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Quick Take: Bucs win but suffer crucial injuries

Around the League editor Gregg Rosenthal has his takeaways from the game:

From Around the League:
» Lessons from Friday's preseason games

» The Buccaneers starters played well overall, but this will still go down as a terrible night in Tampa. Pro Bowl guard Davin Josephwill miss the season, according to NFL Network and NFL.com's Ian Rapoport. Defensive linemen Adrian Clayborne and Gerald McCoyalso went to the locker room with injuries. This is not a roster that can afford many injuries to quality starters.

» Tom Brady continues to get hit ... a lot. Bill Belichick was fuming about his team's offensive performance after the game. "We didn't do anything offensively except lose yards and turn the ball over ... we were in third and long all day," he said.

» The offensive line has been a major issue for the Patriots all camp. Brady played deep into the third quarter to get something positive going.

» Running back Shane Vereen exited early with an injury, while Stevan Ridley rushed for 87 yards and a score on 16 carries. Ridley looks like the favorite to start Week 1.

» Josh Freeman has looked very rough around the edges in a new offense all preseason. That continued Friday night with 102 yards on 19 attempts.

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