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LIVE UPDATES: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Indianapolis Colts, Final: Colts 27 Bucs 20

Live Updates from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Week 12 clash against the Indianapolis Colts
LIVE UPDATES: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Indianapolis Colts, Final: Colts 27 Bucs 20
LIVE UPDATES: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Indianapolis Colts, Final: Colts 27 Bucs 20

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Pre Game

First Quarter

- Colts won the coin toss and elected to defer. Bucs will start with the ball.

-Baker Mayfield hits Chris Godwin for a five yard gain

- Mayfield hits Mike Evans for a four yard gain

- Third Down, Mayfield to Cade Otton for 24 yards

- Rachaad White up the middle on first down for four yards

- White left end for seven yards and a first down

- Mayfield deep for Evans but can't connect

- White up the middle for seven yards

- Third down pass to Trey Palmer complete for, four yards and a first down

- First down pass incomplete 

- Second down pass incomplete

- Third down deep down the middle to Evans for 19 yards and a first. Ball on the one yard line.

- First down, penalty on Indy for neutral zone infraction. First and half a yard. Mayfield tries a sneak and is denied and is hurt on the play. 

- Kyle Trask enters for the injured Mayfield who goes into the blue medical tent. 

- False start by Aaron Stinnie backs the Bucs up to the six yard line. 

- White gets three yards back on an up the middle run 

- Third down, Trask delivers a perfectly thrown ball to Godwin in the corner of the endzone but steps out of bounds

- Chase McLaughlin for the 21- yard field goal attempt and its good.

Bucs 3, Colts 0  

- Colts turn with the ball. Gardner Minshew hits Josh Downs for nine yards.

- Minshew to Michael Pittman Jr for 11 yards  and a first down 

- Holding call on Carlton Davis, 10-yard penalty and an automatic first down

- Minshew to Alex Pierce for five yards 

- Minshew to Pierce for five yards and a first down

- Minshew to Pittman Jr for nine yards

 - Jonathan Taylor get his first handoff and runs for nine yards and a first down 

- In the red zone now, Minshew's first down pass is incomplete. His first of the drive

- Minshew's pass to Pittman Jr is incomplete, Carlton Davis with nice coverage on the play 

- Minshew is sacked by Joe Tryon-Shoyinka on third down

- Matt Gay's 46-yard field goal attempt is good and the game is tied 3-3

Bucs 3 Colts 3

- Mayfield is back in at quarterback, his ankle heavily taped

- Mayfield first pass after returning is a six yard strike to Otton on first down

- Chase Edmonds finds a crease and picks up four yards but the Colts are offsides. First down Bucs

- Mayfield's play-action pass is intercepted by Ronnie Harrison on first down

- Minshew and the Colts start the drive at Tampa's 41 yard line. 

- Isaiah Mckenzie gets the carry on first down and picks up three yards

- Minshew hits a wide open Pittman Jr. for 17 yards and a first down

- Taylor finds daylight fighting through the hole for 17 yards down to the four yard line

- Taylor up the middle for the four yard score and the colts take the lead. PAT is good

Colts 10 Bucs 3

- White up the middle for a loss of two yards

Second Quarter

- Mayfield second down pass is batted down at the line

- Mayfield is sacked on third down by Samson Ebukam for a loss on nine yards and the Bucs will punt

- Camarda's punt is nearly blocked but goes for 61-yards. Colts will start their drive at their 38 yard line

- Minshew's first down pass is batted down at the line by Logan Hall

- Minshew has his pass batted down again this time by Calijah Kancey 

- Third down, Minshew, almost sacked, scramble and finds Pierce for nine yards 

- Colts lineup to go for it on fourth down but call a timeout before the play clock expires

- On fourth down the Colts convert on a play-action fake to Pittman Jr for 24 yards and the first down

