Game 5

Bucs  (3-1) at Seahawks (3-1)

Kickoff: 4:05 p.m.

TV: CBS (WTSP-TV Channel 10, locally) with hollerin’ Kevin Harlan, Gracie Hunt‘s father-in-law Trent Green and Melanie Collins. For a national TV map of where the game will be broadcast, click here.

Streaming: Paramount+, 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 387 (Buccaneers Radio Network feed).

Weather: Holy smokes, sunny in Seattle? That’s what the weatherman says by way of AccuWeather.com. Joe got here Friday and it was a beautiful day. This place is really nice if the sun comes out. It should be close to a great day for football if you like slightly chilly weather. Tailgaters will deal with temperatures in the high-50s. Once kickoff happens, look for it to be 62. Temperatures should rise to 64 by game’s end and remain sunny. This city looks like someone dropped a city into the middle of a hilly forest with the trees stretching all the way to the waterfront of the many canals and bays and coves in the region. But man, if the sun is not out, it sure is gloomy.

Odds: Per Hard Rock Bet, as of Saturday, Bucs +3.5 (+115); over/under 44.5.

Referees: Craig Wrolstad and his gang will work today’s game. This guy is about as fair as fair can be. Since 2016, games in which Wrolstad’s outfit has worked, home team vs. road team are 63-63. Wrolstad and his posse have been flag-happy this year, averaging 16 penalties a game.

Injuries: Bucs  — Out: CB Jamel Dean (hip), WR Mike Evans (hamstring), RB Bucky Irving (foot/shoulder), S Christian Izien (quad), CB Benjamin Morrison (hamstring). Questionable: K Chase McLaughlin (illness). Seahawks — Out T Josh Jones (ankle),  DL DeMarcus Lawrence (quad), S Julian Love (hamstring), CB Devon Witherspoon (knee). (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: While the Bucs don’t have Mike Evans or Bucky Irving, the Seahawks don’t have two of their best defensive backs. Joe wonders if going to the air targeting Emeka Egbuka and Chris Godwin is the way to go? The Bucs, believe it or not, run the ball better than Seattle. The difference? Seattle stubbornly runs and runs and runs the ball but production is a different thing. The Bucs have been very stingy against the run. The Bucs just put some points on the board in the first quarter. Seattle is very good at that and it’s a big reason why they have won three in a row. It’s a split decision at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters. Ira Kaufman calls a Bucs victory, as does one of the Joes but not the Joe typing here.

Fun facts: The home team in this matchup has won seven of the last eight games. … QB Baker Mayfield has at least two touchdown passes in each of his last four road games. … The last time the Bucs played the Seahawks was in 2022 at Munich. There, RB Rachaad White may have had his best game running the ball racking up 105 yards on 22 carries and a vicious stiff arm, which will likely be the highlight of his career. … WR Emeka Egbuka leads all rookies with 282 receiving yards and four touchdown catches. … OLB Haason Reddick has a tackle for loss in three of his last four games.  … OLB Anthony Nelson had eight tackles and a tackle for loss last week. … S Tykee Smith had eight tacles and two passes defensed in the loss to the Eagles. … Seahawks QB Sam Darnold passed for 242 yards and a touchdown without a pick last week. … RB Kenneth Walker had 110 scrimmage yards (81 rushing, 29 receiving) in Week 4. … WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba had four catches and 90 scrimmage yards last week. … WR Cooper Kupp needs 62 receiving yards to reach 8,000 for his career. … DT Leonard Williams is looking for his fourth-straight game with at least a half-sack. … Last week against the Cardinals LB Uchenna Nwosu had two sacks.

5️⃣0️⃣ seasons in the making… The uniform matchup we've all been waiting for is finally here 🤩

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