Defense Remains Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Biggest Concern Following Week 15 Loss

December 18, 2015   ·   Luke Easterling   ·   Jump to comments

There was plenty of ugly on both sides of the ball for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday night, as they dropped to 6-8 on the season with a 31-23 road loss at the hands of the St. Louis Rams.
But while the offense showed their youth and lack of experience, they also bounced back in the second half with flashes of a bright future.
The same can't be said of the Tampa Bay defense.
In what has become an embarrassing theme, the Bucs made yet another backup quarterback look like a Pro Bowler for much of Thursday night's game. Case Keenum attempted just 17 passes, but he completed 14 of them for 234 yards and a pair of touchdowns, with no interceptions.
Tampa Bay's mission on defense heading into the game was likely to shut down rookie sensation Todd Gurley, hoping to force Keenum to beat them through the air. They achieved that objective—Gurley managed just 48 yards on 21 carries—but forcing Keenum to beat them didn't exactly turn out too well.
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