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Buccaneers Stumble, But Still Lead NFC South | Tampa Bay Buccaneers News
Tampa Bay’s season opener ended in a brutal 33-27 loss to Cincinnati, exposing shaky play despite a stacked roster and Baker Mayfield under center—four turnovers (three by Mayfield) and a defense that couldn’t pressure Joe Burrow. ESPN dropped them to 20 in the power rankings, but there’s hope: all three NFC South rivals also lost, leaving Tampa Bay as the division’s top-ranked team. Rookie Josiah Trotter stole the spotlight with historic debut stats—first rookie since 1982 to record a pick-six and sack, adding 10 tackles and two TFLs. Now, they turn to home turf against Cleveland in Week Two…
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