Claims extracted
23
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
9%
2 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
60/100
NBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
2
Sports
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
The offense run by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday was the most predictable of the 2026 NFL season.
asserted
offense → run → season
Facing the Atlanta Falcons in a key divisional matchup of Week 8, during a game played amid a downpour that left standing water pooling on the field inside Raymond James Stadium, the Buccaneers attempted only three passes, completing none.
Unwilling and unable to throw in soggy conditions, they ran it 56 times.
asserted
they → face → it
The strategy won them the game, 16-0.
asserted
strategy → win → game
“First time for everything,” Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles said.
asserted
Bowles → say → everything
To say it was an unusual game plan was an understatement.
asserted
it → say → ?
The last time an NFL team had more rushing attempts than Tampa’s 56 was 2010.
asserted
team → have → 56
The Buccaneers were the first team to win without a completed pass since Buffalo in 1974, per the league.
asserted
Buccaneers → win → league
Rarer still was that a team hadn’t won by double-digits without completing a pass since 1945, according to one NFL researcher.
uncertain
team → win → researcher
The Buccaneers had been forced to rely on a ground-heavy offense last week, as well, when quarterback Baker Mayfield threw only 11 times in his first game back since suffering a thumb injury.
asserted
Mayfield → force → injury
Tampa had rushed for 258 yards in that win against Carolina, then leaned on a similar plan Sunday as the forecast showed a storm rolling over Florida.
asserted
storm → rush → Florida
Nearly an inch of rain had fallen over Tampa by kickoff, and the rain didn’t stop as the game began.
asserted
game → fall → kickoff
Mayfield finished 0-3 passing, but was all smiles after the game, considering it was Tampa’s first home win this season after an 0-4 start.
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it → finish → start
Did Bowles tell Tampa Bay’s offensive coordinator not to pass?
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Bowles → tell → coordinator
“We didn’t say you’re not going to throw the ball; the conditions told him that,” Bowles said.
asserted
Bowles → say → that
“You could see it’s a downpour down there and the wind’s blowing.
uncertain
wind → see → ?
You can kind of see the ball’s not going anywhere.”
asserted
ball → see → ?
Against the Falcons, Tampa Bay gained a franchise-record 324 yards on the ground, an average of 5.8 yards per rush, as the backfield tandem of Bucky Irving (170 yards) and Kenny Gainwell (140) repeatedly ran through Atlanta’s defense.
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tandem → gain → defense
Atlanta quarterback Michael Penix Jr. completed just 8-of-24 passes and was intercepted four times and fumbled once.
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Jr. → complete → passes
It was a marked difference from Penix’s last two games, in which he’d thrown for six touchdowns and zero interceptions combined.
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he → throw → touchdowns
Mayfield fumbled three times, though he didn’t lose any.
asserted
he → fumble → any
Irving did lose a fumble.
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Irving → lose → fumble
“It’s a win so,” Mayfield said.
asserted
Mayfield → ’ → ?
“I’ll take it, man.”
asserted
I → take → it
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