PHILADELPHIA — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers used a thunderous start to take a commanding lead over the hosting Philadelphia Eagles and then cooled off midway through the second quarter and never managed to fully ramp back up. However, the defending Super Bowl champs managed to remain a step ahead of the hosting Eagles and won 28-22 Thursday night at Lincoln Financial Field.
Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes to record his league-leading 16th and 17 of the season. Leonard Fournette rushed for another two touchdowns. The Eagles managed a late charge that saw quarterback Jalen Hurts rush for two touchdowns and cut the Buccaneers' advantage to six. But the Buccaneers responded with a methodical drive that milked the remaining 3:54 off the clock and put the game away.
Tampa Bay improved to 5-1 to tie their franchise record for the best start to a season. Philadelphia dropped to 2-4.
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