Uh, oh.

Last week when Washington dodged a bullet from tanking Philadelphia, all-world defensive end rookie Chase Young skipped off the field and hollered to whoever would listen that he wanted park-violating, home-invading, NFLPA-ignoring, down-forgetting, handshake-stiffing, jet-ski-losing, biscuit-baking Bucs quarterback Tom Brady. (more…)

Back in August or September or October, it was easy to look at the Bucs roster and wonder whey they were paying a third-string tight end a ton of money when they needed help in the secondary. (more…)

Bucs starting right guard Alex Cappa left the game in the first half and it may be his final game of the season. (more…)

Monster when needed.

In his previous three postseason games, Bucs backup running back Leonard Fournette had no less than 75 yards rushing and at least one touchdown with the Jags. (more…)

Calm amid storm.

It wasn’t pretty but damn it, a win is a win; a playoff win is a playoff win. This ain’t gymnastics. There’s a scoreboard. (more…)

Bring on the Saints!!!!

Or another home game against the Rams!

The Bucs had their struggles tonight in Washington, but they powered through and did a handful of impressive things. (more…)

Playoffs!!!!!!!!!

Chat with fellow fans and a few haters all night long in the comments below. Please be nice! It’s not so hard. Keep it clean.

Go Bucs!!!!!!

That the word from NFL Network.

Greatness shall rise!!

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Wild Card Round

Bucs (11-5) at Redskins (7-9)

Kickoff: 8:15 p.m.

TV: NBC (WFLA-TV Channel 8, locally).

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“Don’t screw it up, Bruce.”

A popular national sports TV host pushed the notion this week that if the Redskins somehow upset the Bucs, Team Glazer just may launch Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians. (more…)

Throw, throw, throw again.

Of course, a lot of folks will say the Bucs “have to establish the run” and pound the ball to have any shot to beat the Redskins. (more…)

Tom Brady’s good buddy and former teammate Aqib Talib, the helmet-wielding, cabbie-slugging, Adderrall-popping, coach-cussing, referee-charging, pistol-friendly, granny-hassling former Buccaneer, is confident the Bucs and Brady will have a challenging rumble with Washington on Saturday night. (more…)

Joe was especially intrigued and pleased to hear this because the guy delivering the message is a former star quarterback who literally has spent 20-plus years studying Tom Brady. (more…)

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

It’s not going to happen again for the Washington Football Team.

They were known as the Redskins on Jan. 7, 2006 when Joe Gibbs led a 10-6 wild-card club into Raymond James Stadium for an opening-round playoff matchup.

The NFC South champion Bucs were 11-5 and favored by 2 1-2 points to advance into the divisional round. (more…)

“Would you believe… “

Imagine Maxwell Smart, Agent 86, cornered by one of the representatives of KAOS, the international organization of evil, trying to squeeze Smart for Bucs intel for an underhanded gambling scheme, hearing the following from Smart: (more…)

Hidden key.

So, who are you gambling on this weekend? (more…)

Out

Veteran linebacker/DB Deone “The Moneybacker” Bucannon was quietly signed to the Bucs’ practice squad this week and was promoted to the main roster today along with guard Ted Larsen, cornerback Herb Miller and defensive lineman Benning Potoa’e.

Miller and Potoa’e saw quality minutes in December.

News also comes that LeSean “Shady” McCoy has been ruled out of Saturday night’s playoff game with an illness (not The Sickness.)

Bucco Bruce Arians flashed a little light — and an intriguing one-liner — on the darkness that plagued the Bucs offense earlier this season. (more…)