Fitzpatrick threw a 75-yard touchdown pass to DeSean Jackson on the first play of Sunday's 27-21 win over the defending-league-champion Philadelphia Eagles, then later connected with tight end O.J. Howard on another 75-yard touchdown pass. He is the first quarterback in team history to have two 75-yard touchdown passes in a single game. It's been a little over a year since any player in the league accomplished that feat; former Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith had touchdown passes of 75 yards to Tyreek Hill and 78 yards to Kareem Hunt in last year's season opener (Sept. 7, 2017). However, it's a rare feat overall; Fitzpatrick is just the fifth NFL quarterback to do it in the last decade and just the eighth in the last 20 seasons (1999-2018). Here's the entire list:

· Ryan Fitzpatrick, Buccaneers vs. Eagles, Sept. 16, 2018

· Alex Smith, Chiefs vs. Patriots, Sept. 7, 2017

· Jay Cutler, Bears vs. Rams, Nov. 15, 2015

· Carson Palmer, Cardinals vs. Eagles, Oct. 26, 2014

· Matt Schaub, Texans vs. Buccaneers, Nov. 13, 2011

· Brett Favre, Packers vs. Broncos, Oct. 29, 2007

· J.P. Losman, Bills vs. Texans, Nov. 19, 2006

· Kurt Warner, Rams vs. Falcons, Sept. 24, 2000

(We'll give you a moment to recover from seeing J.P. Losman's name sandwiched between that of Brett Favre and Kurt Warner. Okay now, moving on…)

Fitzpatrick also had touchdown passes of 58 and 50 yards in Tampa Bay's Week One 48-40 win in New Orleans. That combined with Sunday's exploit allowed Fitzpatrick to join Joe Namath (New York Jets, 1972) as the only players in NFL history to have four 50+-yard touchdown passes through the first two games of a season.