Game 16

Bucs (7-8) at Dolphins (6-9)

Kickoff: 1 p.m.

TV: FOX (WTVT-TV Channel 13, locally). : Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Jen Hale. For a national TV map of where the game will be broadcast via your local FOX affiliate, click here.

Streaming: FOX One+, NFL+. (Geographic restrictions may apply; subscription may be required).

Radio: Buccaneers Radio Network WXTB-FM 97.9 in the Tampa-St. Petersburg region (Transmisiones de radio en español en WTMP-FM 96.1 y WMGG-AM 1470 en Tampa). Additional stations throughout Florida on the Buccaneers Radio Network can be found here. The game will also be broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 382 (Buccaneers Radio Network feed).

Weather: Awesome weather continues in the Sunshine State, per the good folks of AccuWeather.com. Tailgaters in Miami will enjoy temps in the low-70s, which will gradually rise to 78 by kickoff. This will pretty much hold steady, all under sunny South Florida skies.

Odds: Per Hard Rock Bet, as of Saturday, Bucs -5.5 (-115); over/under 44 (-115); moneyline -260.

Referees: Scott Novak and his gang will work today’s Bucs-Dolphins game. Gamblers take notice: No referee crew has a worse ATS record for home teams in the league than Novak’s outfit, per Sharp Football Analysis. So bet the Bucs! Road teams with Novak’s posse win at a 77 percent clip.

Injuries:

(The NFL does not include players on injury reports who are not on a team’s active 53-man roster. Players on injured reserve or the practice squad are not on a team’s active 53-man roster.)

Outlook: Man, the way this season is going for the Bucs, this game just screams an upset win for the Dolphins but both Joes picked the Bucs to win on the Ira Kaufman Podcast. Bucs coach Todd Bowles’ defense has a knack for making backups look like Pro Bowlers, and the Dolphins will start a backup today. This season, backup quarterbacks average 313 yards passing against the Bucs’ porous pass defense. And it wasn’t like tanking Dolphins rookie quarterback Quinn Ewers was horrible in his first start last week. He completed 20 of 30 passes for 260 yards. The Bucs only allowed midget runaround Carolina quarterback Bryce Young 174 yards passing last week. The last time the Bucs held quarterbacks to back-to-back games throwing for less than 200 yards was in September (Jets and Eagles). Joe has absolutely no faith in this Bucs defense, especially the pass defense. It would not shock Joe one bit if Miami won. Joe isn’t hoping for that, of course. Joe just does not like the vibe on the Bucs right now — hoping for the best and bracing for the worst.

Fun facts: Bucs QB Baker Mayfield Has a touchdown pass in 14 of his past 15 games. Mayfield currently has a three-game road winning streak. … RB Bucky Irving is looking for his seventh game in a row with at least 70 yards from scrimmage. … WR Mike Evans had 113 receiving yards and two touchdowns in his last game against the Dolphins in October 2021. … DT Vita Vea had a pass defensed last week. … ILB Lavonte David led Bucs last week with 10 tackles and a sack. … CB Jacob Parrish had five tackles and a pass defensed last week. … Dolphins QB Quinn Ewers completed 20 of 30 attempts (66.7 percent) for 260 yards in his first NFL start. …  RB De’von Achane led Miami with 90 scrimmage yards in Week 16 and is fifth in NFL with 1,726 scrimmage yards in 2025. … WR Jaylen Waddle had 5 receptions for 72 yards in Week 16. Waddle has five or more catches of 70 yards in four of his last five home games. … OLB Bradley Chubb has a sack in two of his last three games at Hard Rock Stadium. … LB Tyrel Dodson had 8 tackles in Week 16. Aims for his seventh in a row at Hard Rock Stadium with 8 or more. … DL Derrick Brown has just one sack since the end of October. … CB Rasul Douglas had 6 tackles and a pass defensed in Week 16.