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BY IRA KAUFMAN

It’s all about the streaks.

Where shall we start? How about Mike Evans? He entered Sunday’s matchup needing to average 102.5 yards in the final four games to keep his 1,000-yard streak alive.

With 159 yards and two TDs on his nine catches against the Chargers, Evans now needs to average 83.7 yards against the Cowboys, Panthers and Saints to reach 1,000 once again. That’s a far more manageable number for the future Hall of Famer.

Then we come to the strange case of Jamel Dean, who caught a Justin Herbert floater. That set off a celebration with teammates who perhaps had no idea that Dean had gone 37 consecutive games without an interception.

With those two streaks out of the way, we come to the most important one of all — a four-game run that lifted Tampa Bay to 8-6 and guarantees the Bucs will remain atop the NFC South for at least another week.

This 40-17 beatdown was a huge victory, but it wasn’t a shocking upset because the Bucs were only a slight underdog. What WAS shocking was how thoroughly Tampa Bay embarrassed a solid opponent in its own stadium, using a second-half blitz to send Charger fans back to La La Land wondering what they had just witnessed.

For the second time this season, both on the road, the Bucs won the second half 27-0, erasing deficits at New Orleans and at Los Angeles. (more…)

Proud of defensive effort.

Lavonte David was ready for physicality. (more…)

Explains change in strategy.

As Joe noted, Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh likes to build a team the way his old Michigan coach Bo Schembechler built them: Tough, physical, scary defense and pounding the football on the ground.

The Bucs today showed Harbaugh how it’s done with the big boys in the NFL. (more…)

So future Hall of Fame receiver Mike Evans walked into today’s blowout of the Chargers with 43 catches for 590 yards and 7 touchdowns.

He walked out with 52 catches, 749 yards, 9 TDs and a big fat smile. (more…)

Makes game-changing play.

The streak is over! (more…)

Dynamite game.

The thing Joe loved so much about this win by the Bucs today was how the Chargers wanted to play smashmouth football and Todd Bowles and his gang flew into town and showed the Chargers how to win with their own formula.

And that, Mike Evans told Joe, was what won the game for the Bucs. (more…)

Bucs head coach Todd Bowles had a message after today’s chain-whipping of the Chargers in Los Angeles. (more…)

Super effort.

So Jim Harbaugh and the Chargers, wearing their Powerpuff blue uniforms (Joe loves them), want to play big boy football with the NFL. Old school Big Ten. Smashmouth.

Well, the Chargers just met the new bully on the block. (more…)

Dynamic duo nearing history.

So the Bucs set out last offseason to fix their statistically NFL-worst running game.

Man, Joe’s never seen a fix quite like this, and it’s reached historic levels. (more…)

The Bucs’ fearless leaders.

Perhaps everyone now knows why Joe was thoroughly disgusted after the Bucs beat the Panthers two weeks ago. (more…)

It feels so great to have a franchise quarterback on the Bucs.

It’s been five consecutive seasons. Joe’s getting very spoiled. (more…)

How bout that message the Bucs just sent the entire NFL!

What a beatdown of a quality Chargers team — on the road.

That’s four Bucs wins in a row and there’s not a damn reason in the NFL world that Tampa Bay can’t win its final three games against Dallas, Carolina and New Orleans. (more…)

Comment all game long below with fans and a few Bucs haters.

Huge game if the Bucs want to be taken seriously as a Super Bowl contender.

Go Bucs!

In-game injuries kicked Joe in the groin last Sunday. A valuable lesson. (more…)

Joe was hopeful manbeast Bucs defensive tackle Vita Vea was going to shake off his invisible game against the Panthers and come back last week and rattle the Raiders. (more…)

Flash poll posted at 7:44 a.m. Poll closed at 9:20 a.m.

Good news. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

It is not quite midnight in the City of Angels but it is almost 3 a.m. on the west coast of the east coast back in Tampa.

Ian Rapoport of NFL Network and Adam Schefter of BSPN — only one minute apart — each just Twittered that Bucs rookie running back Bucky Irving is expected to play today against the Chargers.

Zyon McCollum has learned to expect the unexpected with Todd Bowles.

So what kind of defense will Bucs coach Todd Bowles hatch for today’s game in the City of Angels, where the Bucs play the Chargers?

Based on last week, it could be a doozy. (more…)

Bucs OC Liam Coen.

Here is a stat that blew Joe’s mind. (more…)

Game 14

Bucs (7-6) at Chargers (8-5)

Kickoff: 4:25 p.m.

TV: FOX (WTVT-TV Channel 13, locally) with Adam Amin, Mark Sanchez and Kristina Pink.

(more…)

To the best of Joe’s knowledge, Mike Evans didn’t look happy walking off the field last Sunday in Tampa and didn’t talk to reporters after the game. (more…)