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  • john yun
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    April 8, 2023 9:43 PM EDT

    The might want to see if they can get all of their games moved to Germany.With the team in an offensive rut, the trip to Munich seemed to fix nearly everything as Tampa Bay held off Seattle 21-16 in what was the 's first regular-season game ever played in Germany.After struggling for most of the past seven weeks, the Buccaneers finally caught fire on the offensive side of the ball: They had their longest run of the season (29 yards), their longest touchdown play of the season (31 yards) and actually looked like Tom Brady.Although Brady did throw an interception late in the game, he was on point on nearly every other throw as he completed 22 of 29 pa ses for 258 yards and two touchdowns, marking just the second time this year he's thrown for multiple touchdowns in a game. Brady's first TD pa s was a big one: On a third-and-10 in the second quarter, the Buccaneers were staring at the po sibility of a field goal attempt, but then Brady found for a 31-yard TD. JULIOOOOOO : on : Stream on NFL+ NFL (@NFL) That touchdown gave the Buccaneers an early 7-0 lead and they never looked back. If you' Nick Foles Jersey re wondering how bad Tampa Bay's offense had been this season, just consider this: Jones' score was the longest touchdown of the year for the Bucs. Before that play, the Buccaneers' longest TD came from just 28 yards out. Jones finished with three catches for 53 yards on a day where three different receivers went over the 50-yard mark.If you want a taste of how accurate Brady was, here's a 25-yard pa s he through to in the third quarter. . 's putting on a show for Germany.: on : Stream on NFL+ NFL (@NFL) Although Brady was huge, he wasn't the only reason why Tampa Bay's offense was so effective. The Buccaneers' rushing attack finally showed up and it helped Tampa Bay control the game.Going into Week 10, the Bucs were on pace to be the worst rushing team in NFL history with an average of just 60.7 yards per game through the first nine weeks. In Germany, they had more than 2.5 times that total with a season-high 161 yards. , who hadn't rushed for more than 27 yards in any game this season, shocked everyone with a 105-yard performance. The rookie even had one of the most electrifying plays of the game when he stiff-armed out of the stadium on a 29-yard run, which was the longest running play of the season for the Buccaneers. THIS STIFF ARM. : on : Stream on NFL+ NFL (@NFL) White also iced the game with 34 rushing yards on Tampa Bay's game-sealing drive.The Buccaneers haven't looked Cameron Johnston Jersey like one of the top teams in the NFC through the first 10 weeks, but they still have Brady and they still have a talented roster. With their win over the NFC West's first-place team, the Buccaneers are proving they could be a dangerous team down the stretch. In 2020, the Bucs had five lo ses heading into their bye before eventually winning the and with Sunday's win in Germany moving them to 5-5, that's exactly where they are heading into this year's bye.Alright, let's get to the grades for every game from Week 10. If you're looking for a deeper dive on the ' win over the that was played Thursday, . A+ The Commanders pulled off a shocker in Philadelphia and they did it by playing nearly perfectly in every phase of the game. Washington held the ball for more than 40 minutes, which kept the Eagles' high-powered offense off the field. The Commanders were able to control the clock Tommy McDonald Jersey thanks to a rushing attack that carried the ball 49 times, which was Washington's highest total since 2002. Brian Robinson (79 yards) and Antonio Gibson (44 yards) were the perfect one-two punch and they consistently came up with big runs when Washington needed them. Terry McLaurin also came up with several clutch catches on a night where he caught eight pa ses for 128 yards. Defensively, the Commanders came up with two big fumble recoveries in the fourth quarter that helped Washington seal the win. Even the kicking game came up big as Joey Slye hit four clutch field goals (32, 44, 55, 58). The Commanders' bruising rushing attack and stingy defense led Washington to the win and time will tell if they showed the rest of the NFL how to beat the Eagles. The most important thing for the Commanders is that this win puts them firmly in the NFC playoff race.C- The Eagles' undefeated season finally came to an end and they only have themselves to blame for the lo s. Although the Eagles struggled early in the game, they had three different po se sions in the fourth quarter where they could have taken the lead, but those ended with Josh Sweat Jersey a fumble, a fumble and a punt. The Eagles turned the ball over four times overall, which is almost impo sible to believe when you consider that they only had three turnovers through the first nine weeks of the season. Philadelphia's time of po se sion was just 19:31, which was the team's lowest since 2015. The Eagles are now 0-15 in franchise history when they po se s the ball for le s than 20 minutes. One reason the time of po se sion was so low is because the defense couldn't get the Commanders off the field on third down (Washington converted 12 of 21 times on third down.) The Eagles are still one of the best teams in the NFC, but this lo s proves that they're not invincible.B- This game kicked off at 6:30 a.m. ET on the body clocks for Seattle's players and they definitely played like that early on. The ended up sleep-walking through most of the first half. Not only did they punt on all five of their po se sions, but they scored zero points and totaled just 57 yards in the game's first two quarters. By the time they woke up in the second half, it was too little, too late. The Seahawks were almost able to rally thanks to two interceptions from the defense, but an ugly fumble by at Tampa Bay's 9-yard line late in the third quarter killed any chances of a comeback. The good news for the Seahawks is that they'll now have a bye to figure out what went wrong in Germany.A- As good as the Buccaneers were on Zach Ertz Jersey offense in this game, their defense might have been better. Not only did the Bucs absolutely shut down Seattle's rushing attack -- holding the Seahawks to just 39 yards on the ground -- but they smothered Geno Smith, sacking him three times. The Buccaneers defense was at its best on third down, limited the Seahawks to just one conversion on nine attempts. The defense did struggle some in the second half, but it also came up with a huge fumble recovery in the third quarter that shut down a Seahawks drive that had reached Tampa Bay's 9-yard line.A- The (8-1) pulled off one of the most shocking wins of the NFL season and it was almost all thanks to and . The receiver came up with big catch after big catch after big catch on a day where he caught 10 pa ses for 193 yards and a TD. One of his receptions came on a fourth-and-18 and it very well might end up going down as the best catch by any player this year (You ). A