He finished with 56 yards on nine carries. Miles Sanders had just one carry in the first half. The Eagles ran the ball just 19 times against the Bucs.So was his 46.2 completion percentage and 4.42 yards-per-attempt average. His 55.8 passer rating was his second-lowest of the season. He was just five-for-14 for 54 yards in the first half. He completed just 12 of 26 passes for 115 yards. Jalen Hurts had one of his worst games of the season against the Bucs.The Bucs averaged just 3.4 yards per carry on first down in the first half. to 3.3 yards per carry, 2.9 on first down. The Eagles did a good job against the Bucs’ ground game in Week 6, holding Leonard Fournette and Co.He was one of five quarterbacks who completed 80 percent of their attempts versus the Birds in the first nine weeks of the season. Brady completed 34 of 42 passes against the Eagles.The Bucs converted five of their six third downs of four yards or less, including all four third-and-ones. Six of the Bucs’ third downs against the Eagles were four yards or less, including four third-and-ones.The back-breaker was Brady’s 27-yard completion to Antonio Brown on third-and-seven with three minutes to go, which foiled the Eagles’ hopes of getting the ball back and possibly pulling off an upset.

The last one was a game-ending kneel-down, so it was actually 7 of 12. They converted seven of their 13 third downs against the Eagles that night. The Bucs had the second-highest third-down success rate in the league during the regular season (47.1).That said, just two of those last 11 games were against teams that finished higher than 17th in scoring. The Bucs were tied for third in first-quarter scoring with 107 points, behind only the Cowboys and Chiefs, who put up 130.Īfter the loss to the Bucs, the Eagles’ defense began to offer a little more first-quarter resistance, allowing just 52 first-quarter points in their last 11 games, which was the 13th most in the league. He was fifth in the league in first-quarter passing during the regular season with a 109.5 rating, a 71.5 completion percentage, 12 TDs, and just 2 interceptions. Tom Brady engineered a pair of game-opening 75-yard touchdown drives and the Bucs never really looked back, even if the scoreboard might’ve indicated otherwise.īrady completed 11 of 12 passes for 121 yards and two touchdowns on those first two drives. The Eagles gave up an NFL-high of 48 first-quarter points in their first six games, including 14 that night at the Linc. The last time the Eagles faced the Tampa Bay Bucs was in Week 6’s Thursday night game when Jonathan Gannon’s defense still was handing out first-quarter points like celebration cigars. Photograph by Mitchell Leff / Stringer via Getty Images Alex Singleton tackles running back Leonard Fournette of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third quarter at Lincoln Financial Field on October 14, 2021.

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