The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense did its job, and it was a more admirable performance than the team has had in recent weeks. But as always, not everyone was perfect.
The team held Carolina to just two touchdowns and a field goal in Week 13, winning the game 21-18 at home and inching closer to the NFC South lead.
Pro Football Focus graded every Bucs defensive player who took snaps on Sunday, and while there were a few players they graded highly, there were others they didn’t favor quite as much.
Here are PFF’s five lowest-graded players on Tampa Bay’s defense for Week 13:
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Overall grade: 40.7

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Overall grade: 47.7

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Overall grade: 48.3

Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Overall grade: 48.7

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Overall grade: 50.8