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Tampa Bay Defeats New England 19-17 - Recap
The Patriots came up short against the Buccaneers in Week 4 action on Sunday, falling 19-17 at Gillette Stadium.
Bettors who backed the Buccaneers were disappointed, as they failed to cover the closing number of -6.5. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 49.0.
Leonard Fournette rushed for 91 yards, while Ronald Jones II added 25 yards in the win. Mike Evans and Antonio Brown added 75 and 63 receiving yards respectively.
Nelson Agholor rushed for 4 yards for New England, while J.J. Taylor added 0 yards. Mac Jones threw for 275 yards for the Patriots, while receivers Jakobi Meyers and Kendrick Bourne had 70 and 58 yards respectively.
New England lost the offensive yardage battle to Tampa Bay 380-294 yards in Sunday's game. Tampa Bay had more first downs as that total ended up 22-20.
The time of possession battle favored Tampa Bay as their offense was on the field for 33:55, longer than the 26:05 of their opponents.
Tampa Bay looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Dolphins. The Patriots will aim to get back on the winning track at Houston.