The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took a commanding 25-0 lead into halftime of today’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The Bucs were coming off a big road win in Week 12 over the Atlanta Falcons, a game that Bruce Arians said was the best complete game performance the team has put together all season.
Well, Arians may have to amend that statement after today given how well the Bucs have looked.
Things got off to a bang in the first quarter thanks to rookie and superhuman linebacker Devin White, who had an interception and fumble recovery that he took to the house for the touchdown. His big quarter put him in the Buccaneers’ history books.
While Tampa Bay will look to close out the Jags in the second half and earn their first back-to-back wins of the season, they’ll also try and achieve something they haven’t done since 2010 — shutout an opponent.
The last time they did so was against the San Francisco 49ers back in Week 11 of the 2010 season, when they went on the road and defeated the Niners 21-0. Josh Freeman was the team’s quarterback and Raheem Morris the head coach. The Bucs would finish the year 10-6, which was only good enough for third place in the NFC South.
This year’s Bucs team may not be able to get to 10 wins, but a shutout would go a long way in building up the confidence of this young defense.
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