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The top defensive players in Tampa Bay’s loss to San Francisco, per PFF

See which players were graded favorably in the eyes of Pro Football Focus in Week 11.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had a defensive performance that many have seen from them week after week.

The team was good at stopping the run, holding the San Francisco 49ers below four yards per carry, but relinquished over 330 passing yards and three touchdowns from quarterback Brock Purdy in what remains perhaps the league’s worst passing defense. Despite that, though, the team got pressure against a stout 49ers unit, netting four sacks across the day. That didn’t help the team win, though, as it dropped its game against the 49ers 27-14.

Pro Football Focus took to grading every Bucs defensive player in Week 11, and these 10 players were their highest-graded on the day:

The top offensive players in Tampa Bay’s loss to San Francisco, per PFF

The Bucs didn’t get a lot of high marks for their 14-point performance Sunday.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers didn’t turn in the best offensive performance against the San Francisco 49ers this weekend.

The team put up just 14 points on multiple red zone trips on Sunday, averaging under four yards per carry and turning the ball over once. The Bucs had more opportunities than perhaps initially expected when they went to play the 49ers, but they squandered quite a few of them and were left lacking for the entire back half of the game. Pro Football Focus took to grading every offensive player that took snaps Sunday, and while a few of them showed out, they didn’t think highly of most Tampa Bay players on that side of the ball.

Here are the 10 highest-rated offensive players for the Bucs on Sunday, per PFF:

The worst offensive players in Tampa Bay’s win over Tennessee, per PFF

One of PFF’s worst-graded offensive players comes as a bit of a surprise after they scored one of Tampa Bay’s two touchdowns on Sunday.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers offense did the job on Sunday against the Tennessee Titans, but it wasn’t quite the electrifying performance they had against the Houston Texans in Week 9.

The Bucs scored 20 points against the Titans with two touchdowns, but still had some red zone trouble along the way and could not get the running game going. There are definitely things to fix going forward, and Pro Football Focus recognized that with its offensive grades for the Bucs in Week 10 — and one of their five worst-graded players on offense came as a bit of a surprise.

Here are those five players below:

The worst defensive players in Tampa Bay’s win over Tennessee, per PFF

Pro Football Focus didn’t love the performance of these five players despite a dominant defensive game on Sunday.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers boasted a strong defensive showing in Week 10 against the Tennessee Titans. And while almost every defensive player had a strong showing, not all of them did.

The Bucs were able to get pressure on quarterback Will Levis consistently and stifle the run game entirely, holding the Titans to just six points. And while there were quite a few stars from that performance, there were a small few defensive players who arguably didn’t contribute to standard once the clock hit zero on Sunday. Pro Football Focus graded every Bucs defensive player who took a snap, and they didn’t look favorably on some of them.

Here are the five worst-graded defensive players from Tampa Bay’s Week 10 win:

The top defensive players in Tampa Bay’s win over Tennessee, per PFF

Five of Tampa Bay’s six active edge rushers appeared in PFF’s top 10 against the Titans.

It took a bit, but the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were back to their dominant ways on the defensive side of the ball Sunday.

Tampa Bay held the Tennessee Titans to just six points across the board, severely limiting both the run game and the passing game and not allowing the Titans to score a single touchdown in Raymond James Stadium. It was a particularly good day for the pass rushers in the eyes of Pro Football Focus, as five of the six EDGE players who got reps in the game appeared in the top 10 of their defensive rankings.

Here are the 10 highest-graded defensive players for the Bucs in the team’s win over the Titans, per PFF:

The top offensive players in Tampa Bay’s win over Tennessee, per PFF

The Bucs got their overall second-worst grade of the year from PFF despite beating the Titans by almost three possessions.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are back in the win column, and while the offense put up 20 points, not everyone was impressed with their performance on Sunday.

The Bucs beat the Tennessee Titans 20-6, but Pro Football Focus gave the team a 59.5 grade overall — the team’s second-lowest grade all year despite the victory. While that seems a little much, given how bad some of the Bucs’ losses were, there’s some merit to the notion that the offense underperformed. That doesn’t mean that there weren’t players that showed out, though.

Here are the 10 highest-graded offensive players on the Bucs (with more than one snap) from Sunday’s win against the Titans, per PFF:

The worst offensive players in Tampa Bay’s loss to Houston, per PFF

Despite an overall dominant offensive performance, there were still a few players PFF didn’t think very highly of.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers suffered a heartbreaking loss to the Houston Texans in Week 9, but that certainly wasn’t on the offense.

The team put up 37 points behind quarterback Baker Mayfield, with two rushing touchdowns from running back Rachaad White and two passing touchdowns to tight end Cade Otton. The defense wasn’t able to keep up, however, surrendering 39 points to the Texans and losing the game in the last 10 seconds. Despite a strong offensive performance, however, a few players didn’t come out with good grades when Pro Football Focus took to analyzing the matchup.

Here are the five worst-graded offensive players for the Bucs in Week 9, according to PFF:

The worst defensive players in Tampa Bay’s loss to Houston, per PFF

Secondary seems to be a recurring theme on this list.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense had its definitively worst game of the season in Week 9.

The Bucs gave up 496 total yards and five touchdowns to the Houston Texans, with most of those coming from quarterback C.J. Stroud. As such, the secondary shouldered a large part of the blame for the terrible performance, and Pro Football Focus seemed to focus on their play. Of the five lowest graded defensive players in PFF’s grades for the Bucs’ Week 9 matchup, four of them were defensive backs.

Here are the five worst-graded players on the Bucs defense in their game against the Houston Texans:

The top defensive players in Tampa Bay’s loss to Houston, per PFF

These 10 defensive players were PFF’s highest rated against the Texans in Week 9.

Yes, there were some good players on defense during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ ugly 39-37 loss to the Houston Texans — just not a lot of them.

The Bucs gave up 39 points and 496 total yards on Sunday to the Houston Texans, putting in one of the worst defensive performances in the league. And while there were plenty of players who were graded very poorly (we’ll showcase them later), Pro Football Focus still thought highly of some Bucs players for their performance in the brutal loss on the road.

Here are the 10 highest-graded Bucs defensive players from Sunday’s loss in the eyes of PFF:

The top offensive players in Tampa Bay’s loss to Houston, per PFF

Despite the heartbreaking loss, the Bucs put up the most points they have all year on offense in Week 9 against the Texans.

The offense wasn’t the problem in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ 39-37 loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday.

The Bucs offense put up the most points it had all year behind a four-touchdown performance, with two passing TDs and two rushing TDs. Naturally, this meant that there were quite a few notable contributors on offense for the Bucs, and Pro Football Focus noted them when grading every Bucs player for their performance against the Texans. It was unfortunately not enough to overcome the shortcomings of the defense, which gave up a staggering 496 total yards.

These are the 10 highest-graded players by PFF on offense for the Bucs in Week 9: