The 5 keys to the victory of the Packers against the Buccaneers

Tom Brady y Aaron Rodgers They have shared the NFL for nearly two decades (18 years to be precise) and this Sunday they met for the fifth time in their career. The Packers ended a two-game losing streak since Brady arrived in Tampa Bay. and Rodgers is already 2-3 against his counterpart.

These were the keys of Green Bay’s victory and el Raymond James Stadium.

Brady missed Evans and Godwin

for this commitment the Buccaneers were without Chris Godwin and Julio Jones due to injury and Mike Evans due to suspension. This meant that 99 of the 271 yards Brady generated came from TEs Cameron Brate and Kyle Rudolph and RB Leonard Fournette.

The ground game did not exist

Regarding Fournette, the contribution of the ground attack was practically nil for the Buccaneers. Tampa Bay’s RB corps had just 34 yards, all from the LSU alum, well below the 85.5 they averaged in their first two games of the year.

Green Bay had the most significant exchanges

The game ended with two ball exchanges per side. Even though only Aaron Rodgers’ interception translated into points (Ryan Succop’s FG), the pair of fumbles of the Bucs, courtesy of Russell Gage and Breshad Perriman, ended Tampa’s two best offensive drives prior to the touchdown.

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Rodgers, intocable

Despite the fact that David Bakhtiari saw his action in the match very limited, Aaron Rodgers did not suffer in the pocket of protection. The Packers QB was only sacked once and took six hits.

costly punishment

The Buccaneers were more disciplined as they only received six penalties for 40 yards; for eight handkerchiefs for 65 yards from the Packers. Nevertheless, the last penalty of the game for Tampa Bay considerably limited their chances going back five yards on the two-point conversion.