Final score – Bucs defeat New England Patriots 19-17 in Week 4

Practice was cut short, however, thanks again to safety Antoine Winfield Jr. He forced a fumble from the hands of JJ Taylor, which was then recovered by cornerback Richard Sherman with 11:19 left in the third quarter. .

Tampa Bay unfortunately didn’t capitalize and ended up returning the ball to the Patriots after just a minute and a half of time.

New England wouldn’t go far thanks to back-to-back sacks from the Bucs defense. First it was defensive tackle Will Gholston with his second sack of the season followed by outside linebacker Joe Tryon-Shoyinka with his second sack of the season. night. That forced the Patriots’ punt… twice.

The first punt was missed on the return, but the Bucs were bailed out with a penalty on the Patriots. The referees ruled on a restart of the fourth down and the Patriots kicked again. This time he would almost come back to midfield as the Bucs set out to score more points on the board.

And that’s what they did. Brady kept the ball mostly on the ground and the 52-yard run ended with an eight-yard touchdown by running back Ronald Jones who made it 13-7 with 3:29 left in the third quarter.

Unfortunately, the Patriots responded in their next practice as Jones came down the field. It ended with a one-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jonnu Smith to put New England back in the lead, 14-13, with 14:57 left in the fourth quarter.

The Bucs ate a bit of clockwork in the next 15-game practice, but in the end, they ended up settling for the 26-yard basket. It was enough to give them the advantage again, bringing the score to 16-14 with 7:58 to go.

New England responded with their own basket to regain a point lead. The 27-yard kick brought the score to 17-16 with 4:34 to go.

And after a fierce run that took the game to the two-minute warning, the Bucs responded with a kick. Succop was good from 48 yards to give the Bucs a 19-17 lead with 1:57 to go and the Patriots with just one of their timeouts remaining.

The defense held on, forcing the Patriots to attempt a 56-yard field goal in the rain. It was not good for Folk and it preserved the Buccaneers’ lead and 19-17 victory when Tom Brady returned.