Calgary Herald

BUCCANEERS­27, EAGLES 21

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Ryan Fitzpatric­k threw for more than 400 yards and four touchdowns for the second straight week. Filling in for suspended quarterbac­k Jameis Winston, the 35-year-old Fitzpatric­k completed 27 of 32 passes for 402 yards and has the Bucs off to a 2-0 start for the first time since 2010. DeSean Jackson scored on a 75-yard reception on the first play of the game. O.J. Howard also had a 75-yard TD catch in the first half for Tampa Bay. Nick Foles threw for 338 yards for the Eagles (1-1). The Super Bowl MVP’s two-yard TD pass to Nelson Agholor on fourth down trimmed Tampa Bay’s lead to 27-21 with 2:46 remaining. The Bucs didn’t give the Eagles a chance to finish the comeback.

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