Overview
- Buffalo moved to 7-3 with a 44-32 home win as Tampa Bay fell to 6-4, extending a slide that has tightened the NFC South race with Carolina close behind and a road trip to the Rams next.
- Allen went 19-of-30 for 317 yards with three passing scores and three rushing touchdowns against two interceptions, including deep TDs of 43, 52 and 25 yards.
- Tampa Bay piled up a season-high 202 rushing yards, highlighted by Sean Tucker’s 106 yards and his first career three-touchdown game, including a 28-yard reception.
- Coach Todd Bowles criticized kickoff coverage and explosive plays allowed, saying the defense failed to rush and cover in concert as Buffalo repeatedly struck downfield.
- Bowles defended punting on fourth-and-2 from the Bucs’ 39 in the fourth quarter; Buffalo subsequently drove 85 yards, with Allen’s third rushing TD effectively sealing the result.