Buccaneers 27
(2-8, 2-3 away)
1:00 PM ET, November 16, 2014
FedEx Field, Landover, MD
FedEx Field, Landover, MD
Associated Press
Bucs Rout Redskins
The way Mike Evans is playing, no one's going to argue. The big receiver streaked down the left sideline and was open for the 36-yard touchdown pass from Josh McCown. It was part of a milestone, 209-yard game Sunday for the No. 7 overall draft pick in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 27-7 win over the Washington Redskins.
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John Keim. StoryThe 6-foot-5, 231-pound receiver caught seven passes and scored two touchdowns as the Buccaneers (2-8) snapped a five-game losing streak. The second TD went for 56 yards when the Redskins had a linebacker trail him down the middle of the field in the fourth quarter, the biggest no-contest in a game that turned into, well, a no-contest.
"When I have a game like that -- I had a couple of those in college -- it feels like getting hot in basketball," Evans said.
Evans said he watched the Randy Moss "30 for 30" ESPN special Saturday night, so it was only fitting that he is now the first rookie to post three consecutive 100-yard games with at least one touchdown in each since Moss in 1998. According to STATS, he's also the first rookie with 200 yards receiving and two touchdowns since Anquan Boldin in 2003. Evans finished seven yards shy of Vincent Jackson's franchise record of 216.
"I have been around the league for a while," Tampa Bay coach Lovie Smith said, "and I just know that I haven't been with (a rookie) that's been able to do some of the things he's done."
Evans accounted for 73 percent of McCown's 288 yards passing. After the previous week's loss, McCown broke down at his postgame news conference. This time, when he saw reporters making room for him to get to the dais, he deadpanned: "Last week, y'all get wet?"
"It's a way different feeling, although (the tears) could come out right now, too," McCown said. "I'm very, very pleased with what happened today."
By the way, McCown said that Evans really did make a route change while in motion on the first touchdown pass.
"I'm telling him while he's in motion, 'Yeah, do that, do that.' ... It was truly a last-second adjustment," McCown said.
Be Like Mike
Tampa
Bay's Mike Evans became the fifth rookie in the Super Bowl era (since
1966) to have 200 receiving yards and 2 TDs in a game.| Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Mike Evans | Bucs |
| 2003 | Anquan Boldin | Cardinals |
| 1996 | Eddie Kennison | Rams |
| 1979 | Jerry Butler | Bills |
| 1976 | Sammy White | Vikings |
| -- ESPN Stats & Information | ||
Washington also lost two-time Pro Bowl left tackle Trent Williams to knee and ankle injuries and left guard Shawn Lauvao to a concussion. Kai Forbath -- who had made 15 of 16 field goal attempts coming in -- was wide right from 47 and 50 yards.
"It was a travesty out there today," said Griffin, who threw two first-quarter interceptions. "We didn't play well. I didn't see the field as well as I would have liked to."
The Buccaneers had forced only 12 turnovers in their first nine games -- much to the chagrin of their defensive-minded coach -- but the three takeaways Sunday were textbook examples of teamwork.
Danny Lansanah's running-leap interception on the game's first play from scrimmage probably doesn't happen without Johnthan Banks' hit on intended receiver Niles Paul while Paul twice bobbled the ball. Banks' 19-yard return for a score was made possible because Mason Foster tipped the pass. Foster later jarred the ball loose from Roy Helu after a 13-yard gain, and Akeem Spence recovered the fumble in a pile.
Defensive tackle Gerald McCoy credited Smith for laying down the law to the defense.
"He lets his staff coach," McCoy said. "(But) the last couple of weeks he's been coming in there, saying, 'Hey, you've got to have a different attitude.' He usually don't do that. So we take that as, 'All right, we got to do something. The head man is coming in here.' "
Game notes
Williams will have an MRI on Monday on his right knee. His injury happened when his leg was accidentally hit from behind by his good friend and former Oklahoma teammate McCoy. ... Other Redskins injuries: NT Chris Baker (chest), TE Jordan Reed (hamstring), LB Trent Murphy (knee).
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Team Stat Comparison
TB
|
WSH
| |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 12 | 20 |
Passing 1st downs
| 8 | 8 |
Rushing 1st downs
| 3 | 9 |
1st downs from penalties
| 1 | 3 |
3rd down efficiency
| 3-10 | 4-13 |
4th down efficiency
| 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Total Plays | 46 | 69 |
| Total Yards | 329 | 322 |
| Yards per play | 7.2 | 4.7 |
| Total Drives | 9 | 11 |
| Passing | 281 | 167 |
Comp-Att
| 15-23 | 23-32 |
Yards per pass
| 11.2 | 4.4 |
Interceptions thrown
| 0 | 2 |
Sacks-Yards Lost
| 2-7 | 6-40 |
| Rushing | 48 | 155 |
Rushing Attempts
| 21 | 31 |
Yards per rush
| 2.3 | 5.0 |
| Red Zone (Made-Att) | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Penalties | 11-101 | 9-67 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
Fumbles lost
| 1 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown
| 0 | 2 |
| Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 25:49 | 34:11 |
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | TB | WSH | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | FG | 11:10 | Patrick Murray 32 Yd Field Goal
Drive info: 7 plays, 15 yds, 3:41
| 3 | 0 |
| TD | 3:56 | Johnthan Banks 19 Yd Interception Return (Patrick Murray Kick)
Drive info: 3 plays, 4 yds, 1:25
| 10 | 0 |
| SECOND QUARTER | TB | WSH | |||
| FG | 7:39 | Patrick Murray 38 Yd Field Goal
Drive info: 6 plays, 43 yds, 2:35
| 13 | 0 |
 | TD | 0:11 | Roy Helu 30 Yd pass from Robert Griffin (Kai Forbath Kick)
Drive info: 5 plays, 79 yds, 0:55
| 13 | 7 |
| THIRD QUARTER | TB | WSH | |||
| TD | 4:36 | Mike Evans 36 Yd pass from Josh McCown (Patrick Murray Kick)
Drive info: 4 plays, 60 yds, 2:15
| 20 | 7 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | TB | WSH | |||
| TD | 14:07 | Mike Evans 56 Yd pass from Josh McCown (Patrick Murray Kick)
Drive info: 5 plays, 80 yds, 2:48
| 27 | 7 |
Research Notes
The
Bucs defense had 6 sacks and 3 takeaways against the Redskins Sunday.
The last time that a Lovie Smith coached team had at least 6 sacks and 3
takeaways in a game was back in Week 2 of 2006, when his former team
(Bears) defeated the Lions 34-7.
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The Buccaneers blitzed Robert Griffin
III on just 4 of his 42 dropbacks Sunday (10%) and the strategy kept
Griffin at bay. Griffin's average pass traveled a career-low 4.2 yards
downfield Sunday, and 4 of his 6 sacks were against standard pressure.
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Mike Evans
caught 5 of his 6 targets on passes thrown 15+ yards downfield Sunday,
including both of his TD. Evans has caught 15-of-21 such targets over
the Buccaneers last 4 games after recording just 4 receptions on those
passes in his first 5 games played.
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Bucs Mike Evans
eclipsed 100 Rec yds for the 3rd consecutive game. He becomes the 1st
Bucs rookie to have 100 yds in 3 consecutive games and just the 3rd
receiver in team history to accomplish the feat (Mark Carrier in 1989,
Antonio Bryant in 2008).
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Robert Griffin III's interception was the first time in his career he's thrown a pick on his first pass attempt in a game.
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