But Eli Manning caught fire in the fourth quarter, with back-to-back touchdown passes to Odell Beckham Jr. followed by a go-ahead bomb to Sterling Shepard. On Sunday, it was the Buccaneers’ turn to wreak havoc. Either through lack of depth of lack of scheme, the Bucs left Vikings receivers wide open as a matter of routine. The Bucs played without injured LBs Kwon Alexander (hamstring) and Lavonte David (ankle), who were inactive.
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The Giants tried a new offensive line, their third in four games this season. They remain scoreless in first quarters this season. It would have been a 47-yard attempt but instead, McAdoo went for it on fourth down from the Tampa 30-yard line and was denied when Manning was hit as he threw and his pass to Marshall fell incomplete.
In terms of personnel, the Buccaneers are in a position to be the most creative team in football if they want to be. “There’s no other way to put it, but it’s time to win”.
The third phase of the game is when many go to the fridge to grab another drink.
Giants wide receiver Brandon Marshall loses the football after getting hit by Buccaneers cornerback Brent Grimes and safety Justin Evans on October 1, 2017, in Tampa, Fla.
This game felt like one where the team with the ball last would wind up winning it. Winston orchestrated a two-minute drill to set up the game-winning field goal by Folk.
It’s also the hidden factor in deciding close games in any level of football. It doesn’t make much sense, but the Giants will cover nonetheless.
The 0-3 Giants are staring at some staggering history. Traveling to Minnesota, while realizing it’d be a hard matchup, the Bucs would have gone into the game expecting that they’d escape with a win.
The Buccaneers were missing two of their starting linebackers and a reserve safety entering the contest.
“Our mindset is we have to get this win right here”, NY quarterback Eli Manning said. Against the Buccaneers, the Giants rushed for 91 yards, while allowing 111 yards.
Though the Giants are winless, we have to start taking Tampa Bay seriously in the NFC hierarchy. It still couldn’t fully revive a dormant running game or help produce an offensive explosion. NY put up 24 points in just 15 minutes of game time. But he might just be able to go out with a bang, as Philadelphia ran all over the Giants a week ago. They tried three different backs and none of them gained more than 22 yards. After an Aldrick Rosas field goal, Manning completed 4-of-5 passes to get NY deep into Bucs territory. In that Minnesota game, Tampa QB Jameis Winston put up 328 yards, two touchdowns and three picks with DeSean Jackson leading the receivers on 84 yards and a TD on four receptions.
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Even if the Bucs find that rhythm, they acknowledge that the Giants will pose a formidable challenge.
