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RoJo came in and did his job ,and as a unit it’s all about winning. A Jonathan Taylor rushing touchdown tied the score with 3:29 to play - which was way too much time for Brady, who marched the Bucs on a 75-yard drive that. The Indianapolis Colts (6-5) host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-3) in NFL Week 12 action. did an excellent job of rotating the backs.

The 5 turnovers were even more surprising, since the Colts entered the game with the league’s best giveaway-takeaway ratio at plus-15.īut the Bucs were able to keep Fournette fresh for the final drive by rotating him with Ronald Jones, who rushed seven times for 37 yards and a touchdown. at the Bucs 5 and returned it 30 yards to the 35. leaped high to intercept a Wentz pass that he stole from the hands of Michael Pittman Jr. On the next possession, safety Antoine Winfield Jr. That led to Fournette’s 4-yard touchdown run. He sacked quarterback Carson Wentz, stripped him of the football and recovered the fumble. Trailing 24-14 and with the Colts looking to expand the lead with the ball on the Tampa Bay 20-yard line shortly after the start of the second half, linebacker Shaquil Barrett made the biggest play of the game. “It got everyone fired up,” Gronkowski said, “and he went out there and backed it up, too.”Īs great as Fournette was, it was the Bucs’ defense that made some of the biggest plays to ignite the comeback. Gronkowski, who led the Bucs with 7 catches for 123 yards, said Fournette’s speech set the tone for the second half. Just trying to boost everybody coming out, and thank God it worked.” … It was just the little things that were separating us to win the game from them. “And I think they understood that message and came out and played the lights out.”

took it in over left guard for the one-yard score. Play by play, you have to want to win, want to fight each and every play,'” Fournette said. Bucs Take It Away from Colts for Huge Road Win Tampa Bay overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to win 38-31 at Indianapolis on Sunday. And you have to be willing to risk everything. “I’m like, ‘Man, you have to have a will and a want. But it was his halftime speech that he credits with turning around the Bucs’ road misfortunes. Buccaneers beat Colts 38-31 Leonard Fournette caps a 4-touchdown day with a 28-yard touchdown run with 20 seconds to go. In a game that featured Indianapolis’ Jonathan Taylorthe NFL’s leading rusherand Tampa Bay’s Tom Bradythe NFL’s passing touchdowns leaderthe visitors entered as 2.5-point favorites. Arizona’s interior blocking is unnerving, and the 5-foot-10 Murray, who had a miserable playoff game against Donald’s Rams in January, is extra challenged to read interior pass defenses.Fournette rushed for 100 yards and three TDs and caught 7 passes for 31 yards and another score. Donald and the Rams agreed to a contract Monday. If Aaron Donald had made good on his hints to retire, Murray and Cardinals blockers may have been the first to celebrate. Receiver DeAndre Hopkins’ six-game suspension and quarterback Kyler Murray’s uneven development argue against a winning season in the desert. Both of Arizona’s lines are questionable. If Colts-driven reports about Wentz’s subpar leadership were true, Ryan may provide a lift there.Įscaping Brady’s shadow, Ryan now joins the AFC’s weakest division, a South that shows betting-line win totals of 4.5, 6 and 9.5 for Houston, Jacksonville and Tennessee.Īs for the best “under” bet, it’s the Cardinals falling short of nine victories. His accuracy and processing are likely upgrades. The former Falcons QB isn’t as mobile as Wentz, who started every Colts game. The trade that put him on the Colts wouldn’t have happened if Ryan, 37, didn’t trust the organization. Their domed stadium ensured him about 10 games indoors and a few other games in warm climates. The Colts provided Rivers first-rate blocking led by All-Pro guard Quenton Nelson. The decision reunited him with offensive-minded Frank Reich, whose work with Carson Wentz and Nick Foles contributed to Philadelphia claiming its first Lombardi Trophy. Rivers knew what it takes to win in the NFL and correctly evaluated both the Colts and the AFC South. See: Philip Rivers deciding to join them two years ago and leading them to 11 victories at age 38.