2017 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 22, 2017 · New Era Field

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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BUF -3 pushO 46.5 ✓Bills closed -3 and it landed exactly on the number — a push.

Buffalo Bills 30–27 — decided on the final possessions.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · TB

Jameis WinstonQB

32/44, 384 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT

20.9 expected points added · +11.4% completion over expected

Passing · BUF

Tyrod TaylorQB

20/33, 268 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

11.3 expected points added · +5.0% completion over expected

Rushing · BUF

LeSean McCoyRB

23 att, 91 yds, 2 TD

-4.5 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · BUF

Tyrod TaylorQB

6 att, 53 yds, 0 TD

3.0 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · BUF

Deonte ThompsonWR

4/4 for 107 yds, 0 TD

13% of team targets · 9.5 expected points added

Receiving · TB

O.J. HowardTE

6/6 for 98 yds, 2 TD

14% of team targets · 11.4 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Jameis Winston	32/44	384	3	1	1	20.9

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Doug Martin	20	49	2.5	-5.9
Bernard Reedy	1	10	10.0	0.4
Charles Sims	2	8	4.0	-0.2
Jacquizz Rodgers	1	2	2.0	-0.0
Jameis Winston	1	0	0.0	-0.7

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
O.J. Howard	6	6	98	2	14%	11.4
Mike Evans	7	10	88	1	23%	9.9
DeSean Jackson	5	8	73	0	18%	4.4
Cameron Brate	6	9	60	0	20%	-0.7
Doug Martin	2	3	31	0	7%	1.9
Adam Humphries	2	3	13	0	7%	-5.2
Jacquizz Rodgers	1	1	9	0	2%	0.7
Charles Sims	2	3	7	0	7%	-1.0
Chris Godwin	1	1	5	0	2%	-0.1

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Lavonte David	11	2	0.0	0
Robert McClain	6	1	0.0	1
Kwon Alexander	3	3	0.0	0
Justin Evans	2	4	0.0	0
Brent Grimes	4	0	0.0	0
T.J. Ward	2	2	0.0	0
Kendell Beckwith	2	1	0.0	0
Chris Baker	2	1	0.0	0
Adam Humphries	2	0	0.0	0
Robert Ayers	1	1	1.0	0

Buffalo Bills

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Tyrod Taylor	20/33	268	1	0	1	11.3

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
LeSean McCoy	23	91	4.0	2	-4.5
Tyrod Taylor	6	53	8.8	0	3.0
Mike Tolbert	3	29	9.7	0	1.3
Deonte Thompson	1	0	0.0	0	-0.5

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Deonte Thompson	4	4	107	0	13%	9.5
Nick O'Leary	2	2	58	0	6%	5.3
LeSean McCoy	5	7	31	0	22%	-2.3
Logan Thomas	1	1	22	1	3%	3.1
Zay Jones	2	9	17	0	28%	-1.6
Andre Holmes	2	3	11	0	9%	-0.4
Taiwan Jones	1	2	11	0	6%	0.4
Jordan Matthews	2	3	10	0	9%	-0.3
Mike Tolbert	1	1	1	0	3%	-0.7

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Preston Brown	5	6	0.0	0	0
Leonard Johnson	5	2	0.0	0	1
Lorenzo Alexander	4	2	0.0	0	0
Micah Hyde	4	0	0.0	0	2
Jordan Poyer	3	1	0.0	0	1
Shareece Wright	4	0	0.0	0	0
E.J. Gaines	4	0	0.0	0	1
Ryan Davis	3	0	1.0	0	0
Matt Milano	2	1	0.0	1	1
Jerry Hughes	1	2	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: BUF -3
Closing total: 46.5
TB moneyline: +150
BUF moneyline: -166

Bills closed -3 and it landed exactly on the number — a push.

Total closed 46.5; the game landed 57 — over by 10.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: New Era Field
Roof / surface: outdoors · a turf
Kickoff weather: 74°F, wind 9 mph
Referee: Clete Blakeman
Rest: TB 7 days · BUF 14 days
Coaches: Dirk Koetter vs Sean McDermott