These five players were graded the worst by PFF on an offense that just scored six points on Sunday.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers offense has had some occasional troubles over the past few weeks, but nothing like the ones they had on Sunday against the Detroit Lions.
The Bucs could only score six points in a 20-6 loss and were entirely unable to find the end zone. Quarterback Baker Mayfield had his worst performance to date and the run game continued to struggle, averaging just 2.9 yards per carry across the day. Pro Football Focus took to grading every Bucs offensive player, and naturally, there were plenty that didn’t get high marks.
Here are the five worst Bucs offensive players from Sunday, per PFF:
These five players didn’t get high marks from Pro Football Focus for their performance against the Detroit Lions.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers performed admirably on defense against the Lions on Sunday, but that doesn’t mean it was perfect.
The team held the Lions to 20 points, which tied for Detroit’s season low, and managed to stifle the run game to just 1.8 yards per carry. But there were a few lapses in the passing game that allowed the Lions to put up yards, as quarterback Jared Goff threw for over 350 yards against a Bucs defense that is normally strong in the secondary. Pro Football Focus took to grading every Bucs player who played Sunday, and not all of them ended up as big contributors in their eyes.
Here are the five worst Bucs defensive players from Sunday’s loss, per PFF:
Some believe the creamsicle uniforms embody a “losing culture”, but they’re some of the best throwback uniforms in the NFL and should be worn every year.
I’ve seen a lot of rhetoric online after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost to the Detroit Lions 20-6 on Sunday. While many have criticized the team’s putrid play on offense (and rightfully so), there’s a small crowd of people out there who have put some of the blame on another aspect entirely — the uniforms the team wore.
The Bucs threw it back to the 1970s with their “creamsicle” uniforms for the first time since 2012, but that wasn’t the only tribute the team made. The Bucs transformed Raymond James Stadium, decking out the sides with vintage 70s flair, painting the field like the days of the Old Sombrero and even going as far as to make the scoreboard graphics more vintage. The cheerleaders wore their old uniforms, creamsicles were handed out in droves and the fans showed up with their vintage Bucs jerseys — the Bucco Bruce era was celebrated thoroughly, and for one day, Tampa Bay became a time capsule of an NFL era long past.
But then the Bucs lost, of course. And online after, many have called for the immediate end of the era, purporting that it embodies a losing culture and that the team shouldn’t wear them again.
But I digress. I think that the Bucs should wear these uniforms and paint those endzones and bring out those pom-poms every year, because the Bucs’ creamsicle uniforms and 1970s iconography are way too cool to give up.
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To begin, these uniforms aren’t the reason why the Bucs lost — far from it, in fact. The Bucs lost because their offense couldn’t get in the end zone and their running game can’t get off the ground, and what uniform they wore had nothing to do with it. In fact, head coach Todd Bowles had a quote early last week that said just as much when asked if the creamsicles delivered an element of excitement to the team:
“The Creamsicle is nice for the fans, even some of the players looked at it nice, but the game is played the same way. We’re not going to win the game because we put on different colored uniforms. We’ve got to get back to the grind, we’ve got to work, we’ve got to scratch, we’ve got to claw, we’ve got to do all of the little things right to give ourselves a chance.”
Tampa Bay certainly didn’t do all of the little things right come that Sunday, but they sure looked great doing it. The Bucs’ orange uniforms are some of the best-looking throwbacks in the NFL’s arsenal, and the 1970s vibes in the stadium and through promotional material were tons of fun. It would be a shame to retire them simply because they “embody a losing culture,” especially because there was plenty of good to come out of that era despite the tough times.
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Yes, the creamsicle era was full of futility and losing ways, but it spawned Buccaneer heroes that are still beloved today. I wrote about a few of them before the game, but players like Lee Roy Selmon, Doug Williams, James Wilder and more are all players that many Bucs fans grew up watching, and those players helped so many around Tampa Bay fall in love with the game. I myself was not alive for the creamsicle era, but some of my favorite memories of my love for the Buccaneers include going back through the internet for hours reading about the Bucs heroes of the era.
So no, the Bucs should not retire the uniforms. They should wear them not because they have a losing culture, but to turn these uniforms into winners all by themselves and honor the players who wore them years ago. Hell, the 1979 Bucs made it to the NFC Championship in these uniforms — why can’t the Bucs win a game in them?
