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The problem areas the Bears cleaned up vs. Buccaneers
Coming within a 30-day span in the spring, the events of three days in 2015 will live long in the minds of Tampa Bay sports fans. “Winston tried to back up, and I just made the play”. “Carolina did the same thing”. I will take that because last season I needed two hands to count the number of games they gave up. “Of course we’ve got to go get the one next week, but that’s just going to be something to build on, momentum and strive for the best next year”.
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Chicago (5-9) is in a similar position after being eliminated from the race last week, too.
This week the 5-9 Chicago Bears travel to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who are 6 – 8 on the season. “We’re disappointed. This is a better football team”.
In the final road game of the 2015, this could be where we learn an very bad lot about this team. We haven’t handled situations as well as some more veteran teams would. “I think when we’ve had that little stinger, that little edge, you know those have been games we’ve won”.
Rookie center Hroniss Grasu suffered a left knee injury in the second half but returned. Defensively, the Buccaneers yield 239.0 yards in passing and 99.7 yards in rushing.
“His growth has been fantastic on a week-to-week basis”, linebacker Lavonte David said. There are holes on offense, defense and special teams. “He’s been nothing short of what we expected”.
Winston, whose 50-yard touchdown pass had given the Bucs a 14-13 lead in the third quarter, twice got inside the Chicago 25-yard line without scoring. Linebacker Shea McClellin sat out after suffering a concussion in last week’s loss to the Vikings.
“It’s hard, especially against a defense like this”, Cutler said.
“We had a lot of reasons to play well”. Smith lost for the second straight season to Chicago, the team he coached for nine seasons from 2004 to 2012.
“Usually you don’t get that break, so to get that turned around, I think we went down and scored after that, that’s a huge break for us”.
“It’s on all of us”.
“They’re going to come and try to take our heads off like they’ve been playing well all year, so we’ve got to come and compete”, Winston said.
WITHIN REACH: The Bucs will miss the playoffs for the eighth straight season, but still can accomplish a franchise first. He threw for two TDs, including a 43-yard Hail Mary toss to Austin Seferian-Jenkins with one second remaining. The fourth-year pro – and his offensive line – want that title of No. 1 rusher.
The Bears welcome division rival Detroit to Soldier Field in a Week 17 finale between two teams destined for a top 15 selection.
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Since entering the league, Alshon Jeffery has proven to be one of the best receivers in the NFL when healthy by making defensive coordinator’s cringe at the sound of his name.