TAMPA, Fla. -- When Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Dirk Koetter was asked Saturday night about his team's pass rush against the Cleveland Browns, he responded, "It was non-existent."
They were without five-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Gerald McCoy and strongside defensive end William Gholston.
The result? Browns rookie quarterback DeShone Kizer had a clean pocket to work with, and at times, was dealing.
The Bucs still had plenty of capable players in there -- Robert Ayers, Noah Spence, Ryan Russell, DaVonte Lambert and George Johnson on the outside, with Clinton McDonald, Chris Baker, Channing Ward and Sealver Siliga on the inside.