During the week seven game against the Buffalo Bills the Buccaneers fell behind 17 to 6 early in the first half before the offense finally awoke and managed to tie the game at twenty, and even took the lead 27 to 20 before giving it right back to the Bills who tied the game, and then the Buccaneers turned it over which allowed the Bills to kick the game winning field goal winning 30 to 27.
Jameis Winston played a fairly good game against the Bills passing for over 350 yards and two touchdowns, and in fact the Buccaneers passing game ranked number one in the NFL averaging 312.