gave it
straight up with a 75-yard drive in 40 seconds. Former Buc RB Dare Ogunbowale kicked a FG for the Texans due to injury.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: R.White 20-73, Vaughn 4-9, Mayfield 4-4,
Edmonds 3-(-5).
TEXANS: Singletary 13-26, Hutchinson 1-12, Stroud 0-
10, Boone 1-3, Dell 2-2.
PASSING
BUCS: Mayfield 30-21-265-0-2.
TEXANS: Stroud 42-30-470-0-5.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Otton 6-70, Evans 4-87, R.White 4-46, Palmer 3-
51, Godwin 2-16, Vaughn 1-(-1), Edmonds 1-(-1),
Hainsey 0-(-3).
TEXANS: Schultz 10-130, Brown 6-153, Dell 6-114,
Collins 3-54, Beck 2-5, Singletary 2-0, Metchie 1-14.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: none.
TEXANS: none.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Thompkins 3-54.
TEXANS: Dell 2-44, Boone 1-8.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Thompkins 3-22.
TEXANS: Dell 1-7.
SACKS
BUCS: Kancey 1-13, D.White 1-7, Barrett 1-7.
TEXANS: Davis 1-9, Anderson1-5.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 37 Houston Texans 39
Sunday 5 November 2023 at NRG Stadium
GAME SCORING
TB
3-0
12:56-1Q
McLaughlin FG35
HOU
3-7
9:10-1Q
Collins 14 pass from Stroud (Fairbairn)
TB
10-7
2:13-1Q
Otton 3 pass from Mayfield (McLaughlin)
TB
17-7
9:05-2Q
R.White 1 run (McLaughlin)
HOU
17-10
5:17-2Q
Fairbairn FG50
TB
20-10
12:38-3Q
McLaughlin FG49
HOU
20-16
12:20-3Q
Brown 75 pass from Stroud (pass failed)
TB
23-16
9:23-3Q
McLaughlin FG55
HOU
23-22
5:59-3Q
Dell 29 pass from Stroud (pass failed)
HOU
23-30
14:11-4Q
Schultz 9 pass from Stroud (Stroud run)
TB
30-30
11:43-4Q
R.White 1 run (McLaughlin)
HOU
30-33
8:45-4Q
Ogunbowale FG29
TB
37-33
0:46-4Q
Otton 14 pass from Mayfield (McLaughlin)
HOU
37-39
0:06-4Q
Dell 15 pass from Stroud (run failed)
GAME REPORTS
C.J. Stroud throws five TDs and Bucs blow late lead to Texans
Don't blame this one on Baker Mayfield or the Bucs offense
Mike Evans becomes first Buc WR to surpass 11,000 career yards
How ESPN saw the game unfold
Scott Smith’s official game report
Click here for the play-by-play and the NFL gamebook
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
78 Wirfs
DL
94 Kancey
LG
64 Stinnie
NT
50 Vea
C
70 Hainsey
DL
92 Gholston
RG
69 Mauch
OLB
9 Tryon-Shoyinka
RT
67 Goedecke
ILB
45 White
TE
88 Otton
ILB
54 David
WR
10 Palmer
OLB
7 Barrett
WR
13 Evans
CB
35 Dean
WR
14 Godwin
CB
24 Davis
QB
6 Mayfield
S
23 Neal
RB
1 White
S
31 Winfield
PLAYED
0 Diaby, 4 McLaughlin, 5 Camarda, 8 Dennis, 18 Jarrett, 21
Vaughn, 22 Edmonds, 26 Merriweather, 27 McCollum, 29
Izien, 30 Delaney, 32 Hayes, 41 Kieft, 49 Gill, 52 Britt, 73
Walton, 77 Skule, 79 O’Connor, 83 Thompkins, 87 Durham,
91 Greene, 96 Gaines, 97 Triner, 98 Nelson
DID NOT PLAY
2 Trask, 60 Leverett
INACTIVES
11 Wolford, 44 Tucker, 58 Watts, 71 Feiler, 89 Wells, 90 Hall
NFL RESULTS - WEEK 9
Tampa Bay 37 Houston 39
Pittsburgh 20 Tennessee 16
Kansas City 21 Miami 14
Minnesota 31 Atlanta 28
Cleveland 27 Arizona 0
Green Bay 20 LA Rams 3
Washington 20 New England 17
New Orleans 24 Chicago 17
Baltimore 37 Seattle 3
Indianapolis 27 Carolina 13
Las Vegas 30 NY Giants 6
Philadelphia 28 Dallas 23
Cincinnati 24 Buffalo 18
LA Chargers 27 NY Jets 6
bye week: Denver, Detroit, Jacksonville and San Francisco
COMMENTARY CREW Ian Eagle and Charles Davis
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
Click on the boxes below to view the big plays
Cade Otton forced his way into the endzone for the first Buccaneer score
Rachaad White had a pair of rushing touchdowns - this is the second one
Otton put the Bucs ahead inside the final minute but to no avail