Defense Carries Bucs Into The Bye
October 27th, 2025
Bucs coach Todd Bowles.
How good has the Bucs’ defense been this year through eight games? Very good, the numbers say.
Here is where the Bucs are in various categories. Each category the Bucs’ defense is among the league’s top-10.
* Defensive touchdowns, two (tied for first).
* Tackles for loss, 50 (second).
* Strip sacks, three (tied for second).
* Sacks, 25 (third)
* Quarterback pressures, 131 (third)
* Takeaways, 12 (tied for third)
* Fumble recoveries, 5 (tied for third)
* Quarterback hits, 48 (tied for sixth)
* Interceptions, seven (tied for seventh)
* Yards per play allowed, 5.2 (ninth)
* Forced fumbles, six (10th)
* Passes defensed, 36 (tied for 10th)
The Bucs defense has carried this team into the bye. Allowing just 48 yards rushing is fantastic. And in the second half, the slimy Saints never ran one play in Bucs’ territory until there just under eight minutes left in the game. That is phenomenal.
The defense has basically saved the Bucs’ bacon. It has bought time for the Bucs to heal.
After seeing the Bucs’ offense spit and sputter through most of the game, it is critical they get some hurt players back. Especially on offense.
Bucky Irving, Luke Goedeke, where are you? Help!
October 27th, 2025 at 12:36 am
Heal up. Come out the bye swinging. Lot of football left!
Go Bucs!
October 27th, 2025 at 12:37 am
Let Bake call the plays.
October 27th, 2025 at 12:37 am
Lol talk this to people who think the defense has been carried by baker all season.
October 27th, 2025 at 1:04 am
Not good enough against the crooked refs….but how do you get around that bs? …..so stupid.
October 27th, 2025 at 1:07 am
Btw, Im so proud of our guys…the rooks, the experienced finally getting a chance….lets just keep going with whats working….thats what we need.
Now I know, it was against a 1 win team, but still, divisional rival, and guys were showing up.
October 27th, 2025 at 1:53 am
I’m surprised JMac isn’t working out yet.
October 27th, 2025 at 2:32 am
FOOL’S GOLD.
Our D has given up so many early points it’s not even funny. Our D couldn’t get the better teams to even punt many times.
October 27th, 2025 at 2:35 am
THE SAINTS ARE TIED FOR WORST TEAM IN THE LEAGUE!
Haha. The D padded some stats quite a bit from today’s game against a terrible team.
Against the better offenses we’ve played the Defense could barely stop them.
This Defense isn’t one of the best in the NFL, far from it.