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The Cincinnati Bengals visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a 4:25 PM afternoon clash.

Caleb Skinner

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Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals (9-4) travel to Tampa to face Tom Brady and the Buccaneers (6-7) for a late afternoon 4:25 PM clash on CBS.

Buccaneers Inactive List

QB Kyle Trask

WR Julio Jones

CB Jamel Dean

NT Vita Vea

OLB Gerard Avery

OT Tristan Wirfs

OLB Carl Nassib

Bengals Inactive List 

CB Mike Hilton

CB Jalen Davis

OT D'Ante Smith

G Jackson Carman

TE Hayden Hurst

DE Trey Hendrickson 

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- Bucs win the coin toss and elect to defer to the second half. Cincinnati will receive the opening kickoff.

1st quarter

- After a strong opening drive, Joe Burrow's pass gets deflected into the hands of Carlton Davis for a Buccaneers' interception. Tampa Bay takes over at their own 30-yard line.

- Bucs' T Donovan Smith went down near the endzone, but walked off with some assistance.

- The Bucs' opening drive, off the Carlton Davis interception, is promising, but ends in a Ryan Succop 21-yard field goal. Tampa Bay leads 3-0 with just over 6 minutes remaining in the first quarter.

- Bucs' defense steps up again! Joe Tryon and Anthony Nelson combine to sack Joe Burrow on third down. Bengals are forced to punt and the Bucs take over at their own 41-yard line.

- Donovan Smith has returned to the game for the Buccaneers.

- Mike Evans comes up with a big 33-yard catch into Bengals territory, but the play is brought back due to an illegal blindside block by Chris Godwin.

- Bucs go for it on 4th and 2. Pass is completed to Mike Evans for the first down. Cincinnati is challenging the play on the field of a completed catch. Play stands as called.

- Antoine Winfield Jr. is questionable to return with an ankle injury.

- After the challenge Mike Evans comes up with another huge gain, this time on a 24-yard catch from Tom Brady.

- At the end of the first quarter, the Buccaneers are in the redzone leading 3-0.

2nd quarter

- The Bucs take advantage of great field position and go for it on 4th down at the Bengals 1-yard line as Brady and Russell Gage connect on a 1-yard TD pass.

- A big sack from Lavonte David on Joe Burrow! Causes him to lose the ball, but luckily for the Bengals, Burrow is able to hop back on it.

- The Bucs' defense is once again able to get a stop against the Bengals and will take over at their own 37-yard line after the Bengals' punt.

- Ryan Succop comes on for the Bucs and attempts a 50-yard FG that is wide-left and no good. Bucs still lead 10-0 with just over half the 1st half remaining.

- Bucs' defense forces another Bengals punt after Carlton Davis forces an incompletion that was intended for Ja'Marr Chase.

- After three straight runs by Lenny, Chris Godwin pops open for a 15-yard first down catch.

- Cincinnati's Sam Hubbard is questionable to return with a left calf injury.

- This was the Chris Godwin drive. Brady finds Chris Godwin for a 5-yard TD pass and catch. The Bucs lead the Bengals 17-0 just before the half - the Bengals have no timeouts left.

- The Bengals get into no-huddle mode and move the ball down the field with just 1:39 left in the first half and convert on a 41-yard FG to end the half.

Bucs lead the Bengals 17-3.

3rd quarter

- Bucs' opening possession of the 2nd half goes nowhere as they come up just short and are forced the punt... Not sure everyone was on the same page as Bucs looked to fake it and Giovani Bernard was not ready for the snap. The Bengals recovered the fumble at the Bucs' 16-yard line.

- After the Bucs' turnover, the defense is able to hold strong in their own redzone and force the Bengals to settle for a 21-yard FG. The Bucs lead the Bengals 17-6.

- Bengals' Sam Hubbard is out for the rest of the game due to a calf injury.

- Bucs are unable to get much going here to start the 3rd as they once again have shot themselves in the foot - this time Brady is picked off by Trey Flowers. Cincinnati takes over on the Bucs' 31-yard line.

- The Bengals go for it on 4th & 3. The Bucs get a sack, but are called for a defensive holding. 1st down Cincinnati.

- Cincinnati was stopped short on third down, but thanks to a facemask call on Carlton Davis the Bengals' drive stays alive.

- The Bengals capitalize on the Bucs' miscues with a 5-yard TD pass from Burrow to Tee Higgins.

- Cincinnati goes for two on the extra try, but it is perfectly defended by Dee Delaney. The Bucs still hold the lead 17-12.

- Bucs' offense has lost all rhythm from the first half. Brady is sacked and fumbles the ball on the play. Cincinnati recovers and will take over at the Bucs' 13-yard line.

- The Bengals take the lead on a 3-yard TD pass from Burrow to Tyler Boyd. They go for two, and get it. Bengals lead 20-17.

- The Bengals once again come away with a Bucs' turnover. This time Leonard Fournette just coughs the ball up the middle. Bengals will take over on the Bucs' side of the field.

- The Buccaneers' offense has completely come unglued here in the 3rd quarter. Cincinnati will take a 20-17 lead into the fourth quarter.

4th quarter

- Bengals' offense has found life since the Bucs have continuously shot themselves in the foot. Burrow finds Ja'Marr Chase for a n 8-yard TD pass. Bengals lead the Bucs 27-17.

- Brady commits his third turnover of the game as the Bengals pick him off and take over at their own 46-yard line.

- The Bucs' defense finally gets off the field and force the Bengals to punt. Tampa Bay will take over at their own 2-yard line.

- The Bucs aren't able to get out of their own 20 and are forced to punt. Bengals take over with great field position, again.

- Cincinnati's Cam Taylor-Britt is out for the remainder of the game with a left shoulder injury.

- The Bengals are able to draw the Bucs' defensive line offsides on 4th down - resulting in a first down with just 2.5 minutes remaining in the game.

- Burrow finds a wide open Mitchell Wilcox to extend the Bengals' lead to 34-17 late in the fourth quarter.

- Just a bit too late here for the Bucs as they attempt to move the ball down the field and muster some sort of success in the 2nd half.

- The Bucs score their first points of the 2nd half with under a minute to go in the game. Brady finds Russell Gage for a 5-yard TD pass and catch - Gage's 2nd touchdown of the day.

- Bucs' 2-point conversion is unsuccessful. The Bucs trail 34-23 as the Bengals will look to kneel on the ball and put this one away.

FINAL: Bucs 23 Bengals 34

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Caleb Skinner
CALEB SKINNER

Caleb is from Nashville, TN and graduated from Florida State University in 2018 with majors in Sociology and History. He has previously written for an FSU outlet and started covering the Buccaneers in March of 2022. Caleb is an avid sports fan and former host of the Tribeoholics podcast. You can follow Caleb on Twitter @chsnole