The Bucs took a game they were coasting in and made it a little dicey in the fourth quarter, as the Eagles stormed back. When the game was on the line with 5:54 remaining and up six points, the Bucs got it going as Tom Brady connected on big plays to Antonio Brown and Cam Brate to help move the ball down the field and run out the clock.

Led by another great game from Leonard Fournette and a solid performance by the defense, the Bucs escaped Philadelphia with a win over the Eagles 28-22. Tampa Bay improved its’ record to 5-1 on the season, staying atop the NFC South.

Here’s the most disappointing players from the game.

RG Alex Cappa

As great as the offensive line was, Cappa was the weak link on Thursday night. He got pushed back pretty far on Tom Brady’s pass that was almost an interception after a booth review overturned it. The pressure caused him to get rid of the ball early and forced the Bucs to punt. Not long after, Cappa couldn’t stop Derek Barnett as he got a shot on Brady and forced another incomplete pass. Teams will look at this and try to get the right matchup against him in future games in order to get to the quarterback. Cappa also had a false start penalty in the game that was called on Tristan Wirfs. It looked like Cappa moved first on the replay.

OLB Jason Pierre-Paul

It’s not easy to slow down a mobile quarterback like Jalen Hurts, but Pierre-Paul’s outside contain was quite poor and very noticeable. There were times that Pierre-Paul would cut to the inside, opening up the door for Hurts to roll out and pick up a good amount of yards. I’m not saying Pierre-Paul has lost a step yet, but Shaq Barrett and Joe Tryon-Shoyinka are clearly much faster and did a better job of matching Hurts. Maybe it’s time for Tryon-Shoyinka to get more snaps, even with JPP back. The veteran finished the game with two tackles and a half-sack.

S Mike Edwards

If you want to say that Edwards’ pass interference penalty was a ticky-tack call, I’m not going to argue against you. But Edwards was beaten down the field by Jaelon Reagor on the play, which opened up the opportunity in the first place. The Bucs had the Eagles on the ropes at the time, leading 28-7. Edwards penalty cost the Bucs 50 yards and put the Eagles in scoring situation. He recorded four tackles in the win.

CB Ross Cockrell 

I don’t think Cockrell played poorly, but his dropped interception was too egregious not to mention. With the Eagles around midfield, Cockrell perfectly timed a screen to Miles Sanders and jumped in front of the pass. The lobbed throw hit him in the hands and fell harmlessly to the round. It was a floater, so there shouldn’t have been much difficulty on the catch. It stung even more that Cockrell likely would’ve sealed the game with a pick-six.

This also created a butterfly effect, as kicker Jake Elliott missed the ensuing field goal attempt, but the Bucs were stopped on a fourth down opportunity. This gave the ball back to the Eagles, who used a shorter field to score and cut the Bucs’ lead to 6. If he picks the ball off, Tampa Bay doesn’t have to sweat this one out.

Bucs Penalties

Once again the Bucs committed way too many penalties in the game. Overall they were flagged for 120 yards on the night – longer than an entire football field. That’s not a winning formula in tougher matchups. It wasn’t even the number of penalties, it was the high amount of yards per infraction that really cost them. There were three penalties in particular that stood out and hurt Tampa Bay.

The first was on the opening drive, as Jamel Dean was penalized for pass interference. That put the ball at the Bucs’ 2-yard line.

The second was the previously mentioned pass interference penalty on Edwards that eventually pulled the Eagles within two scores.

Last, but not least was a holding penalty on Donovan Smith in the fourth quarter. This set the Bucs back to first-and-20, and Tampa  was only able to get 18 of those yards back after three downs. Tampa Bay elected to go for it on fourth down, but did not convert. If the Bucs didn’t have to pick up those 10 penalty yards, there’s probably a different tone to the way the Bucs won the game.