The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Ndamukong Suh entered Sunday as major underdogs. They were 1-2 and going up against the 3-0 Los Angeles Rams in Los Angeles. However, that didn't stop them from putting together a Week 4 upset.
With a final score of 55-40, you might not expect a lot of defensive highlights. That wasn't the case.
Tampa Bay picked off Jared Goff three times and sacked him twice (forcing one fumble).
That sack that forced a fumble came from Sahquil Barrett, who now has a ridiculous nine sacks through four weeks.
The play wasn't over. Ndamukong Suh scooped up the fumble and scampered 37 yards to score a touchdown. That turned a 48-40 game into a 55-40 game with just over a minute to go, sealing the victory for the Bucs.
Shaq Barrett forces the fumble and @NdamukongSuh takes it to the house against his former team!@Buccaneers cross the 50-point mark. #TBvsLAR
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Suh played for the Rams last year, so there's definitely something poetic about this play. It's also pretty poetic that in a game that saw the two teams combine for 95 points, it was a defensive play to seal the win.
This was definitely a major statement for the Buccaneers. Although they gave up a lot of points, they did so against an elite offense. They also created a lot of turnovers and their offense was more than up for the challenge of the Los Angeles defense.
This could simply be an anomaly, but it's hard to overlook just how impressive this win was.
Barrett and Suh proved to be a great tandem on this game-clinching play. They'll be celebrating a great win tonight and looking forward to a Week 5 matchup with New Orleans Saints – another very tough matchup.
However, they'll be heading into that game 2-2. Something a lot of people probably didn't expect as they walked onto the field for Week 4.
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