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Pictures from the Buccaneers' Week 2 matchup with the Bears.
Bucs vs. Bears
Bucs vs. Bears
Bucs vs. Bears
Bucs vs. Bears
Bucs vs. Bears
QB Jameis Winston
QB Jameis Winston
DB Ryan Smith
Bears QB Mike Glennon and WR Mike Evans
CB Vernon Hargreaves
WR Mike Evans
WR Mike Evans
WR Adam Humphries
Bucs vs. Bears
LB Cameron Lynch
TE Cameron Brate
TE O.J. Howard
DB Ryan Smith
Head Coach Dirk Koetter and CB Brent Grimes
LB Kwon Alexander
DT Gerald McCoy
DE William Gholston
DE Robert Ayers
LB Lavonte David
QB Jameis Winston
RB Jacquizz Rodgers
WR Mike Evans
QB Jameis Winston
WR DeSean Jackson
G J.R. Sweezy
WR Mike Evans
K Nick Folk
CB Robert McClain
WR Mike Evans
WR DeSean Jackson
TE Alan Cross
E William Gholston
DT Gerald McCoy
CB Robert McClain
CB Vernon Hargreaves
LB Lavonte David
LB Kwon Alexander
WR DeSean Jackson
LB Cameron Lynch
CB Josh Robinson
Bucs Defense
WR Mike Evans
WR Mike Evans
WR Mike Evans and QB Jameis Winston
WR DeSean Jackson
DE Noah Spence
DE Noah Spence
Bucs Defense
QB Jameis Winston
Bucs Offense
Bucs Offense
QB Jameis Winston
DT Gerald McCoy
WR Mike Evans
QB Jameis Winston and WR Mike Evans
LB Kwon Alexander
Bucs Defense
Bucs Defense
DE Noah Spence
Bucs Defense
LB Lavonte David
LB Lavonte David
LB Lavonte David
G J.R. Sweezy
RB Jacquizz Rodgers
QB Jameis Winston
RB Jacquizz Rodgers
Bucs Offense
Bucs Offense
Bucs Defense
S T.J. Ward
S T.J. Ward
CB Robert McClain
CB Robert McClain
CB Robert McClain
DT Gerald McCoy
RB Charles Sims
P Bryan Anger and K Nick Folk
RB Jacquizz Rodgers
DE William Gholston
DE William Gholston
TE O.J. Howard
RB Peyton Barber
Bucs Defense
DT Gerald McCoy
CB Robert McClain and CB Brent Grimes
Bucs Defense
DT Gerald McCoy
RB Jacquizz Rodgers
DE Robert Ayers
CB Brent Grimes
TE O.J. Howard
TE O.J. Howard
TE O.J. Howard
TE Cameron Brate
RB Peyton Barber
RB Peyton Barber
DE Chris Baker
RB Jacquizz Rodgers
WR Adam Humphries
CB Vernon Hargreaves
Bucs Defense
Bucs Defense
DE Chris Baker
Head Coach Dirk Koetter
DE Chris Baker, S Justin Evans, and WR Mike Evans
General Manager Jason Licht and S Chris Conte
Bucs vs. Bears
Head Coach Dirk Koetter
Bucs vs. Bears
Game Ball:** Mike Evans was as good as ever and Jacquizz Rodgers ran hard and scored a touchdown, but the game ball has to go to somebody on defense when it pitches a shutout. Take your pick: Kwon Alexander started the four-turnover rush with an interception, Robert McClain had a pick-six and Noah Spence forced a fumble with a sack. We'll go instead with linebacker Lavonte David, who appeared to be in midseason form as he made plays all over the field. David's final stat line - nine tackles, a tackle for loss and a fumble recovery – isn't overwhelming, but this was a full-team effort on defense and David was in the middle of a lot of it. If you wanted to mint up about 15 game balls and give them to everyone on defense, we probably wouldn't argue.
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Play of the Game:** The Buccaneers moved the ball well to start the game but settled for a field goal, and the Bears' were well on their way to at least answering those three points on the ensuing drive. However, after getting his team into scoring range, Chicago QB Mike Glennon tried to fit a pass through traffic to TE Dion Sims and Kwon Alexander was there to pick it off. The Buccaneers didn't score on the following possession, but they kept the game's momentum and made it 10-0 minutes later after a fumbled punt return by Tarik Cohen.
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Turning Point:** Given that the Buccaneers scored on their opening possession and never trailed, one could make the argument that there was no real turning point. However, the game could have been a lot closer if the Bucs hadn't gone on a sustained takeaway binge. Alexander's interception kept the Bucs ahead, 3-0, but the turnover that really started the onslaught was Cohen's fumble. It was probably a poor decision by the Bears rookie to try to field a bouncing punt in traffic, but it was still a fine play by CB Ryan Smith to rip it away. LB Cameron Lynch pounced on the loose ball and Evans scored one play later on a 13-yard reception.
It Was Over When: McClain jumped an out pass and returned his interception 47 yards for his first NFL touchdown. The Bucs already had a 17-0 lead in the second quarter, but it was McClain's pick-six that put the game out of reach.