It was a throwback spectacle on Sunday at Raymond James Stadium, and it needs to continue for as long as the Bucs play football. The past isn’t always pretty, but the future is only what you make of it.
Tampa Bay’s defense graded out much better than its offense in PFF’s eyes.
Although the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost by two scores to the Detroit Lions in Week 6, the defense did a far better job than the scoreboard might indicate.
The Lions are one of the league’s best offenses, and holding them to just 20 points (tied for their lowest all year) and remaining staunch in the red zone. The team had a small problem with giving up third and long plays, but outside of that, it did well enough to help the Bucs win — if the offense could have gotten the ball past midfield, that is.
Pro Football Focus graded every Bucs defensive player on Sunday, and these ten were PFF’s highest-graded:
It wasn’t a great day for the offense overall, but PFF has these 10 players as performing the best for the Bucs in Week 6.
It was perhaps the roughest game of the year for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers offense.
The team scored just six points in their 20-6 loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday, dropping the game in its famed (or infamous) “creamsicle” uniforms. There wasn’t a lot to praise when it came to the offensive unit on the day, but Pro Football Focus took to grading every Bucs player that took snaps on Sunday and there were a few in their eyes that played a good game despite the poor showing overall from the unit.
Here are the 10 best players from PFF’s Sunday Bucs grades on offense:
The funny interaction came after Sewell asked for a jersey swap with Wirfs’ throwback uniform after the game.
Jersey swaps are a big sign of respect between two players in the NFL, but sometimes a uniform is too good to give away.
After the Bucs dropped their game on Sunday to the Lions 20-6, Bucs left tackle [autotag]Tristan Wirfs[/autotag] met up with Lions LT Penei Sewell. The meeting was between two of the best tackles in the game of football, so they naturally sang praises to each other after the game.
Sewell, however, then asked Wirfs for a jersey swap, seemingly forgetting that he was wearing a Bucs “creamsicle” throwback uniform. Wirfs was immediately defensive, but after Sewell realized his mistake, Wirfs told him that he planned on sending him one of his regular Bucs jerseys from later in the year.
Check out the humorous moment between the two below:
Tristan Wirfs was not giving up his Creamsicle Bucs jersey 😂
The defense gets high marks for holding a high-octane Lions offense to just 20 points, but offense and coaching get failing grades for Sunday.
Class was in session on Sunday for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and it’s safe to say that they failed the test.
The Bucs dropped their second game of the season to the Detroit Lions on Sunday 20-6, and despite still remaining in first place for the NFC South, the team has a myriad of issues that will certainly prevent them from competing with good football teams if they don’t get fixed. Bucs Wire goes into that a little bit with our Bucs Report Card, where we grade the team’s offense, defense, special teams and coaching after every Tampa Bay football game.
Throw it back to the 1970s with some of our favorite shots from Sunday’s creamsicle game:
The game didn’t go as hoped, but the first Tampa Bay Buccaneers throwback since 2012 still delivered some iconic looks.
The team donned its throwback “creamsicle” uniforms against the Detroit Lions, but it wasn’t just the uniforms — the Bucs threw it back to the era entirely, with new field decorum, old traditions and more. It was an event in Tampa Bay, and as such, there were quite a few cool photos taken all across the day from the start of the game to the finish.
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There were more duds than studs in this matchup, that’s for sure.
Sometimes, a game will give you more studs than duds, and others, more duds than studs. We can definitely say that this game falls into the latter category.
The Bucs lost 20-6 to the Detroit Lions on Sunday, and although the team’s throwback uniforms looked good, that was about the only thing. Tampa Bay’s defense held up fine given the circumstances, but the offense turned in a dreadful performance that it will want to forget — and one that it may have to if it wants to be competitive with other teams this season.
Here are Bucs Wire’s studs and duds from Sunday’s throwback matchup:
The Bucs’ futile offense and lack of physicality were a big reason they lost against the Lions, and social media took notice.
It was a rough one for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, so naturally, the internet had opinions on it.
The Bucs lost 20-6 against the Detroit Lions on Sunday, falling to 3-2 on the season. The game was the team’s second against one of the NFC’s best football teams, and it went a similar way the last one did — losing a physical ballgame without a lot of offense. In particular, the run game struggled, and that was a point of emphasis among social media commentators all night. The Bucs will now look to defeat the Atlanta Falcons next week to try and take hold of the NFC South.
Here are some social media reactions from Bucs fans, pundits and neutral observers:
