Jameis Winston was nearly flawless after a shaky first quarter
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' offense got off to a rough start in Atlanta Sunday afternoon, as Pro Bowl quarterback Jameis Winston was picked off on pass thrown from his own endzone, which set up a short 13-yard touchdown drive for the Falcons to give Atlanta a 10-3 lead. If not for a costly pass interference call, the Bucs likely wouldn't have gotten on the board at all in the first quarter.
After starting the game 3-for-7, though, Winston caught fire and delivered three Pro Bowl-caliber quarters to lead the Buccaneers to an impressive road win. Winston threw for four touchdowns and 266 yards in the final 45 minutes of the game, finding Charles Sims, Austin Seferian-Jenkins and Mike Evans on three consecutive drives that bracketed halftime to score 21 unanswered points.
It was just the second time in Winston's NFL career that he threw for four touchdowns in a game - he passed for five in a blowout win over the Eagles last November, and Sunday's win was the first game Winston had a passer rating above 100 since that game against Philadelphia.
We ain't no puppies! Congrats on your first win as HC! Proud of you dad!! #SiegetheDay pic.twitter.com/a9RUScUaVy
— Derek Koetter (@DJKoett) September 11, 2016
