Safety Tykee Smith couldn't have picked a much better time to snag his first interception of the season.

Down by five in the fourth quarter of Sunday's game against the New England Patriots, the Tampa Bay Buccaneer defense was backed up against its own goal line, with New England threatening to extend its lead to double digits and put the game away.

Patriots quarterback Drake Maye rolled to his right and threw for receiver Mack Hollins in the back corner of the end zone, but Smith lunged in front of the pass and secured it while falling to the ground.

"Tykee's been talking about it all week, and how he's got to get himself an interception," said Bucs linebacker Lavonte David. "It happened in practice this week, and when it happens in practice, it happens in the game. It was a big moment

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