Despite a 13-point loss to the San Francisco 49ers, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers didn’t really move the needle for better or for worse on Sunday.
The Bucs dropped their Week 11 game 27-14, but it was nothing we hadn’t really seen before from the team. The pass defense remains awful, the run game cannot get going and the team’s red zone defense remains bizarrely strong despite everything else going on with the unit. The Bucs will have a good chance to tilt these numbers a bit more in their favor when they face the Indianapolis Colts in Week 12.
Here is where the Bucs stack up statistically, according to Team Rankings:
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| Rank | Stat | |
| Points per game | 23rd | 19.2 |
| Passing offense | 14th | 227.8 |
| Rushing offense | 32nd | 76.9 |
| Total offense | 22nd | 304.7 |
| 3rd down conversions | 17th | 40.58% |
| Red zone scoring | 28th | 46.43% |
| Sack% | 5th | 5.39% |
| Turnovers | T-5th | 10 |
(Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
| Rank | Stat | |
| Points allowed | 9th | 20.9 |
| Passing defense | 31st | 270.7 |
| Rushing defense | 6th | 90.0 |
| Total defense | 26th | 360.7 |
| 3rd down conversions | 31st | 46.67% |
| Red zone defense | 1st | 34.38% |
| Sack% | 13th | 7.38% |
| Takeaways | T-8th | 16 |
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