BUCCANEERS 15, JETS 10
TAMPA, Fla. — Ryan Fitzpatrick led two long scoring drives and Tampa Bay limited the Jets to less than 200 yards of offense until late in the fourth quarter to snap a five-game losing streak.
With Fitzpatrick filling in for injured quarterback Jameis Winston, the Buccaneers (3-6) used three field goals to build a 9-3 lead. Charles Sims put the game out of reach with a 6-yard touchdown reception with just over six minutes remaining.
Fitzpatrick, facing the team he played for the past two seasons, completed 17 of 34 passes for 187 yards and was intercepted once.
Fitzpatrick, 34, one of just 4 players in NFL history to throw TD passes for 7 different teams, led a 7-minute drive that produced a field goal in the first quarter. He finished a 15-play, 81-yard march, also lasting more than 7 minutes, with his TD pass to Sims to make it 15-3.