After rolling out to a 5-1 record and starting the season as the hottest team outside of Indianapolis, the Buccaneers fell flat in Detroit this week, losing a Monday night clunker to the Lions 24-9.
Things simply did not go the Buccaneers' way in this game. Already dealing with a number of injuries, Tampa Bay saw star receiver Mike Evans, who had just come back from one injury, go down with a broken clavicle. Quarterback Baker Mayfield—who was an MVP frontrunner through six weeks—was off, missing his receivers multiple times on potential completions.
