NFL Week 10 grades: Dolphins grab an 'A-' with complete team win, Tom Brady and Buccaneers rebound with 'A-'

One week after getting embarrassed by the Saints on nationwide tv, Tom Brady and the Buccaneers responded by taking out all of their frustrations on the Carolina Panthers in a 46-23 blowout win. The Buccaneers made lots of modifications after their 38-Three loss to New Orleans they usually all appeared to repay. Probably the most notable modifications this week got here on the offensive line, with Ryan Jensen being moved from middle to protect. With Jensen now not snapping the ball to Brady, the job was given to A.Q. Shipley.

The choice to make the change paid off dividends as Brady not often confronted stress within the win. The 43-year-old quarterback had loads of time to throw nearly each time he dropped again, and Brady positively took benefit of that as he ended up finishing 28 of 39 passes for 341 yards and three touchdowns.

One in all Brady’s most spectacular passes got here on a 44-yard strike to Rob Gronkowski that the Buccaneers desperately wanted. On the time of the cross, the Buccaneers have been going through a second-and-13 with slightly below two minutes to play within the first half whereas trailing 17-10.

Gronk’s catch took the Buccaneers from Carolina’s 48-yard line all the way in which all the way down to the 4. Three performs later, Brady would hit Mike Evans for a three-yard rating that appeared to provide Tampa Bay all of the momentum. Together with that landing, the Buccaneers would outscore the Panthers 36-6 from that time on.

Talking of Evans, he was a scorching subject in Tampa this week and that is as a result of Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians was clearly annoyed that Brady did not look to Evans extra throughout Tampa Bay’s 38-Three loss to New Orleans.

“Mike was open a bunch in that ball game,” Arians stated after the Week 9 loss. “He did not get focused, that was all. Mike was open.”

Brady clearly took the criticism to coronary heart, as a result of he appeared to Evans early and sometimes towards the Panthers. Of the 39 passes Brady threw within the recreation, 11 of them went to Evans, who caught six passes for 77 yards and a three-yard landing which you could see under.

The scary factor concerning the Buccaneers offense is that it is nonetheless a piece in progress. Modifications on the offensive line after Week 9? Not sufficient targets for Evans? These are two of the problems that received fastened this week, and sadly for the Panthers, they have been the group that simply occurred to be on the sphere on the day the place the Buccaneers offense appeared to determine all the pieces out. Even Antonio Brown received in on the motion, catching seven passes for 69 yards.

Though the Buccaneers have been spectacular via the air, the play of the sport for Tampa Bay got here on the bottom within the third quarter when Ronald Jones recorded the third-longest landing run in NFL historical past.

That landing appeared to deflate the Panthers protection, who simply could not do something to cease the Buccaneers within the second half. Jones’ 98-yard run tied Ahman Inexperienced for the third-longest in NFL historical past, trailing solely Tony Dorsett and Derrick Henry, who each scored on a 99-yard run.

The win over the Panthers places the Buccaneers one step nearer to a playoff berth, and though they may not win the division, they need to have their sights set on the fifth seed within the NFC as a result of that might permit them to play the NFC East winner within the wild-card spherical. That is the draw that each NFC group goes to need.

Alright, let’s get to the grades for each recreation from Week 10. For those who’re searching for a deeper dive on the Colts-Titans recreation that was performed Thursday, be sure to click here.