Buffalo did not get off to a good start offensively, but it only cost the club three points.
On the Bills’ second play from scrimmage at their own 5-yard line, quarterback Josh Allen got wrapped up by a defender and tried to avoid a sack with a two-handed push-pass to Khalil Shakir over the middle of the field. But the ball was inaccurate and intercepted by cornerback Jacob Parrish, giving Tampa Bay the ball inside the 10-yard line.
But the Bills’ defense stood firm, holding the Bucs to a field goal. Mayfield’s third-down pass to Emeka Egbuka over the middle was too high and incomplete.
Chase McLaughlin nailed a 23-yard field goal to give the Bucs a 3-0 lead.
