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Buccaneers
lost by 6
Final · week 1
2733
at Paycor Stadium · Sun 13 Sept
Bengals
won by 6

How the game swung

The Bengals' chance of winning, play by play. The numbered pins are the biggest swings, dots along the bottom are scores.

0%25%50%75%100%Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1 09:12: TB score (3-0)Q1 06:29: TB score (3-6)Q1 06:18: CIN score (3-7)Q1 01:51: CIN score (3-13)Q1 01:48: CIN score (3-14)Q2 05:35: CIN score (3-20)Q2 05:32: CIN score (3-21)Q2 01:54: TB score (9-21)Q2 01:49: TB score (10-21)Q2 00:10: CIN score (10-24)Q3 10:08: CIN score (10-27)Q3 03:46: TB score (13-27)Q3 02:24: CIN score (19-27)Q3 02:16: TB score (20-27)Q4 14:09: CIN score (20-30)Q4 05:23: CIN score (20-33)Q4 03:25: TB score (26-33)Q4 03:19: TB score (27-33)12345CIN winning ↑TB winning ↓
Bengals aheadBuccaneers ahead① biggest swings● scoring plays

The five plays that decided it

Q1 6:29 - Tampa Bay turnover by B.Mayfield (-20% WPA) flipped the script.

1
Q1 6:29 · Turnover
B.Mayfield EPA -6.6

(No Huddle) 6-B.Mayfield sacked at TB 25 for -8 yards (sack split by 99-M.Murphy and 49-B.Carter). FUMBLES (99-M.Murphy) [49-B.Carter], touched at TB 26, RECOVERED by CIN-44-D.Knight at TB 27. 44-D.Knight for 27 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

+20%win chance to CIN
2
Q1 5:38 · Turnover
B.Mayfield EPA -2.8

(Shotgun) 6-B.Mayfield pass short right to 7-B.Irving to TB 32 for 7 yards (6-B.Cook) [97-D.Lawrence]. FUMBLES (6-B.Cook), RECOVERED by CIN-53-B.Mafe at TB 33.

+5%win chance to CIN
3
Q2 12:15 · Turnover
B.Mayfield EPA -6.1

(Shotgun) 6-B.Mayfield scrambles up the middle to CIN 4 for 8 yards (49-B.Carter). FUMBLES (49-B.Carter), RECOVERED by CIN-6-B.Cook at CIN -3. Touchback.

+8%win chance to CIN
4
Q3 2:24 · Turnover · nobody saw this coming
J.Burrow EPA -7.5

(No Huddle, Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass short right intended for 80-A.Iosivas INTERCEPTED by 45-J.Trotter [50-V.Vea] at CIN 38. 45-J.Trotter for 38 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

+13%win chance to TB
5
Q4 10:41 · Turnover
B.Mayfield EPA -5.2

(Shotgun) 6-B.Mayfield sacked at TB 39 for -7 yards (53-B.Mafe). FUMBLES (53-B.Mafe) [53-B.Mafe], touched at TB 43, RECOVERED by CIN-98-T.Slaton at TB 44.

+5%win chance to CIN

Every drive

Buccaneers drive left to right, Bengals right to left. Faded bars ended in a turnover or a stop.

Q1
FG · 10 pl · 51 yds
Q1
Punt · 3 pl · 4 yds
Q1
Def TD · 3 pl · -6 yds
Q1
Turnover · 3 pl · 3 yds
Q1
TD · 7 pl · 33 yds
Q1
Turnover · 7 pl · 50 yds
Q2
TD · 12 pl · 80 yds
Q2
TD · 6 pl · 70 yds
Q2
FG · 9 pl · 66 yds
Q2
Half · 0 pl · 0 yds
Q3
FG · 7 pl · 36 yds
Q3
FG · 9 pl · 33 yds
Q3
Def TD · 3 pl · 5 yds
Q3
FG · 7 pl · 38 yds
Q4
Turnover · 6 pl · 26 yds
Q4
FG · 7 pl · 35 yds
Q4
TD · 7 pl · 56 yds
Q4
Half · 7 pl · 55 yds
TB goal2040504020CIN goal

Side by side

283
Total yards
352
-0.19
EPA per play
-0.00
47%
Success rate
47%
17
First downs
24
4
Sacks taken
1
4
Turnovers
1
5/10
Third downs
8/14
Buccaneers leaders
PassingB.Mayfield23/28 · 216 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT
RushingB.Irving8 car · 45 yds
ReceivingE.Egbuka5/6 · 63 yds
Bengals leaders
PassingJ.Burrow25/35 · 254 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT
RushingC.Brown16 car · 56 yds
ReceivingM.Gesicki5/7 · 78 yds

Scoring

Q1 09:124-C.McLaughlin 34 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.3-0
Q1 06:29(No Huddle) 6-B.Mayfield sacked at TB 25 for -8 yards (sack split by 99-M.Murphy and 49-B.Carter). FUMBLES (99-M.Murphy) [49-B.Carter], touched at TB 3-6
Q1 06:182-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.3-7
Q1 01:51(Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass short left to 88-M.Gesicki for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.3-13
Q1 01:482-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.3-14
Q2 05:3530-C.Brown up the middle for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.3-20
Q2 05:322-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.3-21
Q2 01:547-B.Irving left end for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN.9-21
Q2 01:494-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.10-21
Q2 00:10(:10) 2-E.McPherson 20 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.10-24
Q3 10:082-E.McPherson 55 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.10-27
Q3 03:464-C.McLaughlin 51 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.13-27
Q3 02:24(No Huddle, Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass short right intended for 80-A.Iosivas INTERCEPTED by 45-J.Trotter [50-V.Vea] at CIN 38. 45-J.Trotter for 38 yards19-27
Q3 02:164-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.20-27
Q4 14:092-E.McPherson 58 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.20-30
Q4 05:232-E.McPherson 32 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.20-33
Q4 03:25(Shotgun) 6-B.Mayfield scrambles up the middle for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN.26-33
Q4 03:194-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.27-33

How the model did

Right

Before kickoff the model had CIN 51%, the market CIN 64%. It finished TB 27, CIN 33.

Pick published 13 Sept, 10:05 UK, before kickoff.