In last Sunday's loss at Dallas, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers snapped the ball on first down 26 times, and on 14 of those occasions Jameis Winston handed off to either Doug Martin or Charles Sims. Of the 12 times the Buccaneers passed on first down, five came in the final two minutes of either half. In other words, playing in a game that was within one score for most of the night, Tampa Bay made a point of presenting a balanced offense.
Unfortunately, the Buccaneers' rushing attack never got into a rhythm and ended with a season-low 52 yards on 20 carries.