“See, we can run!“

Boy, with the Bucs running the ball for only 38 yards in the first half, Joe never imagined typing the following sentence. (more…)

Leads offensive comeback.

Man, the way the Bucs played offensively in the first half, the way many Bucs fans reacted on Twitter, they would have been happy if the NFL brought back television blackouts. For road games. (more…)

Bucs coach Todd Bowles reacts.

Was it seeing Atlanta’s stud kicker Younghoe Koo miss two field goals (which ultimately proved to be the difference in the game) that spooked Bucs coach Todd Bowles? (more…)

Season-changing catch?

Joe thought for sure through most of the win over the Dixie Chicks today that Bucs coach Todd Bowles’ fate was sealed. (more…)

Clutch.

Maybe Trey Palmer’s significant other needs to torch Todd Bowles on social media, too? (more…)

Survivalist.

Cancel the PODS reservation. Return the bubble wrap. Put the résumé PowerPoint in draft. (more…)

“Hey Baker, we got this.“

The Bucs played another stinker and walked out with a deuce — as in back-to-back division victories.

How about them Bucs!!!!

Tampa Bay is now 6-7 with a two-game winning streak and sitting pretty atop the ugly NFC South. Yes, the Bucs own division tiebreakers with Atlanta, the team they squeaked past today. And the Bucs have the edge on the Saints (6-7).

With four games to play, the Bucs control their destiny.

Now the bad news. (more…)

OK, boys and girls. Comment all game long below!

Bucs players said today’s game at Atlanta is a playoff game. Bucs coach Todd Bowles reinforced on the Buccaneers Radio Network pregame show saying it is “playoff football in December.” Even Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht said today is a playoff game.

The Bucs aren’t mathematically eliminated with a loss but man, they would be painted into a corner.

As always, Joe kindly asks that you play nice.

Second missed game.

Joe has a nice perch at the Falcons’ stadium and just choked on some press box potatoes. It was announced that Buccaneers’ manbeast Vita Vea will not play today.

He’s got a foot injury. Vea missed practice time this week and was questionable entering today.

He’s not the guy you want out against a team like the Falcons that runs like it’s 1992, with a trio of studly runners.

This is the second game Vea has missed this season (Week 8 at Buffalo) He missed three last year.

Lots of smart people, including a slim majority of Bucs fans (see Joe’s home page poll), think Tampa Bay will lose today in Atlanta. (more…)

Flash poll posted at 3:04 a.m. Poll closed at 9:42 a.m.

Tampa future is on the line.

A few days ago, the mighty Sage of Tampa Bay Sports, Ira Kaufman, was very clear in his belief that a Bucs loss today in Atlanta should signal the end of the Baker Mayfield era in Tampa. (more…)

Major progress.

Is Bucs rookie right guard Cody Mauch the next J.R. Sweezy? Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales invoked the former Bucs guard’s name when discussing last week how much Mauch has improved. (more…)

Atlanta coach Artie Smith.

Normally, Joe would be outraged by the following stats. Not today. (more…)

Bold prediction.

Mike Evans is nothing but consistent. And it’s that consistency that put him in Canton. (more…)

Game 13

Bucs (5-7) at Dixie Chicks (6-6) 

Kickoff: 1 p.m.

TV: CBS (WTSP-TV Channel 10 locally) with Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Aditi Kinkhabwala.

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Guess who is tied for the fourth-most touches in the NFL?

That would be Rachaad White. (more…)