“I had over 100 tickets that I bought for them, and they all came”, Rodgers-Cromartie said after the Giants’ 32-18 victory Sunday.
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The Bucs (3-5) had a chance to tie the game in the fourth quarter, but a two-point conversion failed. After setting the National Football League record for most passing touchdowns in a game with the New Orleans Saints, the Giants and Buccaneers came one field goal away from tying the record for more field goals in a game; they would have tied it had Buccaneers kicker Connor Barth not missed in the first half.
Manning finished 26-for-40 for 213 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.
While the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ offense has been improving with the play of quarterback Jameis Winston, the defense has struggled for most of the season. And the special teams converted clutch field goals throughout the afternoon to keep the Buccaneers at bay.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have activated offensive tackle Demar Dotson from the injured reserve/designated for return list and waived cornerback Tim Jennings.
Pierre-Paul, 26 years old, had said the accident came during his now-shelved annual fireworks display that he put on for children.
Three-time Pro Bowler Gerald McCoy inked a huge contract extension last season, putting even more pressure on the team captain to take his production and consistency to the next level. Of course, Brady will never forget the Giants battering him and beating his Pats in Super Bowl XLII in Glendale, Ariz., and again four years later in Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis. Tampa Bay took four possessions into the red zone but turned only one of them into a touchdown. The Bucs’ win probability slides 1.4 percentage points to 11.3 percent, but tight end Cameron Brate’s diving catch for a 17-yard gain two plays later lessens the impact.
Finally, the Giants found the end zone as they drove 80 yards and Manning hooked up with Rueben Randle for an eight yard touchdown on third and five.
The Giants answered with a 53-yard field goal from Josh Brown, extending the advantage to 23-18 with 7:18 left in the game. The Buccaneers closed the halftime score 10 17-9 with a 62-yard field goal drive after a successful stop on fourth down by the defense in Tampa Bay territory.
“We have to learn how to do that, get a few consistency, myself in general, week-in and week-out”, defensive tackle Gerald McCoy said. In the end, we dropped balls, untimely penalties in awful situations.
“He will assume whatever roles we need to design in order for us to maximize his ability”, Coughlin said. He had two touchdowns but also had two interceptions.
Odell Beckham – Nine catches for 105 yards for Beckham. Neither scored a touchdown. Defensive back Tramain Jacobs, just added to the roster Saturday, got credit for that tackle.
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“I think he made a couple of outstanding rushes, particularly at the end when the quarterback was forced to roll right and heave the ball up. That was critical at that time”.
