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Photos from the Buccaneers' Preseason Week 1 matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Buccaneers defensive line
58 LB Kwon Alexander
93 DT Gerald McCoy
Team huddles before the game
98 DT Clinton McDonald
98 DT Clinton McDonald
22 RB Doug Martin and #3 QB Jameis Winston
22 RB Doug Martin
89 WR Russell Shepard
Defensive line celebrates Howard Jones' sack
95 DE Howard Jones
58 LB Kwon Alexander
Bucs Offensive Line
22 RB Doug Martin
Bucs record a sack
3 QB Jameis Winston
3 QB Jameis Winston
91 DE Robert Ayers
91 DE Robert Ayers
Bucs defensive line
Bucs offensive line
3 QB Jameis Winston
25 RB Mike James
89 WR Russell Shepard
89 WR Russell Shepard
89 WR Russell Shepard
Bucs record a tackle
91 DE Robert Ayers
98 DT Clinton McDonald
98 DT Clinton McDonald
98 DT Clinton McDonald
98 DT Clinton McDonald and #93 DT Gerald McCoy
54 LB Lavonte David and #23 S Chris Conte
54 LB Lavonte David
Bucs record a sack
53 LB Adarius Glanton
28 CB Vernon Hargreaves
Bucs break up a pass
Bucs break up a pass
95 DE Howard Jones
95 DE Howard Jones and #58 LB Kwon Alexander
95 DE Howard Jones and #91 DE Robert Ayers
97 DT Akeem Spence
97 DT Akeem Spence
36 RB Storm Johnson
98 DT Clinton McDonald
17 WR Donteea Dye
89 WR Russell Shepard
39 S Isaiah Johnson
39 S Isaiah Johnson
8 QB Mike Glennon
85 WR Evan Spencer
97 DT Akeem Spence
97 DT Akeem Spence
39 S Isaiah Johnson
29 S Ryan Smith
39 S Isaiah Johnson
39 S Isaiah Johnson
86 TE Danny Vitale
10 WR Jonathan Krause
72 C Ben Gottschalk
35 CB Javien Elliott
15 WR Bernard Reedy
Bucs Defense
44 LB Micah Awe
32 CB Daniel Davie
44 RB Russell Hansbrough
4 QB Ryan Griffin and HC Dirk Koetter
60 OL Joel Hale
97 DT Akeem Spence
39 S Isaiah Johnson
35 CB Javien Elliott
35 CB Javien Elliott
44 RB Russell Hansbrough
43 RB Peyton Barber
44 LB Micah Awe
16 WR Freddie Martino
54 LB Lavonte David and #23 S Chris Conte
53 LB Adarius Glanton
Game Ball:** DT Clinton McDonald exemplified the Buccaneers' coordinated pass-rush on Thursday night, finishing the game with two tackles, one sack, one tackle for loss and one quarterback hit. Tampa Bay's starting defense was impressively aggressive in the first quarter, putting pressure on QB Sam Bradford and allowing a total of -1 passing yards. Pressure from all angles had Bradford on the run and hustling linemen like McDonald and Jacquies Smith turned the subsequent scrambles into four sacks..
Play of the Game: It was, unfortunately, the very first play of the game. Buccaneers WR Kenny Bell took the opening kickoff to the left sideline and turned up to the 16-yard line before the football was poked out of hands by LB Najee Goode. S Chris Maragos recovered for Philadelphia and the home team scored three plays later, never to relinquish the lead.
Turning Point: If that game-opening turnover wasn't enough, the Philadelphia defense gave its team another early scoring opportunity when DT Fletcher Cox was able to swat the ball out of the hand of QB Jameis Winston four minutes into the contest. Cox was ably blocked by G Ali Marpet, but he managed to get his left arm into the danger zone as he was shoved by. Cox also recovered the loose ball at the Bucs' nine, leading to another short touchdown drive. That was a demoralizing moment for a Buccaneers team that had just put together a very good defensive stop to get the ball back to the offense.
It Was Over When: C.J. Smith intercepted Ryan Griffin's pass into the end zone with 29 seconds to play, and not a moment sooner. Griffin had led an impressive two-minute drill down to the Eagles' seven-yard line, keyed by a 25-yard catch by WR Freddie Martino, and the Bucs were in position to possibly send the game into overtime. On first-and-goal from the seven, Griffin tried to find WR Bernard Reedy in the left corner of the end zone, but Smith cut in front of the receiver to haul it in and end the game.
