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Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) yells at members of his offensive line as they leave the field during the second half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears in Chicago, Thursday Oct 8, 2020

Ndamukong Suh recovered what was considered a fumble from Derek Carr early in the second quarter and sent him 59 yards back into the Buccaneers’ red zone Replay canceled the call for an incomplete pass on the third down, allowing John Carlson to hit a 42-yard field goal and put Las Vegas in the lead again

The Buccaneers scored four minutes after the Raiders took the lead in the first quarter when Tom Brady completed a 77-yard drive with a stealthy 2-yard quarterback on 3rd base Tampa relied heavily on Ronald Jones, who had 27 rushing yards, and Rob Gronkowski, who had 25 receiving yards, on the run.

The Raiders aren’t at all intimidated by their clash against one of the best defenses in the NFL

Las Vegas just rolled onto the field in Tampa Bay, scoring in their first practice when Nelson Agholor jumped up to take down a 21-yard touchdown from Derek Carr The Raiders had 70 yards in six games in 3:37

Agholor also started the drive with a 28-yard reception in Game 2 Tampa Bay, meanwhile, went three and pulled out his first possession

This is the biggest thing to take away from the Raiders’ recently released inactive roster, and for that, fans should be relieved Notably, the entire offensive line is healthy apart from Trent Brown and has officially cleared the coronavirus protocol

The only other notable absence is wide receiver Bryan Edwards, who wasn’t supposed to play anyway Mariota has always been the biggest question, but it looks like he’ll wait at least another week to make his Raiders’ debut on the sidelines with Nathan Peterman again serving as Derek Carr’s replacement

The Las Vegas Raiders sent a Super Bowl suitor their last time; now they have to defeat another

The Raiders (3-2) have been riding high for two weeks, thanks to their bye, having won the biggest upheaval of the NFL season so far by beating the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs on the road To keep their spirits up, they’ll need to play an equally strong game against six-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady, who is looking to add another ring with his new team.

The Buccaneers (4-2) have lived up to the hype since Brady’s arrival, but not entirely because of Brady’s arrival The Tampa Bay attack has gone well under Brady, but defense is what really pushed the Buccaneers to become the second favorite to represent the NFC at the Super Bowl, behind the Seattle Seahawks, according to local betting odds.

The game was originally scheduled for NBC’s Sunday Night Football, but was traded when right tackle Trent Brown was added to the COVID-19 roster on Wednesday Brown was determined to have made contact with six other players – the rest of the starting offensive line and security Johnathan Abram – who were also sent home and unable to train during the week

It’s a bit speculative, but if the Raiders’ defensive front can perform at the level they have shown against the Chiefs, then they are going to turn into an unforeseen force Las Vegas has taken its toll on Patrick Mahomes although ‘He often only rushes his first four Moved from defensive level to defensive tackle due to injury, Clelin Ferrell enjoyed the best game of his career accumulating nine pressures on Mahomes While tackles Maliek Collins and Maurice Hurst are set to return against the Buccaneers, the Raiders should theoretically be able to put even more pressure on Brady The Tampa Bay offensive line has been strong and certainly not a weakness, but it also has less star power than any other position group on the visiting list. The unit particularly struggled away from home, allowing Brady to be sacked eight times in three road games

The Raiders ‘short pass offense was as effective as any team in the NFL The Buccaneers’ short pass defense was as stingy as any team in the NFL Something Has To Give Tampa Bay’s Bruce Arians is known as an aggressive defensive coach, and his team has taken on his personality by not hesitating to jump on roads close to the line of scrimmage to try and create turnovers and big plays. The Buccaneers are second in the NFL with eight interceptions, including two on Aaron Rodgers of the Packers, who started the season with four no-turnover performances Jamel Dean, who returned a Rodgers 32-yard interception for a touchdown, has been a breakout star and arguably the league’s best cornerback. Raiders quarterback Derek Carr needs to be careful with players like Dean and Carlton Davis, who have three interceptions over the year, hiding and looking to pounce on mistakes

• “I’m trying not to be too deep, too philosophical I had a great time in Tampa A lot of my friends still live there” -Gruden took on the Buccaneers for the first time since training in the franchise from 2002 to 2008

• « He’s unranked 1 in Weirdest Things, and you all know we’ve seen a lot of weird things in my seven years here » -Carr down the line not being able to train this week

• « We all knew there would be ups and downs and we knew we had to face BS before the season, but as far as the game goes, we can line up and play tomorrow. we don’t care « -Ferrell on reprogramming

• “Especially in a home crowd, I don’t have guys throwing insults at me in the stands” -Kicker Daniel Carlson explains why he misses fans as silence makes his job easier

If the Raiders have trouble connecting on short routes, they could always just throw themselves into the field more often That’s what they did against the Chiefs, Carr and coach Jon Gruden said they felt more comfortable doing it with Ruggs in the roster. The rookie Burner had two receptions for 118 yards and a touchdown against Kansas City after missing Las Vegas ‘previous two games, but his impact has gone beyond the numbers Ruggs’ speed demands attention, as the safeties need to play deeper and put more emphasis on not letting him pick up the defense like he did on a 72-yard run for his first career touchdown against the Chiefs In layman’s terms, Ruggs opens the whole passing game With an extra week of rest he is presumably fully recovered from a knee injury that has limited him since the first half of week 1 and possibly more dangerous than ever

Ranking the Buccaneers in two of the most respected analytical models ranking NFL teams – the Football Outsiders DVOA Ranking and the nflfastR EPA Both sets of power ratings are based on the calculation of success or l ‘failure in every game this season and help illustrate how well Tampa Bay has played despite losing two The Buccaneers rank almost as well on more traditional measures as they sit second in the NFL by a 55-point margin, seven points behind the Steelers, who played a much weaker schedule. DVOA ranked the Buccaneers’ 38-10 win over the Packers last week as the best game a team has played all season Aside from a second game against the Chiefs next month, the Raiders won’t play a better team the rest of the season. season

Between the veterans ‘leave during the leave and the fear of the coronavirus that followed, most of the Raiders’ offensive line has not practiced in two weeks Rust seems likely to cause problems on game day, and because Carr is so adept at getting rid of the ball quickly, it could have a bigger impact on running play than passing play. Trying to block the likes of Lavonte David and Ndamukong Suh of the Buccaneers after five days of isolation is a tall order Jacobs’ workload is also set to decrease given the emergence of the Devontae Booker save, which Gruden wants to continue to do. get Look for the Raiders to be forced into a happier approach and Jacobs being potentially a bigger factor in the passing game than the running game, where he will struggle to get even 50 rushing yards

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