TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (4-1) AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (2-3)
THURSDAY, OCT. 14, 2021 // 8:20 PM ET // LINCOLN FINANCIAL FIELD // REFEREE: CLAY MARTIN
ON THE AIRWAVES
TV: FOX/NFLN/Amazon (8:20 PM ET): FOX: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews, Kristina Pink (field reporters)
Amazon: Andrea Kremer, Hannah Storm | Amazon Scout’s Feed: Bucky Brooks, Daniel Jeremiah, Joy Taylor
NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: Ian Eagle, Ross Tucker
SIRIUS: 81 (TB), 83 (Phi.) | XM: 226 (TB), 225 (Phi.) | SXM App: 829 (TB), 825 (Phi.)
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER: Eagles lead all-time series, 8-7
STREAKS: Buccaneers have won past 2
LAST GAME: 9/16/18: Eagles 27 at Buccaneers 17
LAST GAME AT SITE: 11/22/15: Eagles 45, Buccaneers 17
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS LEADERS PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
W 45-17 vs. Miami LAST WEEK W 21-18 at Carolina
Bruce Arians: 2-2 COACH VS. OPP. Nick Sirianni: 0-0
33.4/24.4 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 23.0/24.8
431.4 OFFENSE 372.6
Tom Brady: 149-225-1,767 (1L)-15-2-108.5 PASSING Jalen Hurts: 118-182-1,365-7-3-93.3
Leonard Fournette: 56-251-4.5-1 RUSHING Jalen Hurts (QB): 43-256-6.0-3
Mike Evans: 29-393-13.6-4 RECEIVING DeVonta Smith (R): 25-314-12.6-1
360.2 DEFENSE 336.8
Shaquil Barrett: 3.5 SACKS Javon Hargrave: 6
Mike Edwards: 2 INTs Darius Slay: 2
+3 (8/5) TAKE/GIVE +1 (5/4)
Bradley Pinion: 43.6 (39.5) PUNTING (NET) Arryn Siposs: 46.4 (40.5)
Ryan Succop: 41 (20/21 PAT; 7/9 FG) KICKING Jake Elliott: 31 (10/10 PAT; 7/8 FG)
BUCCANEERS NOTES
• QB TOM BRADY passed for 411 yards & 5 TDs in Week 5, his 9th-career game with 5+ TD passes. Leads NFL in pass yards (1,767) & ranks 2nd in pass TDs (15) in 2021. Has 4,482 pass yards (298.8 per game) & 37 TDs (33 pass, 4 rush) vs. 8 INTs for 103.8 rating in 15 career starts on Thursday. Has 2,265 pass yards (323.6 per game) & 16 TDs (15 pass, 1 rush) vs. 2 INTs for 96.3 rating in 7 career starts, incl. postseason, vs. Phi.
• RB LEONARD FOURNETTE had 110 scrimmage yards (67 rush, 43 rec.) & 1st rush TD of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 100+ scrimmage yards.
• WR MIKE EVANS had 6 catches for 113 yards & 2 TDs last week. Is 1 of 4 WRs with 30+ 100-yard games (30) since 2014. Aims for his 6th in row on road with 6+ catches & 75+ rec. yards. Had 10 catches for 83 yards & rec. TD in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Phi. with TD catch. WR ANTONIO BROWN had 7 catches for 124 yards & 2 TDs last week. Became fastest player (143 games) to reach 900 catches & 5th player ever to reach 12,000 rec. yards in 150-or-fewer games. Has 8 rec. TDs in his past 4 on Thursday. WR CHRIS GODWIN aims for his 3rd in row on Thursday with 8+ catches, 100+ rec. yards & TD catch. Has TD in 3 of his past 4 on road. Had TD catch in last meeting.
• LB DEVIN WHITE has 8 sacks in his past 7 on road. Aims for his 8th in row on road with 5+ tackles. LB SHAQUIL BARRETT had 1.5 sacks & FF last week. Has 5 sacks in his past 4 on Thursday. CB RICHARD SHERMAN has 3 PD & INT in 3 career games vs. Phi.
EAGLES NOTES
• QB JALEN HURTS had 228 total yards (198 pass, 30 rush) & 2 rush TDs in Week 5. Has 30+ rush yards in each of his 1st 9 career starts. Has 300+ pass yards in 2 of his past 3. Has 3 rush TDs in his past 3 home starts.
• RB MILES SANDERS had 5 receptions & 45 rush yards in Week 5. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 4 of 5 games in 2021. Has 1,262 scrimmage yards (84.1 per game) in 15 career home games. Since 2019, ranks 5th among RBs with 4.9 yards per rush average. (min. 300 atts.).
• WR DEVONTA SMITH (rookie) led team with 7 receptions & 77 rec. yards last week. Is only NFC rookie with 3 games (3) with 5+ receptions in 2021. Ranks 2nd among rookies in rec. yards (314) & 3rd in catches (25). TE DALLAS GOEDERT has 50+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3. Had rec. TD in his last game on TNF (9/26/19 at GB). TE ZACH ERTZ has 3 rec. TDs in his past 4 on TNF. Aims for his 4th in row on Thursday with 5+ receptions. Had 11 receptions for 94 yards in last meeting.
• DT JAVON HARGRAVE aims for his 4th in row with sack & 6th in row with TFL. Ranks tied-2nd in NFC with 6 sacks. Is 1 of 4 NFC DL with sack in 4 of 1st 5 games of season. DT FLETCHER COX had 1st sack of season in Week 5. Has 4 TFL in his past 4 on TNF. Had sack in last meeting. LB ALEX SINGLETON led team with 13 tackles last week. Aims for his 5th in row with 9+ tackles. CB DARIUS SLAY had 1st 2 INTs of season last week, his 3rd-career game with 2 INTs.
