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Studs and duds from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Week 7 loss to the Detroit Lions
The Buccaneers could not overcome injuries and inconsistency against a dominant performance by the Detroit Lions.
Gibbs was the explosive stick of dynamite the Lions needed to counter Todd Bowles’ well-coached, blitz-happy Buccaneers defense. In one of the best performances of his young career, he accounted for a career-high 218 total yards—a whopping 57.5% of Detroit’s offensive output.
Gibbs paced Detroit's offense with two TDs on 218 scrimmage yards and the defense enjoyed impressive performances from the reserves.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had the potential to get a big win over the Detroit Lions on Monday Night Football, but instead, they played one of their worst games o
Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jahmyr Gibbs provided a spark for the Lions, with St. Brown getting the scoring going on a 27-yard touchdown reception on the opening drive of the game. Gibbs started the momentum on that drive with a 30-yard reception, leading to St. Brown's touchdown.
Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-1) take the best record in the NFC to Motown tonight for a game against Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions (4-2).
The Detroit Lions face a tough challenge Monday night when they take on the 5-1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Ford Field. If the Lions hope to get back in the win column, they’ll need to slow down these three key Tampa Bay playmakers who’ve been instrumental to the Bucs’ hot start.
Mike Evans has elected to have surgery on his broken right collarbone in the hopes it could help him return to the playing field more quickly, perhaps before the end of the regular season. The Bucs Pro Bowl receiver also suffered a concussion while attempting to make a catch in the second quarter of Monday night’s 24-9 loss at Detroit.