Buccaneers 23, Falcons 20
Sunday, September 7th, 2025
No answers.
Sloppy, sloppy football game to open the season. But it was oh, so pretty in the end.
Pass the Rolaids. The Bucs are 4-0 in opening days under head coach Todd Bowles. (more…)

No answers.
Sloppy, sloppy football game to open the season. But it was oh, so pretty in the end.
Pass the Rolaids. The Bucs are 4-0 in opening days under head coach Todd Bowles. (more…)
Opening day is here! Comment all game long below.
Be nice. Don’t insult each other. Save reasonable vitriol for the referees and the Falcons.
Go Bucs!
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New left tackle.
UPDATED: On the Buccaneers Radio Network just now (12:37 p.m.), Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht said Graham Barton will start at left tackle and Ben Bredeson will start at center today in Atlanta. (more…)

Chris Godwin at training camp this summer.
UPDATED: So now we are starting to get clarity on what’s going on with Bucs receiver Chris Godwin. (more…)

Inactives announced.
Yes, Vita Vea is active today. And he will play in the season-opener today at Atlanta.
Vea was slowed this week by a foot injury. But he practiced Friday and is good enough to go today.
Others watching the game in street clothes are WR Chris Godwin, RB Josh Williams, CB Benjamin Morrison, CB Kindle Vildor, DB Christian Izien, T Tristan Wirfs and TE Devin Culp.

Another push starts now.
Mike Evans is a Hall of Fame receiver still in his prime.
Just look at how Evans performed once he returned from injury last season. One could argue he was the most productive receiver in the league with 48 catches in those final seven games. (more…)
Flash poll posted at 6:23 a.m. Poll closed at 9:20 a.m.

Unknown stenographer from BSPN expects a Haason Reddick breakout.
If Bucs outside linebacker/edge rusher Haason Reddick wants to prove to the world how 2024 was a fluke for his career, today is the day to do it. (more…)

Talks Atlanta preparation.
A new season often brings new things for every team. (more…)

Major shoes to fill.
Bucs left tackle Charlie Heck may not have asked for it, but he’s got monster expectations to fulfill. (more…)

Game 1
Bucs at Dixie Chicks
Kickoff: 1 p.m.
TV: FOX (WTVT-TV Channel 13, locally) with Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Megan Olivi.

High standards.
One would think the usual happy-go-lucky Cody Mauch would be content. (more…)

Incoming terror.
Prickly Pete Prisco of CBS has been banging the drum for Bucs 2023 first-round pick Calijah Kancey. Prisco has gone so far as to anoint Kancey as a future NFL superstar, and that this year Kancey will become known throughout the NFL as a beast to fear. (more…)

Says lefty QBs can be tricky.
The Dixie Chicks return the same offensive coordinator. Mostly the same players. And the same head coach. (more…)
Iconic retired Bucs tight end Rob Gronkowski says the Bucs were his side piece and they recently broke up. (more…)

Interesting offensive angle.
Even with Chris Godwin and Jalen McMillan on the shelf, don’t try to tell Joe the Bucs can’t pass the ball. (more…)

Rachaad White
Disclaimer: Don’t bet if losing will ruin your day, week, month or year.
Betting The Bucs is a window into Joe’s pregame wagers tied to Tampa Bay. Joe would say it’s all in fun, but this is serious business. (more…)