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Winston, Evans lead Bucs' to close victory over Broncos

10/2/16

Tairy Hesticles

-ESPN Journalist

In a highly contested matchup between the Bucs and Broncos, The Bucs ended up sealing the deal the very last minute of the game. In short summary, the Broncos had the ball driving down the field knocking at the Bucs' door. Many fans were scared that the Bucs would give up a late lead like many times in the past, but the Bucs prevailed. The game saving play goes to rookie DB Vernon Hargreaves III, who intercepted a deep pass from Semien on 4th down. It was an all or nothing toss to DT, who was surrounded by defenders, but it was VH3 to went up and grabbed the ball ending the game. Winston and Evans continue to connect with each other leaving opposing defenses scratching their heads. Here is what Jameis had to say about his success with Mike Evans thus far.

Jameis Winston: "Since I started playing with Mike we have been developing chemistry like no other, it's a trust kind of relationship. He knows where I'm going to put the ball, I know his ability and use that and his size to our advantage. So far we have matched up against the likes of Patrick Peterson, Talib who are two of the best corners in the league. Using size against them has been a big reason why we have success."

Stats/Analysis

Denver Broncos at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Oct 2, 2016	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Denver Broncos (1-3)					23
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-2)					24

Team Stats Comparison
	DEN	TAM
Total Offense	431	364
Rushing Yards	147	86
Passing Yards	284	278
First Downs	17	15
Punt Return Yards	0	23
Kick Return Yards	24	44
Total Yards	465	431
Turnovers	1	0
3rd Down Converstion	4	3
4th Down Conversion	0	1
2-Point Conversion	0	0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	100%	100%
Penalties	35	81
Posession Time	21:09	18:51

Denver Broncos PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Trevor Siemien 28/36 298 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD C.J. Anderson 18 131 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Demaryus Thomas 7 102 Virgil Green 7 46 C.J. Anderson 5 25 1 Rueben Randle 5 84 Emanuel Sanders 2 18 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Max Garcia 1 Donald Stephenson 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Darian Stewart 7 Brandon Marshall 7 Chris Canty 6 Chris Harris J.R. 5 Todd Davis 4 1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Jameis Winston 21/23 288 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Doug Martin 18 66 3.7 0 Charles Sims III 3 13 4.3 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Mike Evans 10 181 1 Adam Humphries 4 30 Luke Stocker 2 21 Cameron Brate 1 7 Cecil Shorts III 1 11 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Lavonte David 10 Kwon Alexander 8 Ryan Smith(R) 8 Chris Conte 6 Vernon Hargreaves III(R) 6 1 Clinton McDonald 5 1 Howard Jones 1 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Roberto Aguayo(R) 1/2

Qb's: Jameis Winston was nearly perfect on Sunday, only missing two completions.

Rb's: Doug Martin and Charles Sims III were silent on Sunday, only totaling 79 yards and 1 touchdown. The Broncos D was very stout against the run on Sunday.

Receivers: Mike Evans led the charge once again with 10 receptions and nearly 200 yards and a touchdown. Winston found Evans the majority of the game but also found Cecil Shorts III in the endzone.

Offensive Line: Produced another great game as a whole. Through 4 weeks the unit is still healthy and did not give up any sacks against the Broncos terrifying defense.

Defensive Line: Clinton McDonald and Howard Jones recorded a sack each. The d-line isn't looking as bad as we thought with injuries to William Gholston and Noah Spence.

Linebackers: Lavonte David and Kwon Alexander Continue to lead the team in tackles, but on blitzing downs they aren't penetrating as much as we would like.

DB's: Once again gave up a lot yards especially to unproven QB Trevor Siemien. The highlight of this unit was rookie Vernon Hargreaves III grabbing a game winning interception in the endzone.

Week 5 Injury report
Pos	Player	Injury Note
TE	Cameron Brate	Broken Collarbone 7 weeks
LE	George Johnson	Fractured Hip 7 weeks IR
LE	William Gholston	Dislocated Elbow 3 weeks
FS	Bradley McDougald	Broken Collarbone 7 weeks
RE	Noah Spence(R)	Broken Collarbone 4 weeks