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The Crow¡¯s Nest: Woes in Saints backfield
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Authentic Mike Evans Jersey , a bold prediction, and a tough camp Forget The Defensive Line Rotation - JoeBucsFan.comIt¡¯s not happening! Not now anyway.¡±We Set Out To Have A Tougher Training Camp¡± - JoeBucsFan.comWe¡¯re three days from kickoff, the real stuff, and that means Dirk Koetter is sitting down with a private chat.Buccaneers battling Brees, Saints' home dominance minus Winston | ReutersNEW ORLEANS - For the last four seasons, the New Orleans Saints have started the regular season 0-2, and only last year were they able to climb out of that deep, early hole, to make the playoffs, winning eight consecutive games to get there.Saints could have just two running backs vs. Bucs, but it'd be 'hard to do' | NOLA.comTeam has just two running backs following roster moves this weekBrees Has Earned The Respect Of Bucs' McCoy | Pewter ReportWith just three days until the Buccaneers play their first game of the season in New Orleans, Pro Bowl defensive tackle Gerald McCoy spoke to the media about their upcoming game. And about a certain player who has been to a few Pro Bowls of his own.Bold Predictions - ESPNCould Dalvin Cook be the NFL's rushing champ? Our reporters make fearless forecasts on Super Bowl teams, MVPs and more.NFL odds 2018: 4 bets worth your money in Week 1, plus a college bonus! - SBNation.comRetired NFL lineman and gambling man Geoff Schwartz has a five tips to get you ready for Week 1 of the 2018 NFL season.Steelers won't be rescinding tag for Le'Veon Bell - NFL.comAs Le'Veon Bell's holdout continues, the Pittsburgh Steelers don't intend on rescinding the standout's franchise tag, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reports. When will he report?The situation with Le¡¯Veon Bell and his Steelers teammates is complicated - SBNation.comRetired NFL lineman Geoff Schwartz explains why it¡¯s a unique ordeal that can¡¯t be boiled down to simple conclusions on Twitter. It¡¯s no secret: when you make mistakes in the NFL Youth Kwon Alexander Jersey , you lose games. Penalties and turnovers are one-way tickets to adding a mark in the ¡°L¡± column.The Bucs know this. They went 3-7 in one-score games last season primarily because they made mistakes in both crucial moments and throughout a game on a common basis.An ability to avoid major mistakes was commonplace throughout the first two games of the 2018 season, but it was rendered absent on Monday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers.The game got off to a great start for the Bucs. The defense forced a three-and-out on Pittsburgh¡¯s first possession of the game, but the Steelers returned the favor on Tampa Bay¡¯s subsequent drive. The defense continued to make plays as Justin Evans read Ben Roethlisberger perfectly and intercepted a pass intended for JuJu Smith-Schuster. The Bucs began their next drive in great field position at the Steelers¡¯ 39. It only took a few plays until Peyton Barber broke off an 18-yard run all the way down to the Steelers¡¯ four-yard line. Bucs¡¯ tight end Cameron Brate caught his first touchdown of the season on the next play and gave the Bucs the first lead of the game, 7-0. All of a sudden, Pittsburgh had dug themselves in a hole, but that changed quickly after Roethlisberger found a wide open Vance McDonald coming off a busted coverage. After the reception, McDonald stiff-armed Bucs¡¯ safety Chris Conte into China as he rumbled down the sideline for a 75-yard touchdown. Fortunately for the Bucs, the Steelers have some kicking woes of their own. Chris Boswell missed the PAT and Tampa Bay avoided the tie, 7-6.The Bucs were moving the ball well on the next drive, but a nice pass break up by Jon Bostic on O.J. Howard and a sack on the next play took them out of field goal range. The offense had to settle for a Bryan Anger punt that pinned the Steelers at their own eight.A missed attempt by Bucs¡¯ cornerback Brent Grimes to tip a Roethlisberger pass ended up as a 43-yard completion to JuJu Smith-Schuster. To make matters worse, Gerald