Worst start: Bucs’ quarterback Jameis Winston missed on his first six passes to start the game. He finished hitting only three of 10 passes for 28 yards, although he did throw a touchdown pass to Mike Evans in the Bucs’ 27-21 victory.
Flag day: The Jags had 13 penalties for 121 yards…in the first half.
Best start: In two weeks, Blake Bortles has hit 14 of 18 passes for 190 yards and four scores.
Best Gator: In a game dominated by FSU grads, Vernon Hargreaves intercepted a pass and returned it 28 yards. Early in the third period, he intercepted another.
Best backup: Bucs’ second-team quarterback Mike Glennon completed 11 of 19 passes.
Best unit: The Bucs’ secondary, much maligned a year ago, intercepted four passes from the Jags’ backup quarterbacks.
Best attack: The Bucs, playing without the NFL’s second-ranked running back of a year ago in Doug Martin, rushed for 158 yards against the Jags.
Worried yet?: Roberto Aguayo missed two field goals, leading you to wonder if the Bucs had drafted one of those wide-right guys from FSU’s past instead of a star kicker.
“This is the NFL. He’s got to make those kicks. He knows it. Everyone knows it,” said Bucs’ coach Dirk Koetter.
Worst backups: After Bortles left the field, his backups passed for only 45 yards and threw four picks. After Chris Ivory, T.J. Yeldon and Bortles left the game, the Jags’ runners rushed for only 36 yards.
Most improvement: The Bucs’ defense played well for the second straight week, leading to belief that the unit will indeed be better than it was a year ago.