- Zach Moss runs for two yards on first down

- Minshew to Pittman for 12 yards and the first down

- Minshew to Downs for 13 yards. First and goal at the two-yard line

- Minshew to Downs on first down goes incomplete . Bucs outside linebacker Yaya Diaby is down on the field after the play

- Taylor up the middle on the direct snap for no gain

-Third and goal, Minshew runs in for the touchdown and increases the Colts lead over the Bucs. PAT is good

Colts 17 Bucs 3

- White fumbles the pitch but is able to recover the ball for a loss of six yards

- Mayfield to White for six yards

- Mayfield hits White for four yards on third and 10 and the Bucs will punt

- Camarda's punt goes for 63-yards and is downed at the Colts eight yard line. 

- Minshew's first down pass is incomplete to Pittman Jr

- Moss up the middle for a gain of six yards

- Minshew is picked off by Carlton Davis. Bucs will start the drive at the 16 yard line

- White up the middle for three yards on the first down run 

- Mayfield to Payne Durham for 12 yards to the one yard line. Mayfield was nearly picked off but Durham stole the ball from the defender 

- Mayfield to a wide open Evans for the one yard score and the Bucs cut into the Colts lead. PAT is good

Colts 17 Bucs 10

- Minshew's first down pass to Pittman Jr is incomplete

- Another incomplete pass by Minshew on second down

- Third down, and Minshew's pass is nearly intercepted by Antoine Winfield but he can't handle the ball through the contact. Colts punt

- White picks up 13 yards on the first down run

- Misdirection run on first down with Edmonds picks up 11 yards

- Mayfield's deep pass to Godwin is incomplete. Personal Foul on Mayfield by the Colts gives the Bucs 15 yards and a first down 

- White picks up one yard on the first down run 

- White with the ball again picks up five yards. 

- Two Minute Warning 

- Third and four and White picks up eight yards on the ground for a first down but a holding call on Aaron Stinnie brings it back. 

- Third and 14 and Mayfield's pass to Godwin is incomplete and short of the sticks. 

- Camarda's punt ends up as a touchback as it bounces into the endzone

- Moss up the middle on first down for a gain of 16

- Moss again up the middle for two yards

- Minshew hits Moss underneath for nine yard and the first down

- Minshew's second down pass to Moss is incomplete

- Minshew is nearly sacked but manages to get the ball out and throws it away

- Third and 10, Minshew hits Downs for seven yards 

- Colts go for it on fourth down and Minshew finds Pittman Jr for the first down. 

- Colts take a timeout with one second remaining and attempt a 58-yard field goal to close out the half and build upon their lead

- Gay's 58-yard field goal attempt is no good, as it bounces off the uprights.

Halftime- Colts 17 Bucs 10

Third Quarter

- Taylor takes the first down handoff and loses two yards on a tackle for loss by Kancey

- Minshew to Downs on the dump off for a gain of four 

- Third and six and the Bucs bring pressure, Minshew connects with Will Mallory for 12 yards and the first down

- Minshew with play action on first down and goes back to Mallory for 17 yards on first down 

- Handoff to Taylor and he finds some room for a agin of 11 yards 

- Minshew hits Pittman Jr for a quick shot and a gain of three yards

- Moss takes the hand off and bounces up the field for eight yards and a first down

- Moss up the middle for two yards

- Minshew's play action pass to the endzone falls incomplete 

- Third and eight and Minshew's pass to Downs is too high and the ball goes off his fingertips to fall incomplete

- After marching down the field the Colts have to settle for a field goal. Gay's 36-yard attempt is good and the Colts add to their lead

Colts 20 Bucs 10

- Mayfield hits Godwin who picks up 21 yards on the catch and run

- White lowers his head and drives the ball up the middle for a gain of three yards

- White up the middle again and picks up 11 yards on the ground

- No one is open and Mayfield is sacked on first down for a loss of seven yards

- Mayfield's pass on second and 17 is dropped by Palmer, would've picked up the first down and more

- Third and 17 and the offense can't convert. Mayfield hits Palmer for a gain of seven and the Bucs will punt.

