1. RB Jacquizz Rodgers
There's no question that the Buccaneers have missed their Pro Bowl running back, Doug Martin. But with Martin sidelined, Rodgers has been a pleasant surprise. He made his first start in a Buccaneer uniform in the Bucs' Week 5 game against the Panthers and went on to become the first Tampa Bay runner to rush for 100 yards in a game this season. On Sunday, he proved to be no fluke. Rodgers rushed for 154 yards, averaging 5.9 yards per carry and helping the Bucs rush for 249 yards as a team.
2. WR Mike Evans
Evans is on a pace that will not only send him to the Pro Bowl, but will cement him in the Buccaneer record books. He caught eight passes for 96 yards and two touchdowns in the Buccaneers' victory over the 49ers, bringing his season total to 547 yards. He's on pace for 1,459 yards and 16 touchdowns, which would set Buccaneer single-season records.
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Pictures from the Buccaneers' Week 7 match-up with the 49ers.
32 RB Jacquizz Rodgers
54 LB Lavonte David
32 RB Jacquizz Rodgers
82 TE Brandon Myers and #32 RB Jacquizz Rodgers
32 RB Jacquizz Rodgers
32 RB Jacquizz Rodgers
32 RB Jacquizz Rodgers
93 DT Gerald McCoy
13 WR Mike Evans
13 WR Mike Evans
3 QB Jameis Winston
58 LB Kwon Alexander
57 DE Noah Spence
54 LB Lavonte David and #57 DE Noah Spence
92 DE William Gholston
92 DE William Gholston
92 DE William Gholston and #58 LB Kwon Alexander
3 QB Jameis Winston
Bucs vs 49ers
84 TE Cameron Brate
3 QB Jameis Winston and HC Dirk Koetter
36 RB Antone Smith
13 WR Mike Evans
13 WR Mike Evans and #3 QB Jameis Winston
92 DE William Gholston
51 LB Daryl Smith
54 LB Lavonte David and #30 S Bradley McDougald
30 S Bradley McDougald
32 RB Jacquizz Rodgers
32 RB Jacquizz Rodgers
32 RB Jacquizz Rodgers
43 RB Peyton Barber
19 K Roberto Aguayo
Bucs vs 49ers
52 LB Cameron Lynch and #37 S Keith Tandy
89 WR Russell Shepard
89 WR Russell Shepard
89 WR Russell Shepard
89 WR Russell Shepard
13 WR Mike Evans
38 CB Jude Adjei-Barimah, #95 DE Howard Jones, and #23 S Chris Conte
93 DT Gerald McCoy
HC Dirk Koetter
37 S Keith Tandy and #26 CB Josh Robinson
3 QB Jameis Winston
19 K Roberto Aguayo
9 P Bryan Anger, #88 TE Luke Stocker, and #19 K Roberto Aguayo
19 K Roberto Aguayo
93 DT Gerald McCoy
52 LB Cameron Lynch
54 LB Lavonte David
58 LB Kwon Alexander
38 CB Jude Adjei-Barimah and #23 S Chris Conte
38 CB Jude Adjei-Barimah and #23 S Chris Conte
38 CB Jude Adjei-Barimah and #23 S Chris Conte
3 QB Jameis Winston
13 WR Mike Evans
32 RB Jacquizz Rodgers
13 WR Mike Evans
13 WR Mike Evans
HC Dirk Koetter and #13 WR Mike Evans
3 QB Jameis Winston and HC Dirk Koetter
3 QB Jameis Winston
28 CB Vernon Hargreaves
68 C Joe Hawley
32 RB Jacquizz Rodgers
30 S Bradley McDougald
92 DE William Gholston
54 LB Lavonte David
57 DE Noah Spence
89 WR Russell Shepard
43 RB Peyton Barber
43 RB Peyton Barber
43 RB Peyton Barber
43 RB Peyton Barber
69 T Demar Dotson and #43 RB Peyton Barber
43 RB Peyton Barber and #68 C Joe Hawley
3 QB Jameis Winston, #43 RB Peyton Barber, and #82 TE Brandon Myers
43 RB Peyton Barber, #84 TE Cameron Brate, and HC Dirk Koetter
97 DT Akeem Spence
89 WR Russell Shepard and HC Dirk Koetter
58 LB Kwon Alexander and #13 WR Mike Evans
HC Dirk Koetter
HC Dirk Koetter
- DL Will Gholston**
Gholston is the Bucs' only starting defensive lineman to play in all six of the team's games, and Sunday's was by far his best. He recorded seven tackles, five of which were solo, along with a sack, a tackle for a loss and a pass defensed. Only Kwon Alexander and Lavonte David recorded more tackles than Gholston in the Bucs' victory.
4. WR Russell Shepard
Eaerlier this week, Vincent Jackson was place on injured reserve and the Bucs found themselves searching for a replacement at wide receiver on the outside. Shepard stepped up to fill the void, catching five passes for 77 yards, both of which were career-highs. Prior to Sunday's game, Shepard has just 10 catches for 113 yards in his career.
5. S Bradley McDougald
McDougald recorded the Buccaneers' only interception, and nearly had another. He has played virtually every snap for the Buccaneers this season and finished Sunday's game with seven tackles and a tackle for a loss, in addition to his pick and pass defensed.
