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Jameis Winston Throws
5 Interceptions As Panthers Pounce On Bucs In London
Arians' Note To
Christian McCaffrey
scored two touchdowns and Carolina turned five intercep- tions by Jameis Winston into 17 points to give the Pan- thers their fourth straight vic- tory, 37-26 over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.
After starting the season with two straight losses with hobbled Cam Newton at quarterback, the Panthers (4- 2) have been on a roll with Kyle Allen at quarterback thanks to McCaffrey's big plays and an opportunistic de- fense that had a franchise record-tying seven takeaways on the day.
Both of those factors came up big on Carolina's first trip to London in front of a large con- tingent of Panthers fans for what was designated as a home game for the Bucs (2-4).
James Bradberry inter- cepted Winston on the first play from scrimmage to set up a field goal to set the tone for the game.
JAMEIS WINSTON
Bruce Irvin then forced a bad throw by Winston in the second quarter that Javien Elliott intercepted. That led to McCaffrey's dazzling 25-yard touchdown catch that featured him juking Vernon Harg- reaves, III and stiff-arming Devin White on his way into the end zone.
In between those two scores, McCaffrey capped a 99-yard drive with a 1-yard run on fourth down, giving him five TDs the past two weeks.
The Panthers took advan- tage of Tampa Bay's banged-up line that forced the Bucs to use
backups Earl Watford and Josh Wells on the right side to harass Winston all day. They sacked him seven times, hit him to help force two of the interceptions and forced fum- bles on successive plays late in the second quarter, including a strip sack by Vernon Butler that Irvin recovered.
It was part of a disturbing pattern for Winston through- out his career. He has five games with at least four turnovers, while no other player has more than two of those games since Winston entered the league in 2015. Winston had five turnovers in all, giving him an NFL-worst 86 in the past five seasons.
USF Football Holds On To Beat BYU 27-23 On Homecoming
Senior running back Jordan Cronkrite ran for 158 yards and two touchdowns to help the South Florida Bulls defeat the BYU Cougars 27-23 on Saturday evening in front of announced crowd of over 35,000 fans back in Tampa for homecoming.
The Bulls (3-3) didn’t make it easy on themselves as they spot- ted the Cougars an early 13-0 lead before redshirt freshman quarterback Jordan McCloud found tight end Mitchell Wilcox in the end zone for the first USF score of the day.
Wilcox was held off the stat- sheet last week at UConn mostly due to keeping him in to help block, but he led the USF re- ceivers today with two catches for 52 yards and a score.
Seven Buccaneers caught passes from Jameis Winston on Sunday as he threw for 400 yards. Unfortunately, four Pan- thers also caught passes from Winston as he tossed a career- high five interceptions.
Winston likewise fumbled twice, one of them recovered by a teammate, the other by a Pan- ther as the former No. 1 overall pick produced six turnovers and also took seven sacks in a 37-26 loss.
While Winston and the Bucs are likely in a hurry to get away from London following the game, the sentiment is a lit- tle late to the party, according to head coach Bruce Arians. When asked what he told Win- ston following the quarter- back's second-quarter fumble, which was his second in as many plays but the only one lost, Arians shared the simple message he relayed to his quar- terback.
Back in the States, Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield threw three interceptions in a loss to the Seahawks on Sunday to bring his season total to a league-high 11 and surpass Winston's 10. Still, those 10
JAMEIS WINSTON AND BRUCE ARIANS
picks are the most through six games for Winston, who had picks on his first and final throws of the day, in a career often criticized for his propen- sity of turning the ball over.
While the interceptions were abundant, Arians was plenty worried about Winston hold- ing on too long, taking sacks and putting the ball on the ground.
"He has a habit of trying to be Superman and that's been a problem in the past," Arians said. "The fumbles haven't oc- curred this year 'til today. But again, trying to make some- thing out of nothing. It's just a matter of knowing when to quit on a play."
Winston: Don't Try
To Be Superman
Gerald McCoy Knew
How To Defend Against
Ex-Teammate Jameis Winston
The Carolina Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 37- 26 in London on Sunday, which spelled sweet revenge for Gerald McCoy.
McCoy was let go by the Bucs during the offseason be- cause they did not want to pay his lofty $13 million salary. The six-time Pro Bowler decided to sign with the Panthers for less money just so he could have a shot at beating his former team.
In Week 2, the Panthers lost a Thursday night game to the Bucs. In Week 6, they got re- venge with the London win. And according to McCoy, some of his advice to his team-
GERALD MCCOY
mates helped them give Jameis Winston a tough time.
McCoy told Pro Football Talk that he advised his team- mates to push the middle of the pocket to disrupt Winston, who likes stepping up.
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