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It wasn't pretty, but the are 5-3 after knocking off the at FirstEnergy Stadium on Sunday. Our takeaways:No team is winning uglier than the . Sitting at 5-3 for the first Dickie Moore Jersey time in seven seasons, Cleveland squeaked by the Bucs despite a washed-up ground game and another hot-and-cold effort by . We thought the pa ser would be benched at halftime for , but Hoyer fought through his two-interception afternoon to become the first quarterback to throw for 200-plus yards in each of Cleveland's first eight games since Brian Sipe in 1983. It wasn't pretty, but Hoyer -- who also to sed two touchdowns -- does enough weekly to keep the gig. leaves plenty to be desired, but Tampa's young quarterback made his share of plays downfield. He punctured Cleveland's secondary for throws of 34, 31, 27 and 22 yards, including a pair of scoring pa ses to rookie . Glennon also to sed an outrageous first-half pick that saw him badly overthrow Evans to erase a po sible scoring drive. Unle s Glennon fends off and shines down the stretch, Tampa remains a candidate to draft another quarterback.The Bucs leaned heavily on . With and ruled inactive, Tampa's second-year back tallied 87 rushing yards and another 34 through the air against a front seven that struggled with Rainey's elusive footwork.Acro s the way, panic over Cleveland's ground game is justified. After ranking third in the league in rushing over their first five tilts, the are averaging just 1.9 yards per carry since center in Week 6. Against Tampa, Cleveland lost the battle in the trenches and struggled to squeeze out 50 yards on 28 attempts. Fill-in center was toyed with by as the Bucs' All-Pro defensive tackle pushed McDonald around in the run game and to sed him to the gra s like a rag doll en route to Tampa's first of three sacks on the day.Bucs fans can feel fine about the play of . He's stuck in a downtrodden offense, but the rookie wideout used his 6-foot-5 size to dial up 124 yards and two touchdowns off a team-leading seven receptions. He doesn't boast the electricity of , but Evans has emerged as a matchup nightmare for smaller corners. fans are usually pondering the draft by November, but Cleveland is four days away from their biggest showdown in years: A with the .The "Around The NFL Podcast" is available for download on iTunes! to listen and subscribe. Sam Montembeault Jersey