Hero!
October 21st, 2018
Today’s unsung hero. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)
The Bucs had just finished their second do-nothing drive in overtime and punted.
The men in pewter and red were absolutely desperate for someone to make a play. And they got it immediately on the punt return.
The unexpected hero was third-string tight end Antony Auclair.
Auclair registered the strip of Browns returner Jabrill Peppers who already had taken the punt back 16 yards and past the Browns’ 40 yard line. The best part about it is Auclair had hit the ground on the initial coverage when bearing down on Peppers. But Auclair bounced up, played to the whistle and got the strip from behind.
Awesome! Joe wishes the Bucs’ offensive line played with that kind of urgency.
Video of the play is below.
The pride of Canada deserves a truckload of Molson tonight.
Bucs get the ball back on a fumbled punt!#GoBucs | #CLEvsTB https://t.co/e8jjllzP6v
— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) October 21, 2018
October 21st, 2018 at 6:18 pm
I wish this guy would stop with the false starts though. That’s two in two games.
October 21st, 2018 at 6:23 pm
It has to be a lonely flight back to Cleveland for Jabrill Peppers
October 21st, 2018 at 6:24 pm
Yes, a huge play! Never give up on a play (unless you are a turn-over prone QB). Play through the whistle-always!
October 21st, 2018 at 6:27 pm
I officially apologize for calling Auclair an eclair!
October 21st, 2018 at 6:28 pm
The Hero’s of this game was clearly the Field goal Kicker and our improved Defensive play.
October 21st, 2018 at 6:30 pm
The O line needs to watch some tape of ROJO from USC. He is capable of being a home run hitter if they open up some holes. They keep trying to run him to the outside like some Charles Simms replacement backup dancer. He does better between the tackles. Our run game has I ky sucker for this long this season because of caleb benonoch and smith. If we run right benonoch gets handled. If we run left smith gets handled. If market was next to Dotson we could run right. Oline needs work for our run game to be successful. GO BUCS.
October 21st, 2018 at 6:30 pm
We prayed for a miracle in 219 and got one, we tried so hard to give it away today!!!!
October 21st, 2018 at 6:30 pm
Our special teams play today was a mixed bag…..both terrible and good.
We were stuck on the 1, I think 3 times…..
We gave up a couple of big returns……missed an xtra point and an easy game winning FG….
But then…..we caused a fumble and hit a long game winner in OT.
October 21st, 2018 at 6:30 pm
Speaking of special teams, Matt Bryant is out tomorrow at kicker for the Falcons, if that happened with the Bucs they’d cut him.
October 21st, 2018 at 6:33 pm
It was probably the play of the game
October 21st, 2018 at 6:34 pm
Lots of Browns fans in the stands today at RayJay. Very vocal but that fumble and the 59yd FG sent them home with a rupture. lol
October 21st, 2018 at 7:36 pm
Dapostman- you forgot about the 2 he had against Carolina last year, too
October 21st, 2018 at 7:51 pm
I’d like to see Fitz get another shot. At least he get Djax the ball. Or maybe Jameis in the first half and a Fitz in the second. Anything should be better than this mess.
October 21st, 2018 at 7:54 pm
I think the best play of the game was the goal line stand on 4’th down. We haven’t seen that since McCoy Softy got here. I also think LDs strip of Mayfield on 4’th down was also a great play.
October 21st, 2018 at 9:09 pm
Doctor Stroud Says:
I officially apologize for calling Auclair an eclair!
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😂
October 21st, 2018 at 9:30 pm
Can we Plz find or trade for a better right guard.
October 21st, 2018 at 9:44 pm
Hail Canada! Hey.
October 22nd, 2018 at 1:39 am
Molsen is moose urine, eh.
October 26th, 2018 at 2:25 am
Test