Tampa Bay 38, Green Bay 10
When: 4:25 PM ET, Sunday, October 18, 2020
Where: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
Temperature:
88°
Head Official:
Jerome Boger
Attendance:
15540
By Field Level Media
Ronald Jones II rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns Sunday as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers sent the Green Bay Packers crashing from the unbeaten ranks with a 38-10 pounding at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla.
Bucs quarterback Tom Brady contributed an efficient 17-of-27 performance for 166 yards and two scores, including the 91st touchdown pass of his career to tight end Rob Gronkowski. The 12-yard connection with 1:02 left in the first half capped a 28-point, second-quarter Bucs' outburst that shaped the game's remainder.
Brady and Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers were standing on the sidelines in baseball caps before the NFC battle ended. Rodgers was battered after a sharp first two possessions, finishing 16 of 35 for 160 yards, with two interceptions, for the Packers (4-1).
The first quarter hinted at another dominant performance for the Packers' offense. They drove 10 plays and 54 yards to start the game, getting a 39-yard field goal from Mason Crosby. Aaron Jones capped a march of 7:32 with a 1-yard touchdown run for a 10-0 lead.
The Buccaneers (4-2) turned momentum with their defense. Jamel Dean picked off Rodgers -- the first Green Bay turnover in five games -- and cruised 32 yards to cut the deficit to 10-7 just 2:18 into the second quarter.
A tipped-ball interception by Mike Edwards resulted in a 37-yard return to the 2. Ronald Jones scored his first touchdown on the next play, and Tampa Bay led for good.
Brady polished off a drive of 6:05 with a 7-yard scoring strike to Tyler Johnson with 4:35 left for a 21-10 advantage. Then Brady led a classic two-minute drill of 62 yards to finish the second-quarter surge, hitting his old New England teammate Gronkowski to put the Packers away.
Ryan Succop added a 50-yard field goal less than three minutes into the third quarter for a 31-10 lead, and Ronald Jones capped an 85-yard march with a 1-yard touchdown run with 2:40 left in the period.
Jones became the first Buccaneers' running back since Doug Martin in 2015 to rush for 100 yards in three straight games.
Tampa Bay wasn't called for any penalties, while the Packers were flagged six times for 76 yards.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Green Bay
|
201 |
94 |
107 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Tampa Bay
|
324 |
158 |
166 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
5.0 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
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Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Las Vegas. The Buccaneers have a W/L % of .667 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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Green Bay will play their next game on the road against Houston. The Packers have a W/L % of .750 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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