The Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost 20-18 to the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

The attack of the “Bucs” had all sorts of difficulties and again could not assert itself on the ground. Quarterback Tom Brady didn’t have his best game either. He completed 62.5% of his passes for 243 yards and just one major.

The seven Super Bowl ring holder found the end zone with just over five minutes left and cut the lead to one possession, but the Steelers (2-4) never got the ball back to him.

However, the winners saw quarterback Kenny Pickett fall in the fight in the third quarter. He had found a teammate for 144 yards and a major nine times before leaving the game.

His replacement, Mitch Trubisky, teamed up with Canada’s Chase Claypool in the fourth quarter, eventually allowing the Pennsylvania club to defeat the Buccaneers (3-3).

The “pats” defense has found its rhythm

At FirstEnergy Stadium, the Patriots defense shone for the second straight game, and the New England squad defeated the Cleveland Browns 38-15.

The defensive unit allowed their rivals just one touchdown, also collected four quarterback sacks, made three tackles for a loss and recovered two loose flyballs. Recall that the Patriots (3-3) ruled out the Detroit Lions last week.

Offensively, quarterback Bailey Zappe was having his best game since being sent into the fight for the Pats with injuries to Mac Jones and Brian Hoyer. The fourth-round pick of the last NFL draft completed 24 of 34 passes for 309 yards and two touchdowns.

Running back Rhamondre Stevenson, meanwhile, crossed the goal line twice and had 76 yards with his legs.

Marcus Mariota takes care of the ‘Niners’

At Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Marcus Mariota was responsible for three touchdowns and helped his team upset the San Francisco 49ers 28-14.

The center, who is in his freshman season with the Georgia Club, completed 13 of the 14 passes he attempted for 129 yards and two majors. He also crossed the goal line with his legs and mustered 50 yards on runs.

The Falcons (3-3) also scored a defensive touchdown after a streak punctuated by two fumbles. Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo threw two six-point assists for the 49ers (3-3), but was also the victim of two thefts.

In summary:

Running back Saquon Barkley found the pay zone in the final two minutes and the New York Giants (5-1) defense held on to beat the Baltimore Ravens (3-3) 24-20 at MetLife Stadium.

In the Superdome, the Cincinnati Bengals (3-3) scored nine points in the last four minutes of the game to defeat the New Orleans Saints (2-4) 30-26.

At Lambeau Field, the New York Jets (4-2) caused some upset by beating the Green Bay Packers 27-10.

At Lucas Oil Stadium, the Indianapolis Colts (3-2-1) signed a significant 34-27 win over American Southern Division opponents the Jacksonville Jaguars (2-4).

The Minnesota Vikings (5-1) used a strong start to beat the Miami Dolphins (3-3) 24-16 at Hard Rock Stadium.