Game 4

Eagles (3-0) at Bucs (3-0)

Kickoff: 1 p.m.

TV: FOX (WTVT-TV Channel 13, locally) with Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi. For a national TV map of where the game will be broadcast, click here.

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Joe could argue (perhaps unsuccessfully) that Vita Vea has been the Bucs’ defensive MVP through three games. (more…)

All dripped out on ESPN TV this week, Cam Newton professed his admiration of Baker Mayfield. (more…)

Ex-QB talks Jalen Hurts vs. Todd Bowles and Antoine Winfield.

So it turns out an Eagles legend and a current Philadelphia media insider lived next door to Todd Bowles for a year. (more…)

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Preparation is the key.

Through three games Bucs rookie receiver Emeka Egbuka, who tomorrow likely will be the Bucs’ No. 1 receiver, has three touchdowns. (more…)

Holy cow, this is like the good ol’ days.

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Too much for Eagles?

Last month, long-time NFL scribe and CBS insider prickly Pete Prisco predicted the Bucs would have the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs. (more…)

Update.

Two rather reliable NFL insiders think Chris Godwin will make his 2025 season debut tomorrow against the Eagles.

Additional reports suggest Tristan Wirfs should, too. (more…)

Will SirVocea Dennis be a marked man by Jalen Hurts?

If the Bucs have an Achilles heel on defense (aside from the perpetually inconsistent if not non-existent edge rush) it is soft pass coverage in the middle of the field. (more…)

Dial up The JoeBucsFan Show Saturday at 8 a.m.. on WDAE radio, 95.3 FM and AM 620. Listen online, too, or via the iHeart Radio app, or below.

Joe’s been back on the WDAE airwaves every weekend since February. Varying times. Today’s show kicks off the morning slate on WDAE: The Nick Wize Show at 9 a.m. and Rock Riley at 11.

Two years ago, Baker Mayfield coaxed his old pal and former Sooners teammate Sterling Shepard off the couch to join the Bucs. Mayfield thought Shepard had juice left. (more…)

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If you want to know what’s different about this Buccaneer culture club, ask the outsiders.

That was my mission in Tampa Bay’s locker room this week as the Bucs prepare for Sunday’s home game against the Eagles, a matchup between two of the NFL’s six unbeaten clubs. (more…)

Heads-up play.

There is a play floating around social media that shows Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield checking out of a call in the Bucs’ final drive, a game-winner last week against the Jets. (more…)

Injury update.

At least they aren’t “out.”

Per Joe’s good friend Rock Riley, Todd Bowles said after practice this afternoon that both receiver Chris Godwin and left tackle Tristan Wirfs have a chance to play Sunday against the Eagles. But they will be listed as “questionable.”

So the door is open for each to possibly play for the first time this season.

Wirfs has been “full-go” in practice all week. Godwin practiced fully Wednesday and took yesterday off. He was on the field today but his activity status will be reported later.

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Responds to Baker Mayfield.

Joe guesses you have seen video of Baker Mayfield mic’d up when Mayfield is mocking receiver Emeka Egbuka last Sunday for his one-handed catch against the Jets. (more…)

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The Bucs defense has owned the Eagles offense over and over and over, even without Calijah Kancey on the field. It’s a beautiful thing and should continue to be on Sunday. (more…)

On May 9, head coach Todd Bowles made a bold proclamation. (more…)

Father Dungy weighs in on Sunday’s matchup.

It’s been a different Eagles team in 2025. (more…)