Cool customer.

Last night was a night Jalon Daniels will never, ever forget. [read more]

Critical play.

The Bucs defense has quietly played decent to good ball this season. [read more]

Enjoy the JoeBucsFan Show at 7 p.m. today on WDAE radio, 95.7 FM and AM 620. Joe will talk all things Bucs after tonight’s Week 5 game against the Cowboys, presented by Pin Chasers.

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Bowling, Food. Fun.

Winning is fun!

What an awesome win! Did the win save the season? Is this a turnaround? Is KitKat-eating Bucs coach Todd Bowles safe? A lot to get to this wonderful morning. Grab the coffee and make sure the mug is full. [read more]

Old school fundamentals work.

All you guys who played youth football or high school football, if your coach(es) were worth a grain of salt, what did they tell you? [read more]

Losing defined the Bucs’ season before last night.

So what was the difference in Dallas? [read more]

After five games, including a breakout performance last night in Dallas, Bucs running back Bucky Irving is having a special season. [read more]

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Admit it.

The only people who thought the Bucs had a chance to win this game were the ones boarding Wednesday’s charter flight out of Tampa, headed for Dallas (and about 14 percent of Bucs fans). [read more]

“Bucky, we’re still in this.”

The season is not over. The Bucs raised their record to 1-4. Far, far more often than not, that’s not good enough to get back in the hunt for a playoff berth. [read more]

Early stud (right) and early dud.

A few things are clear along the Buccaneers’ 2026 defensive front. [read more]

Defense rallied together.

“This Joe” swears to only seeing two interviews of Vita Vea where he actually had interesting things to say. [read more]

BUH!-key! BUH!-key! BUH!-key!

What a special night for Bucky Irving. He even got a red zone carry within the 5 yard line for the first time since 2024. [read more]

Shocks the world!

What a win for the Bucs. Awesome. But is everything coming together too late? [read more]

A guy who spent the last five years playing for hypemaster Dan Campbell says Todd Bowles was the secret sauce to the Bucs returning from the dead to beat the Cowboys in Dallas tonight. [read more]

Who would have every guessed that undrafted Jalon Daniels would be the first rookie quarterback to win a start this NFL season? Daniels did just that tonight.

A Buccaneers backup quarterback hadn’t won a start since Ryan Fitzpatrick in 2018. [read more]

Ah, ha!

They aren’t dead yet! [read more]

How sweet it is!

The Buccaneers put on their big boy pants, played with pride in Dallas and restored dignity to the Tampa Bay uniform, at least temporarily.

What a fun game. It’s been too long. A 9 1/2-point underdog, the Bucs kept their season alive and left fans with 10 days of hope that a win could come against Pittsburgh on Sunday, Oct. 18 at The Licht House. [read more]

Thursday Night Football!

So you’re saying there’s a chance!

Comment all night long right here. Play nice! And come back in the wee hours for Joe’s award-winning Bucs coverage after the game.

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