Winston, Tandy lead Bucs to 4th straight win
SAN DIEGO — Jameis Winston threw a goahead, 12-yard touchdown pass to Cameron Brate midway through the fourth quarter and Keith Tandy intercepted Philip Rivers in the end zone with 2:56 left to give the Tampa Bay Buccaneers their fourth straight victory, 28-21 victory against San Diego.
Rivers had the Chargers on the move in the final minutes before Tandy got in front of a pass to Dontrelle Inman and picked it off.
Tandy’s momentum carried him into the end zone, giving the Bucs the ball on their 20. They were able to run out the clock.
The Bucs (7-5) pulled into a tie with Atlanta atop the NFC South.
Tampa Bay benefited from a short punt by Drew Kaser to start the winning drive on their 46. Winston found Brate for the TD on the fourth play of the drive, and then hit Mike Evans on a conversion pass for a 28-21 lead.
Rivers threw two second-half interceptions, including Lavonte David’s pick-6.
The Chargers (5-7) were trying to get back to .500 for the first time since Week 2. They remain buried in the AFC West basement.
With the Chargers nursing a 14-10 lead and deep in their territory, Rivers’ pass to Tyrell Williams was deflected by Vernon Hargreaves. David caught it and ran in from 15 yards to give the Bucs their first lead of the game.
Rivers came right back and led a drive capped by a nice 40-yard touchdown toss to Williams for a 21-17 lead.
Tampa Bay got inside the San Diego 20-yard line on its next drive, but had to settle for Roberto Aguayo’s 27-yard field goal.