The Buccaneers return home after a two-game stint on the road while riding a three-game win streak to take on perhaps their toughest challenge this season. In what's being 'billed' as a matchup between two playoff teams, the Buffalo Bills will take a visit to Tampa to take on the Bucs with their top-ranked defense in tow.
The Bills are allowing a league-low 272.3 yards per game through Week 14 and are coming off a Monday night loss to their division rivals in which Patriots quarterback Mac Jones threw the ball just three times. That's demoralizing for a defense – especially one that is statistically the best in the league – and leaves Buffalo every motivation in the world to get back on track when they come to town.
Though their challenges were mostly weather related last Monday, the Bills may not have that to deal with in Tampa, Florida, but they will have to contend with the league's top-ranked passing offense that also averages the most points scored week in and week out. Tampa Bay scores an average of 31.4 points per game but the Bills aren't far behind with their average of 28.0 thanks to dual-threat quarterback Josh Allen.
If the Bucs' defense wants to match up with Allen and company, they'll have to manage some takeaways against a team that ranks fourth in turnover margin at +9. If you'll recall though, the Bucs went into their Week 12 matchup with Indianapolis while the Colts ranked first in turnover margin and came away from that game with five takeaways.
It will be a battle of wills in 'a good environment for football' as quarterback Tom Brady put it on Thursday. Brady has faced the Bills a whopping 35 times, winning 32 of those matchups as a former member of the AFC East. He and tight end Rob Gronkowski are more than familiar with the incoming opponent and we'll see just how much that pays off on Sunday.
Here's how to watch.
Matchup:
Buffalo Bills (7-5) vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-3)
Watch on TV:
- Sunday, December 12, 2021
- Kickoff: 4:25p.m. ET
- Location: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
- Television Network: CBS
- Broadcast Crew: Jim Nantz (play by play), Tony Romo (analyst), Tracy Wolfson (reporter)
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