The Tampa Bay Buccaneers may have won, but their defensive performance was a mixed bag overall.
The team did well to limit the run game from the Atlanta Falcons in Week 14 in their 29-25 victory and also found two turnovers to lead to points, but they allowed quarterback Desmond Ridder to throw for 347 yards and displayed more evidence of blown coverages throughout the day in the passing game. The team was also injured, but some players — like the highest-graded player in this ranking — stepped up and contributed.
Pro Football Focus graded every Bucs defensive player that took snaps in Week 14, and these 10 players were their highest-regarded: