It was a month ago that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost to the Atlanta Falcons and Jameis Winston said, “I’m not a loser. We’re winners in this building.”

Since then, Winston has lived up to his words for a team that has won four straight games. He has posted a 75 Total QBR or better in each game of the winning streak. Winston had one game with a 75 Total QBR in his first eight games this season, during which he ranked 16th in Total QBR (just behind Blaine Gabbert and Brian Hoyer).

The past four weeks, Winston’s Total QBR of 81.8 ranked fifth (entering the Sunday night game).

Winston has done this without throwing a lot of touchdown passes. He has six touchdowns and three interceptions in these four games. He hasn’t had more than two touchdown passes in any game during the streak.

One key for Winston’s improvement is accuracy. He completed 59 percent of his passes in his first eight games, but 67 percent in his past four (20-of-30 on Sunday), with improved numbers on long passes. He hit 4-of-5 on throws more than 10 yards downfield on Sunday

Jameis Winston Passing in Pocket Through Week 9 Since Comp Pct 59% 65% TD-Int 7-8 5-3 Total QBR 44.4 85.9

But the biggest difference for Winston is that he has been far better in the pocket than he was earlier this season. Through the first nine games, Winston had a 44.4 Total QBR on passes thrown in the pocket. Since then, he has an 85.9 QBR on pocket passes and has been consistently good, posting at least a 66 Total QBR on those throws in each game in the winning streak.

Jameis Winston is much better in the pocket during this winning streak. ESPN Stats & Information

That included the game-winning touchdown pass in Sunday’s win, a 12-yarder to Cameron Brate.

With the pocket passing, it’s also worth noting: He has avoided putting his team in significant holes. He has been sacked only twice in the past three games, after being sacked 22 times in an eight-game stretch.

The Buccaneers play the Saints next week and that might make for another good day for Winston. The Saints are allowing a 72.3 Total QBR, the fourth-highest in the NFL this season.

Doug Clawson also contributed to this post