Those two will, obviously, earn “Kudos” this week. We go in-depth on all things JPP in this week’s episode.
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“While the team had placed a franchise tag on him in the offseason, Pierre-Paul never signed the tender and is, at the moment, unsigned”, added the same report. The duo made plays on Sunday. He not only played, though, he played outstanding football.
He played in 73% of the Giants’ defensive snaps. That’s already the third rushing touchdown of the season for the rookie passer, the sixth-most by a QB in a single season in team annals. The answers are yes, and yes. That’s as many as he had all of last season at Florida State.
McCoy didn’t do much to quell that criticism when he reportedly brushed past reporters following Sunday’s loss to the Giants, refusing to talk to the media, according to JoeBucsFan.com. But the red zone woes continued as the Bucs had to settle for another field goal to make it 17-9 going into half. Just like that, Tampa Bay was in business. Kick coverage stifled Bobby Rainey, especially on his final return on the afternoon. “We’re just not doing that right now”, McCoy said.
This will be the first time that the Giants get to see No. 1 overall pick Jamies Winston. Brinkley led the Giants with seven tackles against the Buccaneers and also had an important fumble recovery and a forced fumble.
ELI’S DAY: Manning improved to 5-0 vs. the Bucs, including a playoff victory in 2007. The catch came on a play that started with 4:14 left.
Nix has only participated in four games with the Giants in his second career season.
Beckham, incidentally, set more records.
Statspass tracks third-down data back through the 1991 season, and this is the first time in those 25 seasons that the Buccaneers have been over 45% successful on third-down attempts for five straight games. The undrafted rookie, promoted from the practice squad 10 days ago, came through with five catches for 55 yards, catching every pass on which he was targeted. He gets this “Kudos”, though for one absolutely incredible effort play. Three times in the first half, Tampa Bay reached the NY 10-yard line but couldn’t get a touchdown. Brown’s 44-yard field goal made it 26-18 and left Tampa Bay with just 26 seconds to respond. Getting both plays in the same game proved to be a rare feat for a Buccaneers’ offense.
Trevin Wade – For his hustle and being in the right place at the right time. Verner also recorded an interception from the nickel position.
Coach Lovie Smith remains puzzled why the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have failed to win consecutive games under his watch. Cornerback Prince Amukamara is close to returning from a pectoral injury. In their other three home games they’ve been outscored 111-55 and haven’t lost by fewer than 14 points. “I’ve got to work on wet ball drills or something”.
At the top of the list are Mike Evans’s hands.
The drive ultimately stalls because of another drop on a third-and-2, this one by Martin. 500 at 5-4. It also ensures the Giants will not face a lengthy losing streak, at least not yet, as they have a very hard matchup with the New England Patriots next week.
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Damontre Moore – Hate to do this, but another game and another roughing the passer penalty for Moore. Evans was credited with six dropped passes by ESPN Stats & Info, which is the most in a single game by a single player in the last 10 years.
