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On fourth-and-15 in the fourth quarter, the Bucs have to convert on this play to have chance of winning. Once again they go with a series of isolation routes against man coverage, doing very little to help get their receivers open. Meanwhile, the Patriots blitz five and drop a defensive end into shallow coverage.
Pressure gets to Freeman
The five-man rush creates a free rusher, and Freeman is forced to throw early to Kevin Ogletree.
Patriots come with a double A-gap blitz
The Patriots go with a double A-gap blitz, but have a nasty variation the Bucs have used before, too: Zuttah will block one linebacker, but the other is going to blindside him to throw him off and get free.
Martin takes one LB
The linebacker's blindside hit to Zuttah throws him off balance, and Martin is forced to block the other linebacker. The Patriots get a free rusher on Freeman.
Ogletree drops the ball
And despite all of that, Kevin Ogletree still nearly makes the catch for a first down.