Joe’s friends at Burger Monger are so damn good at what they do. Check out the menu today and prep for tonight’s game.

Saints are circling the drain.

And to think NBC Sports insider guru Peter King picked the slimy Saints to go 12-5 and secure the No. 1 seed in the NFC. (more…)

One of NFL’s best.

If Bucs fans are still in a fog from last night, grab a cup of coffee. (more…)

The most thought-provoking line of last week came when Todd Bowles revealed that Julio Jones could have played against the Packers but the Bucs held him out as a move to help his knee heal for the long term. (more…)

On the cusp of Bucs history.

Barring something horrible happening between now and the second quarter of tonight’s game with the Chiefs, Bucs stud receiver Mike Evans should make history. (more…)

No panic.

In a roundtable discussion last week about the Chiefs-Bucs game, a man who has covered the NFL for years for the four-letter claims the Bucs are not about to hit the panic button. (more…)

Might play tonight.

[UPDATE: 3:21 a.m.] Joe will believe it when he sees it. (more…)

Game 4

Chiefs (2-1) at Bucs (2-1)

Kickoff: 8:20 p.m.

TV: WFLA-TV Channel 8.

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Former Bucs edge rusher Jason Pierre-Paul

Joe heard this and wondered why Joe Tryon-Shoyinka didn’t play more last season. (more…)

Handicapper

Follow along as JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman makes three NFL picks each week against the spread. (more…)

Tom Brady on Sunday Night Football means two things from NBC. (more…)

Cameron Brate

It seems Cameron Brate’s mustache isn’t helping him in the run game. (more…)

Difference?

In a way, Joe understands why the Bucs’ passing game, even with Tom Brady, was so sad against the Packers. (more…)

Bucs OC Byron Leftwich.

The Bucs are on the verge of something that would not be carved in Tom Brady’s highlights when he’s inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (more…)

Buccaneers living legend Derrick Brooks and noted cream cheese connoisseur Ira Kaufman dive into tonight’s Bucs-Chiefs matchup. More insight and fun from The Identity Tampa Bay and Joe.

Flash poll posted at 8:23 a.m. Poll closed at 10:06 a.m.

Fed up with Bucs receiver.

The Bucs defense makes a former offensive lineman smile. When it comes to the offense, it makes the same man do something else frowned upon in polite company. (more…)

Talkin’ defense.

Few things in the early 2020 season have gotten Joe fired up as much has how damn strong the defense has been. (more…)

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Rock Riley dives in deep on the Bucs Chiefs matchups. What they were saying this week. How the Bucs got in normal practices in Miami and game plans from both teams!! 

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Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Bucs coach Todd Bowles cautioned folks not to hold their collective breath about a pair of stud starters possibly playing Sunday night against the Chiefs. (more…)

Sean Murphy-Bunting

Joe can imagine how hard it must be for a 25-year-old former starter on a Super Bowl team (a playoff hero) to ride the bench in a contract year for the same club. (more…)