Buccaneers’ Rough Start, Bright Rookie | Tampa Bay Buccaneers News

The Buccaneers stumbled to a 27-33 loss to the Bengals, their first non-win opener in five years, but rookie Josiah Trotter stole the show with an NFL-record-setting debut—his pick-six and sack make him the first player ever to do both in a single game. Despite three early fumbles that doomed them, Baker Mayfield threw for over 200 yards and a TD, while Emeka Egbuka hit 1K receiving yards. The team didn’t punt once—a rare feat—and Chase McLaughlin nailed another long-range kick. Now they turn the page, aiming to bounce back against the Browns next week. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Sources:https://www.buccaneers.com/news/another-rookie-debut-another-touchdown-data-crunch More coverage & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/06a64dc04c1901cb Report issues to [email protected].