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Bucs Postgame Highlights & Stats from the 28-22 Win Over Philly

BUCCANEERS POSTGAME NOTES

Credit: Buccaneers Communications

- The Buccaneers defeated the Eagles 28-22, moving to 5-1 on the season. Tampa Bay has begun a season 5-1 four previous times in its history. In all four of those seasons the Buccaneers won at least 10 games.

- Tampa Bay’s 195 points scored are its most in team history through six games.

MOST POINTS SCORED THROUGH SIX GAMES – TEAM HISTORY

Rank        Season                                                           Points

1.             2021 Buccaneers                                              195

2.             2020 Buccaneers                                               177

3.             2019 Buccaneers                                               173

4.             2018 Buccaneers                                               167

5.             2000 Buccaneers                                               150

- Tampa Bay’s 2,556 net yards are its second-most through six games in team history.

MOST TOTAL YARDS THROUGH SIX GAMES – TEAM HISTORY

Rank        Season                                                           Yards

1.             2018 Buccaneers                                              2,697

2.             2021 Buccaneers                                            2,556

3.             2017 Buccaneers                                              2,355

4.             2019 Buccaneers                                              2,206

5.             2003 Buccaneers                                              2,203

- The Buccaneers offense took 10 plays for 75 yards on the opening drive to score the game’s first touchdown on a 2-yard pass from QB Tom Brady to TE O.J. Howard. The touchdown marked the first of the season for Howard and the 15th of his NFL career. His 15 receiving touchdowns for the Buccaneers are the fourth-most by a tight end in team history.

RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS BY A TIGHT END – BUCCANEERS HISTORY

Rank        Player (Seasons)                                                TD

1.             Jimmie Giles (1978-86)                                       34

2.             Cameron Brate (2014-Present)                            29

3.             Dave Moore (1992-2001, 2004-06)                       24

4.             O.J. Howard (2017-Present)                               15

5.             Kellen Winslow (2009-11)                                    12

-Howard finished with six receptions for 49 yards receiving. His six receptions matched a career high and marked his most in a game since 9/24/18 vs. Pittsburgh.

- Buccaneers QB Tom Brady completed 34-of-42 passes for 297 yards and two touchdowns, earning a 102.1 passer rating.

-Brady continues to lead the NFL in passing yards and surpassed Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes for the most passing touchdowns heading into Sunday’s Week 6 action.

NFL PASSING YARDAGE LEADERS – 2021 SEASON

Rank        Player (Current Team)                                      Yards

1.             Tom Brady (TB)                                               2,064

2.             Derek Carr (LV)                                                1,605

3.             Matthew Stafford (LAR)                                     1,587

4.             Justin Herbert (LAC),                                       1,576

5.             Lamar Jackson (BAL)                                        1,519

NFL PASSING TOUCHDOWN LEADERS – 2021 SEASON

Rank        Player (Current Team)                                        TD

1.             Tom Brady (TB)                                                 17

2.             Patrick Mahomes (KC)                                        16

3t.            Justin Herbert (LAC)                                           13

3t.            Dak Prescott (DAL)                                             13

5t.            Josh Allen (BUF)                                                 12

5t.            Matthew Stafford (LAR)                                       12

5t.            Jameis Winston (NO)                                          12

-Brady’s 2,064 passing yards and 17 passing touchdowns are also both the most by a quarterback through six games in team history.

MOST PASSING YARDS THROUGH SIX GAMES – TEAM HISTORY

Rank        Player (Season)                                               Yards

1.             Tom Brady (2021)                                            2,064

2.             Jameis Winston (2019)                                      1,771

3.             Jameis Winston (2017)                                      1,643

4t.            Brad Johnson (2003)                                         1,596

4t.            Jameis Winston (2016)                                      1,596

MOST PASSING TOUCHDOWNS THROUGH SIX GAMES – TEAM HISTORY

Rank        Player (Season)                                                  TD

1.             Tom Brady (2021)                                              17

2.             Tom Brady (2020)                                               14

3.             Brad Johnson (2003)                                           13

4t.            Jameis Winston (2019)                                        12

4t.            Jameis Winston (2016)                                        12

- Brady’s second passing touchdown was a 23-yard strike to WR Antonio Brown. The touchdown reception was the fourth of the season for Brown and the 83rd of his NFL career. With his 83rd career touchdown grab, Brown tied Calvin Johnson and Brandon Marshall for the 23rd-most touchdown receptions in NFL history. On the same play, Brown also surpassed Hines Ward (12,083) for the 26th-most receiving yards in NFL history.

-Brown broke a tie with Bears TE Jimmy Graham for the second-most receiving touchdowns since Brown entered the league in 2010, trailing only teammate Rob Gronkowski (90).

MOST RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS – SINCE 2010

Rank        Player (Current Team)                                        TD

1.             Rob Gronkowski (TB)                                          90

2.             Antonio Brown (TB)                                          83

3.             Jimmy Graham (CHI)                                          82

4.             Dez Bryant (Free Agent)                                      75

5.             Jordy Nelson (Retired)                                         68

-Brown also extended his league leading catch streak to 142 games.

