When the Bucs scored their first touchdown midway through the fourth quarter Sunday, many (guilty) pinned blame on Charles Godfrey, who was back at his former safety position on the play.

But afterward head coach Ron Rivera said:

“On the first touchdown I thought we were in good position, we just didn’t get hands on the number one receiver outside. He was able to get to the sideline, and once the guy gets down the sideline like that, it’s really hard for the safety to get there.”

That means cornerback Melvin White was supposed to make contact with receiver Chris Owusu. Instead, Owusu had a free path down the sideline after White allowed him to have a free released.

So while it initially appeared Godfrey was beaten for the touchdown, he was wrongly accused.

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