NFL Week One Fails of the Week: Lavonte David, Danny Travathon, Darius Reynaud

Sep 8, 2013; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Greg Schiano and Tampa Bay Buccaneers outside linebacker Lavonte David (54) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers outside linebacker Jonathan Casillas (52) look on against the New York Jets during the second half at MetLife Stadium. The Jets won 18-17. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports /

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Lavonte David, Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Late hit out of bounds leads to New York Jets win

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had the game in the bag.

Unfortunately, linebacker Lavonte David made a crucial mistake in the final seconds that resulted in a 15-yard personal foul penalty which set the Jets up perfectly for a 48-yard game-winning field goal from kicker Nick Folk.

It is was a momentary lapse in judgement for David, who is usually a reliable player and one of the team’s defensive leaders, but it is a play that he likely had to watch over and over again in the film room. Hopefully, for the Buccaneers sake, he will learn from this moving forward.

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