There have been loads of Bucs followers upset with the truth that the division rival Carolina swooped into Tampa Bay and swiped offensive coordinator Dave Canales to grow to be the Panthers head coach final January. In spite of everything, the Bucs had gained 5 of their final six video games of the 2023 season and scored 30 out of the 32 factors in a blowout win over the Eagles within the Wild Card spherical.
Canales wasn’t good in his first 12 months as a play-caller at both the faculty or professional degree, however he was a giant step up from Byron Leftwich’s disastrous season as offensive coordinator in 2022.
Properly, nobody in Tampa Bay misses Canales now.
Not together with his substitute, Liam Coen, proving to be an enormous improve over Canales in his personal first 12 months as a play-caller on the NFL degree.
Coen has taken the Bucs offense from good to excellent in only a 12 months and turned Tampa Bay into an offensive juggernaut in 2024, evidenced by a 40-17 dismantling of the Los Angeles Chargers and the league’s No. 1 ranked scoring protection. Previous to kickoff, L.A. was surrendering simply 15.9 factors per recreation.
That was earlier than Coen returned to L.A. – the place he spent years underneath the tutelage of Rams head coach and offensive wizard Sean McVay – and simply took over SoFi Stadium on Sunday.
Bucs OC Liam Coen – Picture by: Jeffrey Jones/PR
The Bucs got here into Sunday’s recreation with the NFL’s fifth-ranked scoring offense (27.9 PPG), the third-best mark in complete offense (379.2 yards per recreation), the sixth-best passing offense (241.0 yards per recreation) and the eighth-ranked dashing offense (138.3 yards per recreation).
Tampa Bay scored 40 factors in opposition to L.A. and didn’t punt as soon as on offense whereas racking up 506 yards of complete offense. Led by Bucky Irving’s 117 yards, the Bucs ran for 223 yards and had been 9-of-15 (60%) on third down. Baker Mayfield was 22-of-27 for 288 yards with 4 touchdowns and one interception and Mike Evans led all receivers with 9 receptions for 159 yards and two touchdowns.
So with the Bucs exceeding their averages in factors, complete yards, passing yards and dashing yards on Sunday – count on Coen’s unit to proceed to climb close to the highest of the NFL rankings on Monday.
Let’s check out among the Bucs’ offensive accomplishments and superlatives from their fourth win in a row, courtesy of the Buccaneers communications division press launch.
Liam Coen’s Bucs Offense Continues To Take The League By Storm
Bucs WR Jalen McMillan – Picture by: Jeffrey Jones/PR
• The Buccaneers amassed 506 yards of offense within the win – the group’s second-highest complete of the season and Sixteenth-highest in group historical past – making them the lone group this season with eight 400-yard video games and 1-of-3 groups with a number of 500-yard performances. Tampa Bay has now recorded every 400 yards of offense and 150-or-more dashing yards in 4 consecutive video games – the longest-such streak in franchise historical past and the second-longest such streak within the NFL this season (Baltimore – 5 video games).
• Tampa Bay’s offense put up essentially the most factors (40), most complete yards (506), most dashing yards (223) and second-most passing yards (283) vs. the Chargers protection this season. The Buccaneers offense additionally grew to become the primary to attain on every of its opening two possessions vs. the Chargers protection in 2024. The Buccaneers didn’t punt on Sunday and scored on 9-of-12 possessions within the recreation, together with six in a row earlier than their ultimate drive, which ended the sport.
• The Buccaneers rushed for 223 yards within the recreation, whereas averaging 5.7 yards per carry, marking their eleventh 100-yard dashing efficiency in 14 video games performed this season, and their third recreation with at the very least 200 yards dashing. After ending thirty second within the NFL in dashing in every of the earlier two seasons, Tampa Bay at the moment ranks fourth in dashing yards per recreation (144.4) and second in yards per rush try (5.2).
Bucky Irving notched his second 100-yard dashing efficiency of the season – taking 15 carries for 117 yards. He at the moment leads all rookies in each yards from scrimmage and dashing yards this season. Irving has 1,148 yards from scrimmage and 852 dashing yards.
Baker Mayfield And Mike Evans Surge In NFL, Bucs Document Books
Bucs QB Baker Mayfield – Picture by: USA Right this moment
• Baker Mayfield had his seventh profession common season recreation with four-or-more landing passes, together with four-such performances for Tampa Bay. Making his one centesimal profession begin as we speak, Mayfield (162) grew to become 1-of-6 QBs chosen No. 1 total to report 150+ landing passes by means of their first 100 begins, becoming a member of Peyton Manning (178), Matthew Stafford (178), Andrew Luck (171), Carson Palmer (160) and Jared Goff (155).
• Mayfield’s 32 landing passes this season established a brand new profession excessive and at the moment rank third within the NFL this season. He has now thrown the fourth-most single season landing passes in franchise historical past (32). His seven video games with three-or-more landing passes this season are the second-most within the NFL, trailing solely Joe Burrow (eight). Add in his three dashing scores and Mayfield has 35 complete TDs this season with three video games left. Tom Brady owns the single-season franchise report with 43 landing passes in 2021.
Bucs WRs Mike Evans and Jalen McMillan – Picture by: USA Right this moment
• Mike Evans notched season highs with 9 receptions and 159 yards receiving, together with a season-long 57-yard landing reception. He formally moved into the Prime 25 in NFL historical past in receiving yards, surpassing Jimmy Smith (12,287) and Antonio Brown (12,291) for the Twenty fifth-most all-time receiving yards. Evans additionally surpassed Roddy White (808) for the Fortieth-most receptions in league historical past.
• The Buccaneers improved to 8-3 this season with Evans energetic and 8-1 in video games through which Evans has five-or-more targets. Evans now has 52 receptions for 749 yards and 9 touchdowns on the season. His 9 landing receptions are the fourth-most within the NFL this season. He now wants 251 receiving yards (83.7 yards per recreation) and eight receptions to proceed his 1,000-yard and 60-catch streaks (10 seasons). Evans etched his thirty eighth profession common season recreation with 100+ receiving yards and his 14th profession common season recreation with 150+ receiving yards, the second-most amongst all energetic gamers trailing solely Tyreek Hill (16).
