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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took the field against the San Francisco 49ers in week six. This battle of the bays was between two 4-1 teams, both navigating a fair share of injuries and both sporting quarterbacks who have been on hot streaks. Sunday’s game began with Tampa Bay and Baker Mayfield on offense.
Tampa’s offense was first to touch the ball and also first to punt the ball away. The Buccaneers’ defense decided they’d be the unit to strike first when Kindle Vildor, filling in for the many injured Buccaneer corners, step forward and hauled in a Mac Jones pass for an interception. Vildor proceeded to take what appeared to be a clear pick six and leave it as just an interception, as he fell to the ground (uncontacted) multiple times. Three slips that could have been a four-point swing, instead led to a Rachaad White touchdown run. 7-0, Bucs.
Following a field goal on the 49ers’ second drive, Tampa Bay’s offense hopped back into action. Their hop meant Riley Dixon would get another chance to hop as well— Three drives and two punts for the Bucs’ offense.
Still trailing by four the 49ers began quarter number two with a second down and long following a recovered strip sack by Jamel Dean. Long yardage proved to be no issue for Mac Jones a catch-and-run first down to Kendrick Bourne and then a Christian McCaffrey touchdown shortly after to transition the Buccaneers’ lead into a deficit. 10-7, 49ers.
With little to nothing to show for their offensive drives to this point, Baker Mayfield and the Bucs’ offense took the field and finally took off. Their seven points prior, came off of excellent field position gifted to them by Kindle Vildor. Otherwise their drives had all been concluded with Riley Dixon, rather than Chase McLaughlin. Mid-way through the second quarter, Baker Mayfield finally put up some Riley Dixon-opposition taking Tampa Bay down the field for their first long scoring drive of the afternoon. Sean Tucker’s first touchdown of the season capped the possession off and returned the lead to Tampa Bay. 14-10, Bucs.
San Francisco added another three points to the scoreboard before Mayfield’s bunch saw the field again. A Rachaad White rush and reception rapidly got Tampa Bay across midfield and Baker Mayfield got the Buccaneers into the end zone. Not sure if anyone had Mayfield to Johnson on their Bingo card but it was the infallible duo of Baker Mayfield and Kam Johnson that waltzed Tampa’s offense into the end zone for their third touchdown of the half. A failed two-point conversion would leave the Buccaneers at 20—20-13, Tampa Bay.
With under a minute and three timeouts, Mac Jones and Demarcus Robinson migrated the 49ers’ offense back into Tampa Bay territory to add a last-second field goal.
The San Francisco 49ers started the game’s second half with the ball and another gashing drive. Kyle Shanahan versus Todd Bowles has served up...
