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Buccaneers' Jameis Winston suffered thumb fracture but leads wild comeback vs. Colts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Jameis Winston missed one series against the Indianapolis Colts with what was called a hand injury. We found out later that Winston would return to the game and play through a fractured thumb, leading the Bucs to a wild 38-35 victory.

#Bucs head coach Bruce Arians said QB Jameis Winston has a slight fracture in his throwing thumb but overcame it in the second half.

— PewterReport (@PewterReport) December 8, 2019

Winston added three picks to his NFL-high total of 23. But he completed 33-of-45 passes for a career-high 456 yards with four TD passes — two of them coming after leaving the game with injury in the third quarter.