In terms of a defense's influence on tempo, the Seattle Seahawks defense has allowed opposing squads to play 8th-quickest in the league (in a neutral context) this year at 27.87 seconds per play.Since the start of last season, the porous Buccaneers pass defense has given up a colossal 80.1% Adjusted Completion Rate vs. opposing TEs: the 4th-highest rate in the NFL.The Buccaneers defense has yielded the 6th-most receiving touchdowns in the NFL to tight ends: 0.50 per game this year.As it relates to the safeties' role in run defense, Tampa Bay's group of safeties has been one of the most skilled this year, grading out as the 2nd-best in the NFL.
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