Tampa Bay Buccaneers 40, Los Angeles Chargers 17

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers delivered a dominant 40-17 victory over Los Angeles Chargersovercome early mistakes and score 30 unanswered points in the second half. The Buccaneers racked up 505 yards against the NFL’s top-scoring defense, producing an explosive offensive performance.

Tampa Bay’s passing game shined with 222 rushing yards, making them just the second team this season to surpass 200 rushing yards against Los Angeles (joining Baltimore).

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In the meantime, we’ve gathered some high-level data and snap counts from the game to give you an early look. Our expert grades have also nominated the game’s outstanding player, highlighting outstanding performance on the field.

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TOP-GRADE PLAYERS

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THE PLAYER’S PLAYER

Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans was at his blazing best Sunday afternoon, hauling in all nine of his catches for 159 yards, two touchdowns and three first downs. He secured two of his three contested targets, and three of his receptions went for 15 yards or more.

Evans was targeted on a game-high 42.3% of his routes and averaged an impressive 6.12 yards per route run.

ADVANCED BOX SCORE