- Camarda's punt bounces into the endzone for a touchback

- Taylor takes the first down hand off and picks up four yards

- Minshew hits Downs for a quick pass screen and picks up eight yards 

- Moss makes some moves and picks up 13 yards on the ground 

- Moss gets the carry again and rushes for four yards

- Taylor now with the ball runs for a gain of five and the first down

- Pitch to Taylor and is dropped for a tackle for loss by Diaby 

- Minshew hits pierce short of the sticks for a gain of five bringing up third and six 

- Minshew fields the low snap on third down and Downs can't come up with the catch on third down

- Colts go for it on fourth down and can't convert. Minshew's pass to Downs falls incomplete and they turn the ball over on downs. 

- White's first down run gains two yards

- Mayfield scrambles for no gain

- Third and eight and Mayfield runs for the first down  

Fourth Quarter

- Mayfield's quick pass to Palmer goes for no gain

- Mayfield to Evans for the first down, but it's ruled incomplete 

- Third and 10 Mayfield looks for Godwin but its knocked away

- Bucs go for it on fourth and 10 and Mayfield hits Godwin for a gain of 19 yards

- White gets the call on first down and picks up two yards on the run

- Mayfield to Evans - Touchdown. 23 yards and it's a one score game. PAT is good 

Colts 20 Bucs 17 

- Minshew short pass to Pittman Jr for one yard

- Minshew to Pittman Jr picks up 16 yards on the catch and run 

- Holding call backs up the Colts 10 yards and nullifies a five yard run by moss

- Moss picks up six yards on the outside run 

- Minshew to Pittman for eight yards

- Third and six and Minshew scrambles but comes up inches short of the first down

- Fourth and short and the Colts go for it. Play-action pass and the Bucs get sucked in and Minshew hits Mo Allie-Cox who leaks out uncovered and picks up 30 yards. 

- Bucs linebacker SirVocea Dennis is injured on the play

- Taylor picks up eight yards on the first down run

- Taylor bullies his way down to the one-yard line

- Taylor up the middle and into the endzone for the one-yard score. Colts increase their lead mid-way through the fourth quarter. PAT is good

Colts 27 Bucs 17

- Mayfield's first down pass is batted down at the line

- Mayfield to Evans for eight yards

- Third and two and White breaks it to the outside for 38 yards on the ground

- Mayfield to Otton, bobbles it, but gains eight yards on the catch

- Mayfield to Evans wide open and has a first and goal on the 15 yard catch

- Mayfield is sacked on first down for a loss of six yards

- Mayfield to Otton for a gain of seven yards 

- Third and goal and the pressure gets to Mayfield who is sacked for a loss on one

- Bucs elect to take the field goal down to scores and McLaughlin knocks the 24 yard attempt through the uprights

Colts 27 Bucs 20

- Taylor up the middle for three yards, holding on the Colts nullifies the run and backs the offense up ten yards

- First and 20 and the pass is incomplete to Downs

- Minshew is sacked by Kancey for a loss of three, pushing the Colts even further back 

- Third and 23 and Taylor gets the hand off picking up 12 yards and the Colts will punt 

- Mayfield to Palmer for seven yards

- Mayfield with a quick strike to Godwin for six yards and the first down but an illegal shift penalty nullifies it and backs them up five yards 

Two Minute Warning

- White picks up four yards on the second down run and has 100 yards rushing on the day 

- Mayfield is stripped sacked on the third and fourth down play and the Colts recover

- Taylor up the middle for five yards

- Timeout Bucs

- Taylor picks up eight yards and a first down and the Colts win 

Final Score

Colts 27 Bucs 20


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JC Allen
JC ALLEN

JC Allen has been covering the Bucs since 2020. He is credentialed reporter and writer for Sports Illustrated’s Bucs Gameday and is the VP of the PFWA Tampa Chapter. A transplant to the area, he offers unparalleled views and insights on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 

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