Tampa Bay 28, Jacksonville 11
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 1, 2019
Where: TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
Temperature:
77°
Head Official:
Walt Anderson
Attendance:
62633
By Field Level Media
Linebacker Devin White intercepted a pass to set up a score and then returned a fumble for a touchdown, as the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers built a 25-point halftime lead and held off the Gardner Minshew-led Jacksonville Jaguars 28-11 on Sunday.
Rookie quarterback Minshew replaced Nick Foles at the start of the second half, with Jacksonville down 25-0. Foles was 7 of 14 for 93 yards with one interception and two lost fumbles, with the three turnovers leading to 22 Buccaneers points.
Minshew directed a drive that led to Josh Lambo's 53-yard field goal at 5:46 of the third quarter, and then threw touchdown and two-point conversion passes to Dede Westbrook to make the score 25-11 at 13:37 of the fourth quarter.
The Minshew Magic seemed to be in full force with his fourth-and-5 completion to Keelan Cole that moved the ball to the Tampa Bay 8 midway through the fourth quarter. But on third-and-goal from the 2, Minshew's pass was deflected and then intercepted by rookie cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting with just more than six minutes left.
Jacksonville held Tampa Bay to a three-and-out, but Bradley Pinion's 63-yard punt, combined with an illegal block penalty, put Jacksonville on its own 30-yard line. The Jags failed to get a first down, giving the ball to Tampa Bay with little more than three minutes remaining.
Jameis Winston was 21 of 33 for 268 yards for the Buccaneers (5-7).
Minshew finished 16 of 27 for 147 yards, one TD and one interception for the Jaguars (4-8), who were penalized 16 times for 125 yards.
The Bucs held a 25-0 halftime lead after Jacksonville's first three possessions ended with turnovers -- an interception and two fumbles by Foles -- that led to Tampa Bay points.
Peyton Barber ran 15 yards off the right side for a score to give the Bucs a 7-0 lead with 2:49 left in the first quarter. It capped an eight-play, 69-yard drive that began after White intercepted a Foles pass.
Two plays later, White returned a fumble 14 yards for a TD after Shaquil Barrett strip-sacked Foles on second-and-7. Barber then ran for the two-point conversion to make the score 15-0 at 2:39 of the first.
Tampa Bay went ahead 22-0 after Barber ran 1 yard for his second TD. That seven-play, 83-yard scoring drive started after Foles fumbled while being sacked by Carl Nassib. Ndamukong Suh recovered the ball at the Bucs' 17-yard line.
Matt Gay's 25-yard field goal boosted the lead to 25-0 57 seconds before halftime. He also had a 37-yarder at 2:19 of the fourth quarter.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Tampa Bay
|
315 |
74 |
241 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
5.0 |
3 |
| Jacksonville
|
242 |
49 |
193 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4.0 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
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Jacksonville will play their next game at home against L.A. Chargers. The Jaguars have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .250 after a loss.
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Tampa Bay will play their next game at home against Indianapolis. The Buccaneers have a W/L % of .200 after a win and .571 after a loss.
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