McCoy was called for a roughing the passer penalty that tacked on an extra 15 yards. Good tackling by the defense held the Steelers to a 38-yard field goal as they took the lead, 9-7.Tampa Bay committed their first turnover of the game on the next drive after Chris Godwin fumbled the ball on a catch and run that would¡¯ve been good for a first down. Pittsburgh took over at the Bucs¡¯ 33 and scored just two plays later when Antonio Brown put Brent Grimes on skates en route to a 27-yard touchdown on a quick pass. The Steelers now led 16-7 and a sense of urgency had begun to develop on the Tampa Bay sideline. The next drive got off to a great start as Mike Evans took a pass 27 yards into Steeler territory. A personal foul on the Steelers brought the ball even further down the field and the Bucs looked to be in good shape. 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-jersey , but a dropped pass by Godwin in the back of the endzone kept the Bucs to just three points, 23-10.Roethlisberger was absolutely masterful on the Steelers¡¯ next offensive drive. With just 1:15 left on the clock, he drove the offense down and scored a touchdown in just ten plays to give Pittsburgh a three-score lead at halftime, 30-10.Could the Bucs mount a second-half comeback with no running game, an inconsistent pass rush and limited pass protection?The first drive of the second half was a bag of mixed results to say the least. An amazing 2-and-17 pass from Fitzpatrick to Godwin was ruled a 56-yard catch and run for a touchdown after it initially appeared as no one touched him down. But the replay revealed that Godwin¡¯s shoe clipped the shoulder of Pittsburgh¡¯s Hilton on his way to the ground. The Bucs faced a critical 3rd-and-18 just a few plays later and were able to convert on a short screen pass to Godwin that gave the receiver just enough room to run for the first down.Tampa Bay¡¯s red zone woes continued, however, as an illegal shift penalty followed by a sack essentially killed the drive and they had to settle for another field goal to cut the lead to 17 and make the score 30-13.Godwin had an up and down dayDouglas DeFelice-USA TODAY SportsThe good news was that the defense received a great amount of rest due to the Bucs¡¯ drive taking 7:53 off the clock, but the bad news was that they failed to score a touchdown in the red zone for the third time (2/5) in this game. A lack of a pass rush kept the Steelers offense moving on their next drive, but just when Tampa Bay needed a play, they got one. A strip-sack courtesy of Jason Pierre-Paul forced Pittsburgh to attempt a 47-yard field goal by Boswell.Even though the Bucs didn¡¯t recover the fumble on the strip-sack, the end result was the same as Boswell¡¯s attempt bounced off of the right upright and left the score unaffected.As it turned out, that was the breath of life that Tampa Bay needed to get back in the ball game.They drove all the way down to the Steelers¡¯ four-yard line when Fitzpatrick scrambled to his left and chucked a high-arching pass to a wide open Godwin in the back of the endzone. All of a sudden, it was a game after the Steeler lead was cut down, 30-20. Pierre-Paul carried on with his day of harassing Roethlisberger in the pocket and the Bucs¡¯ defense held tough once again, but there was an abnormal amount of cheering throughout the stadium - especially for a defensive stop. As the cameras panned over; viewers - amongst others - realized that it was DeSean Jackson sitting back awaiting the punt.It turns out that all of the excitement foreshadowed one of the more exciting plays of the game that was unfortunately wiped out due to a penalty. Jackson used his world-class speed to cut through the punt return unit for an electrifying 83-yard touchdown that sent Raymond James into a frenzy.Fitzpatrick and the offense didn¡¯t let the penalty phase them. Instead, they created big plays of their own Gerald McCoy Jersey , culminating in a beautiful, 24-yard pass to Evans that cut the lead to just one score, 30-27.Tampa Bay was in business. Pittsburgh was on its heels. Such is life in the NFL.
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