LONGEST ACTIVE CATCH STREAKS IN THE NFL

Rank        Player (Team)                                                  Streak

1.             Antonio Brown (TB)                                          142

2.             DeAndre Hopkins (ARI)                                      131

3.             Julio Jones (TEN)                                               130

- WR Chris Godwin made five receptions for 43 yards. Godwin now has 3,949 career receiving yards, surpassing Joey Galloway (3,912) for the sixth-most in team history.

RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS – BUCCANEERS HISTORY

Rank        Player (Seasons)                                      Receiving Yards

1.             Mike Evans (2014-Present)                               8,686

2.             Mark Carrier (1987-1992)                                  5,018

3.             Kevin House (1980-86)                                     4,928

4.             Vincent Jackson (2012-16)                                4,326

5.             Jimmie Giles (1978-86)                                     4,300

6.             Chris Godwin (2017-Present)                          3,949

7.             Joey Galloway (2004-08)                                   3,912

8.             Keyshawn Johnson (2000-03)                           3,828

9.             James Wilder (1981-89)                                    3,492

10.           Gerald Carter (1981-87)                                    3,443

- RB Leonard Fournette accumulated 127 yards from scrimmage, taking 22 rushes for 81 yards (3.68 avg.) and two touchdowns, while also contributing six receptions for 46 yards. He has now recorded 100-or-more scrimmage yards in three consecutive games for the first time since Weeks 4-8 of the 2019 season. Fournette has six career games with multiple rushing touchdowns.

- CB Jamel Dean had a game-high four passes defensed, including one interception. He recorded an interception in back-to-back games for the first time in his NFL career. Dean’s five games with four-or-more passes defensed since 2019 are three more than any other player during that span.

MOST GAMES WITH FOUR-OR-MORE PASSES DEFENSED – SINCE 2019

Rank        Player (Current Team)                                     Games

1.             Jamel Dean (TB)                                                 5

2t.            Carlton Davis III (TB)                                            2

2t.            James Bradberry (NYG)                                       2

2t.            Stephon Gilmore (CAR)                                        2

2t.            Joe Schobert (PIT)                                               2

2t.            Tre’Davious White (BUF)                                      2

The Buccaneers 62 takeaways since Todd Bowles took over as defensive coordinator in 2019 are the fourth-most in the NFL during that span.

MOST TEAM TAKEAWAYS – SINCE 2019

Rank        Team                                                                 TA

1.             Pittsburgh Steelers                                              69

2t.            Buffalo Bills                                                        64

2t.            New England Patriots                                          64

4.             Tampa Bay Buccaneers                                    62

5t.            New Orleans Saints                                            59

5t.            Seattle Seahawks                                               59

Tampa Bay’s 272 points off takeaways since 2019 are the most in the NFL during that span.

MOST POINTS OFF TAKEAWAYS – SINCE 2019

Rank        Team                                                              Points

1.             Tampa Bay Buccaneers                                    272

2.             Baltimore Ravens                                               240

3.             Pittsburgh Steelers                                             219

4.             Green Bay Packers                                            200

5.             New Orleans Saints                                            197

- OLB Shaquil Barrett and OLB Jason Pierre-Paul each recorded a half-sack in the game, giving them 31.5 and 31.0 sacks respectively since joining the Buccaneers. They rank sixth and seventh in team history in sacks.

MOST SACKS – BUCCANEERS HISTORY

Rank        Player (Seasons)                                              Sacks

1.             Warren Sapp (1995-2003)                                  77.0

2.             Simeon Rice (2001-06)                                      69.5

3.             Gerald McCoy (2010-18)                                    54.5

4.             Chidi Ahanotu (1993-2004)                                 34.5

5.             Brad Culpepper (1994-1999)                              33.0

6.             Shaquil Barrett (2019-Present)                         31.5

7.             Jason Pierre-Paul (2018-Present)                     31.0

8.             David Logan (1979-86)                                       28.5

9.             Ronde Barber (1997-2012)                                 28.0

10.           Broderick Thomas (1989-93)                              26.5

-Barrett’s 31.5 sacks since joining the Buccaneers in 2019 are the second-most in the NFL during that span, trailing only T.J. Watt (34.5).

MOST SACKS – SINCE 2019

Rank        Player (Current Team)                                      Sacks

1.             T.J. Watt (PIT)                                                   34.5

2.             Shaquil Barrett (TB)                                         31.5

3.             Aaron Donald (LAR)                                           29.0

4.             Myles Garrett (CLE)                                           28.0

5.             Za’Darius Smith (GB)                                         26.0

- DL Vita Vea led the team with 1.0 sack, splitting a pair of sacks with Barrett and Pierre-Paul. Vea also tied for the team lead with his two quarterback hits.


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