BUCCANEERS POSTGAME NOTES
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- 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.