Football Eagles Run Over By Martin, Winston In 45-17 Defeat by Staff Post November 23, 2015 Bob Levey/Getty Images It happened just before Thanksgiving in 2013 when Mike Glennon quarterbacked a team coached by Greg Schiano to a 24-21 victory over the Lions. The streak came to a resounding end on Sunday afternoon in Philadelphia. Jameis Winston tied a rookie record by throwing five touchdown passes, Doug Martin ran 27 times for 235 yards and the Bucs rolled to a 45-17 victory over the Eagles. Beyond snapping their run without consecutive wins, the victory also left the Bucs with a 5-5 record and in position to make a run at a Wild Card spot over the final six weeks of the regular season. They’ll pick up that quest in Indianapolis next Sunday and they should have a good chance of doing it if the offense can keep clicking the way they did this week. Winston was 19-of-29 for 246 yards and hit five different receivers for his touchdowns as Vincent Jackson’s return after three games on the sideline with a knee injury seemed to open things up for a passing game that hadn’t produced a touchdown since Week Eight. That kind of production through the air and on the ground — 521 yards in total — doesn’t look good for the Eagles defense and little looked good for the home team on either side of the ball after their first drive ended with a Josh Huff touchdown catch. They didn’t seem to have any answer for the Tampa offense, which held the ball for nearly 10 minutes to open the first half and then ate another five minutes to set up a field goal after Mark Sanchez’s second interception of the day. Sanchez threw another late in the fourth quarter that Lavonte David returned for the final Buccaneers points of the afternoon and gave the remaining Eagles fans another chance to shower their team with some well-earned boos. At 4-6, the Eagles aren’t dead in the NFC East mathematically but it is hard to imagine that anyone who has watched this team this year thinks they can be consistent enough in any phase of the game to pull that off. That opener about consecutive wins should cover consistency on the Tampa end, but it’s clear that looking backward with this team isn’t particularly useful because Winston has clearly changed the formula for the Buccaneers. It certainly helps that Jackson and Martin are healthy, but the rookie’s progression is the biggest reason for optimism about what the rest of this season may hold as well as the ability to shrug shoulders if it doesn’t work out because there’s actual reason to believe that next year will be better. Post Views: 1,176 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Staff Post Latest posts by Staff Post (see all) In The Zone Announces Initial Podcast Lineup - November 13, 2020 The Essential Resources You Need to Start Your Own Gym in 2020 - February 6, 2020 Wilder vs Fury II – How the second fight will be different to the first? - February 5, 2020 Early turnovers, defensive struggles plague the Scarlet Knights - January 26, 2020 Related TopicsDoug MartinJameis WinstonPhiladelphia EaglesTampa Bay Bucs Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 Women in Sports: Podcast Host, New York Riptide Sideline Reporter, Dani Wexelman by Luke Porco | posted on March 3, 2020 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 More in Football You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 111: New York Giants’ Insider John Schmeelk (Audio/Video) On the 111th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Tea Time with Mel and Jay Ep. 8: Review of Netflix’s “7 Yards” Tea Time with Mel and Jay is a podcast where Melody and Jackie review... Latest Jets Loss is Tough, Fall 24-17 to Houston New York Sharks Hold Second Round of Tryouts, Gear up for 2016 Season