The top defensive players in Tampa Bay’s loss to Indianapolis, per PFF
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had a vaunted “grave-diggers” defense for a short while from 2020-21, but those days appear to have already passed the team by.
The Bucs have one of the worst defenses in football since coming back from their bye week, often getting shredded in the passing game week by week. The team is usually staunch through the run game, but that wasn’t the case in its Sunday loss to the Indianapolis Colts, as the Colts put up three rushing touchdowns and dominated behind running back Jonathan Taylor. Despite that, there were some defensive splash plays, and Pro Football Focus reflected that a little bit when grading the team for the game.
Here are the 10 highest-ranked Bucs defensive players in Week 12:
DT William Gholston
Overall grade: 77.7
OLB Joe Tryon-Shoyinka
Overall grade: 71.1
OLB Antoine Winfield Jr.
Overall grade: 69.9
S Ryan Neal
Overall grade: 68.6
LB SirVocea Dennis
Overall grade: 67.8
OLB Shaquil Barrett
Overall grade: 65.6
DT Vita Vea
Overall grade: 65.3
CB Dee Delaney
Overall grade: 65.2
DT Calijah Kancey
Overall grade: 63.2
CB Carlton Davis III
Overall grade: 62.2
