The Tampa Bay Buccaneers battled the Cleveland Browns on Sunday afternoon, resulting in quite an entertaining game with the Browns picking up a 23-19 win.

In this game, the Buccaneers made some good plays, but in the end, the Browns did just enough to win this game and come out on top after a long weather delay, which now has Tampa at 0-2 and Cleveland at 1-1.

With that in mind, let's take a look at the top five takeaways from the Buccaneers 23-19 loss to the Browns.

Offensively for the Buccaneers, it was an up and down day, especially when it came to the air attack as quarterback Baker Mayfield was solid, but was not able to get in a great rhythm.

In particular, Mayfield was not able to get the ball to wide receiver Emeka Egbuka a whole lot, as Egbuka was held to three receptions for 16 yards and a touchdown on five targets. While Egbuka did get in the end zone, he was unable to get a ton of separation from the Cleveland secondary throughout the day, and on the final play play he was unable to make the play that the Buccaneers needed to come out on top.

As the Buccaneers prepare for next week, it will be interesting to see if Tampa Bay tries to get Egbuka more involved in the offense or if the game plan simply just gets the ball to the open receiver.

One of the biggest takeaways in this game was how dominant the rush defense was for the Buccaneers against the Browns' rushing offense.

During this game, the Buccaneers held the Browns to 23 carries for 44 yards and an average of 1.9 yards per carry. Throughout the game, Tampa Bay's defense did a great job stopping Cleveland's run game, and the defensive front was a major reason why the Browns could not get anything going consistently against the Buccaneers on the ground.

Heading into Week 3, if the Buccaneers can continue shutting down opposing rush attacks, this defense will put opposing offenses in obvious passing situations which should give Tampa Bay more opportunities to generate more pressure through blitzes and pass rush from the defensive front.

Following four turnovers last week, the Buccaneers were hoping to be much better this week, but they still need some improvement as quarterback Baker Mayfield threw an interception and tight end Cade Otton fumbled, but he was able to hop back on it.

In the NFL, taking care of the ball is critical, and so far this season, Tampa Bay has not done a great job of that. Additionally, Tampa Bay turned the ball over on downs on their final possession with an opportunity to win the game. This resulted in the third turnover of the day and further demonstrates the importance of every possession.

So, the Buccaneers must take better care of the ball, otherwise they may continue to struggle and could possibly fall to 0-3.

Another takeaway from this game for the Buccaneers is the fact that kicker Chase McLaughlin was very reliable as he went 4 for 4 on field goals and 1 of 1 on extra points, nailing kicks from 59 yards, 45 yards, and 31 yards on two different occasions.

Moving forward, if McLaughlin can continue to be consistent in the kicking game, he could be huge for the Buccaneers to be able to put points on the board to extend leads and cut into leads throughout the season.

Throughout the game the offensive line played decent, however they still need to be better as Mayfield was under pressure quite a bit against the Browns.

On Sunday afternoon, Mayfield was sacked three times and was hit a total of five times, which is something the Buccaneers need to improve, especially with two weeks in a row now that Mayfield was sacked at least three times.

As the Buccaneers head into Week 3, this offensive line needs to find a way to protect Mayfield much better so the offense can be more productive and so Mayfield can stay healthy, otherwise, the hits may begin to add up on Mayfield very early this season.