Game 7

Bucs at Stinking Panthers

Kickoff: 1 p.m.

TV: FOX (WTVT-TV Channel 13, locally) with Kevin Kugler, windy Daryl “Moose” Johnston and Allison Williams.

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 with Tony Castricone, Dave Moore and Jay Recher. (Transmisiones de radio en español en WTMP-FM 96.1 y WMGG-AM 1470 en Tampa, con Santiago Gramática y Martin Gramática.). Additional stations throughout Florida carrying the game on the Buccaneers Radio Network can be found here. The game will also be broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 262 (Buccaneers Radio Network feed).

Weather: Fall is in full effect in the Carolinas. Per AccuWeather.com, temperatures for tailgaters mid-morning are expected to be 54 degrees. That will warm up to 63 at kickoff and gradually rise to 70 degrees at game’s end. All under sunny skies. Perfect football weather!

Odds: Per Hard Rock Bet, as of midnight, Bucs +3 (-115); over/under 44.5.

Referees: Carl Cheffers and his gang will work today’s game. Per Sharp Football Analysis. And given the intel, it points to a Carolina win. In games worked by Clark’s outfit, the home team is 101-64 since 2016.

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Outlook: Joe really doesn’t know what to make of this Bucs team. The defense has played really well even though a pass rush is as much of a rumor as Jimmy Hoffa being buried at Giants Stadium. The Bucs blitz like nuts but never get home. But apparently the blitzing freaks out opposing quarterbacks enough to rattle them. Even though the defense has played well, specifically since the opening game at Cincinnati, the offense is absolutely horrid. It just blows Joe away how the offense with so much talent can be this bad. Please name one player that offensive coordinator Zac Robinson who has gotten better or taken a step up? Just one. Every player on offense has taken a step back except Tristan Wirfs. Every one. That is a damning piece of evidence of how awful Robinson has been for this team. The Bucs need to score no less than 21 points today. Joe doesn’t know how they do that without Emeka Egbuka and Luke Goedeke. And if the Bucs don’t win today, Joe doesn’t know how they recover from 1-6.

Fun facts: Bucs QB Baker Mayfield has 615 yards passing for two touchdowns in three games. He’s looking for his third straight game with a touchdown pass. … RB Bucky Irving has 60+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his past 3 games. Looks for his third straight road game with 90+ scrimmage yards including a touchdown. … WR Chris Godwin has 63 catches for 863 yards and two touchdown catches in his 13 career games against the Stinking Panthers. … ILB Josiah Trotter (rookie) led the Bucs with 11 tackles and had a pass defensed in the overtime loss to the Steelers. Trotter is looking for his sixth game in a row with at least five tackles. Trotter ranks third among rookies with 48 tackles this season. … OLB David Walker had 5 tackles and his first two-sack game of his NFL career-high last week. … OLB YaYa Diaby has a tackle for loss in four of his past five games against Carolina. … CB Zyon McCollum had a season-high 11 tackles and a pass defensed in the overtime loss to the Steelers. Looks for his third straight road game with at least two passes defensed. … CB Keionte Scott (rookie) had eight tackles and a sack last week. He’s looking for this third game in a row with at least seven tackles and a tackle for loss. … Stinking Panthers QB Bryce Young passed for 281 yards and two touchdowns in Week 6. Aims for seventh in a row with a touchdown pass and sixth straight game with at least 280 yards passing. Young has two touchdown passes in five of his last six games. In his last two games, Young has thrown for at least 320 yards and two touchdown passes. … RB Chuba Hubbard led Carolina with 120 rushing yards and a touchdown run last week. Looks for his fourth straight game with 110+ scrimmage yards. Hubbard has scored a touchdown in four of his last five games. … WR Tetairoa McMillan had 6 catches for 86 yards last week. He has 75+ receiving yards in 5 of his last 6 games. … WR Jalen Coker had six catches for 97 yards last week. … LB Bobby Okereke led Carolina with eight tackles last week. He also had three tackles for loss and two passes defended. Had 9 tackles and a forced fumble in his last game against the Bucs in 2024 playing for the Giants. … OLB Devin Lloyd had a sack last week. He also has a sack in two of his last three games. … OLB Jaelan Phillips had a half-sack last week and has 2.5 sacks this season. … CB Will Lee had six tackles and three pass breakups last week. Lee has a pass defended in 4 of his past 5 games.

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