The Bucs held on in a thrilling game to beat the Bills 33-27 in overtime on Sunday. With the win, it moved the Bucs to 10-3 on the season, remaining in the hunt for the No. 1 seed in the NFC. Tampa Bay will enter Week 15 with a chance to lock up the NFC South with a victory over the Saints.
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On the Bucs first touchdown, Leonard Fournette followed his pullers and turned on the jets. Fueled by a devastating block by tackle Donovan Smith, Fournette ran 47 yards for the score. Fournette reached 21 mph on the run to give the Bucs the go-ahead score.
To recap: @MikeEvans13_ is really good at football.
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On a drive that saw big chain moving catches by Rob Gronkowski and Chris Godwin, Tom Brady found Mike Evans in the corner of the end zone for a 17-3 lead. Evans leapt for the acrobatic catch to put the Bucs ahead 14 points.
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Here’s another look at Evans incredible touchdown grab.
🏈🚨 QB sneak. Touchdown, Tom. #GoBucs
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On the third touchdown of the game, Brady marched the offense 72 yards down the field for the score. A spectacular sideline catch by Evans, set the Bucs up at the 2-yard line. Brady kept it himself two plays later on a quarterback sneak to go ahead 24-3 just before the half.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME, @B_Perriman11?!!!
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— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) December 13, 2021
After a second half collapse by both sides of the ball, the Bucs found themselves in overtime needing a score to win. The game-winning drive included a close third down conversion by Fournette and a defensive pass interference call drawn by Mike Evans. On a 3rd-and-3 mesh concept, Brady saw Perriman get open out of the corner of his eye. He delivered a perfectly thrown pass and Perriman had one man to beat. The speedy wideout won the foot race to give the Bucs the victory on Brady’s 700th career touchdown pass.