TAMPA — Intimidate? No, no, no. Dominate? Not by a longshot.

When it comes to descriptors for the Bucs defense, the fancy verbs have yet to make an appearance.

They do not oppress, they cannot annihilate and they have yet to roar.

On the other hand, they do win.

More than most.

That was on display again Sunday when the defense looked like cartoon characters chasing the Roadrunner for the better part of three quarters before stepping up in the game’s final minutes. Need a third-down sack in Tampa Bay territory? Send Lavonte David on a blitz. Need a third-down interception with the end zone in sight? Call Jamel Dean’s number.

Need the defense to bail out the offense for a change?

Well, that’s exactly what happened in a 30-19 victory against the 49ers.

Instead of Baker Mayfield leadin

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