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Tampa Bay Bucs Snap Two Game Losing Streak With Victory Over NY Giants
TAMPA BAY, Fla. (FNN Sports) – The Tampa Bay Buccaneers put an end to their two game losing streak with a 30-10 victory over the New York Giants in tonight’s Monday Night Football matchup.
The game marked the return to the field of the Bucs’ TE Rob Gronkowski and the Giants’ RB Saquon Barkley. Gronk suffered cracked ribs and a punctured lung in week 3, and briefly returned to the field in week 8, but only lasted six snaps. Barkley suffered an ankle injury in week 5. Tampa Bay got off to a quick lead with a 13 yard Tom Brady pass to WR Chris Godwin, and K Ryan Succop extra point. The Giants’ next scoring drive ended with a 37 yard K Graham Gano field goal, and the first quarter ended with the Bucs leading 7-3.
Early in the second quarter, the Bucs’ Ryan Succop added three points to the home team’s lead with a 25 yard field goal. The Giants later capitalized on an interception of a Tom Brady pass intended for Mike Evans, that later led to a two yard touchdown pass by Daniel Jones to Andrew Thomas, and Graham Gano extra point, tying the game at 10-10. Bucs RB Ronald Jones II later ran the ball for a six yard touchdown, followed by Ryan Succop extra point, putting the Bucs up 17-10 heading into the half.
At halftime, the Pro Football Hall of Fame President David Baker honored the Buccaneers’ class of 2021 representative, John Lynch, who addressed the crowd, with his family by his side. Lynch also expressed support for fellow Buc, Ronde Barber, who has not yet secured his place in Canton.
Midway through the third quarter, Mike Evans made Tampa Bay Buccaneers history, with his 72nd career touchdown, on a 5 yard pass from Tom Brady. Evans broke the team record of fan favorite Mike Alstott for the most TDs. Ryan Succop’s extra point, later followed by another field goal, extended the team’s lead to 27-10 at the end of the third quarter.
A 30 yard field goal by Ryan Succop in the fourth quarter brought the score to 30-10, the final score. Tom Brady finished with 307 yards passing and 2 touchdowns. Leonard Fournette led the rushing with 35 yards. Mike Evans finished with 73 receiving yards and his record breaking touchdown.
The Bucs begin a two game road trip, playing the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium. Kickoff is at 1:00 p.m. The following week, the team travels to Atlanta to take on the Falcons.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Florida National News) – The Jacksonville Jaguars (2-1) beat the New England Patriots (1-2) 35-6 at EverBank Stadium today. The Jaguars have now won six consecutive home games dating back to November 16, 2025. The Jaguars lost their nine game regular season winning streak last week in Denver with their 20-13 loss to the Broncos.
The first quarter was a defensive battle, highlighted by the Jaguars sacking Patriots QB Drake Maye to force a fumble, which was recovered by NT DaVon Hamilton. But neither team put points on the board.
Early in the second quarter, Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence found WR Josh Cameron in the end zone for a 12 yard touchdown, followed by K Cam Little’s extra point, to put the Jags ahead 7-0. Soon after, it looked as though Maye had scrambled into the end zone for a 21 yard touchdown run, but that play was nullified by an offensive holding penalty by Patriots RT Morgan Moses. They did manage to score on a 35 yard field goal by K Andy Borregales, to narrow their deficit to 7-3. But the Jags extended their lead as Lawrence completed a 10 yard pass for WR Jakobi Meyers’ 25th career touchdown pass. That was also Lawrence’s 104th passing touchdown of his career, moving him past QB Blake Bortles for sole possession of second place on the Jaguars all-time list. QB Mark Brunell currently holds the team record with 144. After Little’s extra point, the Jags were up 14-3. The Patriots came close to scoring late in the second quarter, but Jaguars CB Travis Hunter had his first career interception, grabbing a pass by Maye intended for WR Efton Chism III in the end zone. The Jaguars gave Cam Little an opportunity to break his own NFL regular season record with a 70 yard field goal attempt, but it went wide right. The score remained 14-3 at the half.
Travis Hunter’s First Career Interception. (Photo Credit Arthur “Dell” Morgan)
On the Patriots first drive of the third quarter, Borregales attempted a 38 yard field goal, but it went wide right. Late in the quarter, Lawrence completed a 17 yard touchdown pass to WR Parker Washington, followed by Little’s XP, extending the lead to 21-3. As the Patriots took possession, Jaguars CB Jarrian Jones intercepted a Drake Maye pass intended for WR Kyle Williams. On the next play, RB Chris Rodriguez Jr. ran for a five yard touchdown. After another Little XP, the Jags were up 28-3 at the end of the third.
Early in the fourth quarter, Borregales redeemed himself with a 40 yard field goal, but the Pats remained down 28-6. The Jags added to their lead as RB Bhayshul Tuten ran for a 1 yard touchdown, and with Little’s extra point they finished the game up 35-6.
Trevor Lawrence finished with 182 passing yards and 3 TDs. Bhayshul Tuten led the Jaguars’ rushing with 73 yards and 1 TD. Jakobi Meyers was the leading receiver with 64 yards and 1 TD.
The Jaguars will be on the road for the month of October. They face the Bengals in Cincinnati on Sunday, October 4th at 1:00 p.m. Their next two games will be across the pond in London, where they’ll play the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, October 11th at 9:30 a.m. EST at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and the Houston Texans on Sunday, October 18th at 9:30 a.m. EST at Wembley Stadium. The Jaguars have a bye for NFL Week 7, then return home to host the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, November 1st at 1:00 p.m. at EverBank Stadium. Be sure to follow www.FloridaNationalNews.com for more.
