The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have their first win of the season and they got it by shutting down one of the NFL’s most dangerous offenses. Dallas entered Thursday night averaging more than 30 points per game. Tampa Bay held that offense to 16 points.
The secondary led the way, limiting CeeDee Lamb, the NFL’s leading receiver through four weeks to two catches for nine yards and disrupting passes all night. The secondary benefited greatly from a blistering pass rush. The defensive line rose to the occasion, keeping Prescott under pressure all night and, once again, David Walker was right in the thick of it.
Although he did not fill the stat sheet, Walker produced three pressures and a 30-percent pressure rate in prime-time, both second-most on the team during the game. The second-year edge rusher made a serious impact on third downs throughout the game, including two pressures that led to an incomplete pass and a deflection in coverage that eventually ended in Yaya Diaby’s hands for an interception. He was also a part of the special teams unit on the field that forced a fumble in the third quarter.