Before today, the Bucs were riding an eight-game streak without three sacks or more.

It’s part of why they ran out in the offseason and signed five defensive linemen. [read more]

Key read.

There isn’t a better way to start a game from scrimmage. [read more]

Ira’s signature postgame column. Enjoy!

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Welcome to Tampa, the new nerve center of the National Football League. [read more]

Game won, move on.

Joe is guessing Vinny Curry isn’t talking about Riesling. [read more]

Talks weapons.

This past offseason, Cam Brate sgned a six-year, $40 million contract.

Also this offseason, Adam Humphries signed a one-year $2.9 million contract.

Yet both guys are struggling for playing time. [read more]

Joe buzzed around the happy Bucs postgame scene looking for answers today, specifically how Dirk Koetter has guided the team out of NFL hell and into the glory of a 2-0 start and first place in the NFC South on lockdown. [read more]

Wait a minute, the Bucs converted a key first down to Mike Evans with just over two minutes remaining and it appeared they could ice the game because the Eagles were out of timeouts.

But then the clock stopped. [read more]

Turnaround.

When a team has a bad game, Joe calls people out. So it is only fair when someone does well, Joe has to give them props. [read more]

Interesting, fun and a very calculated move by Ryan Fitzpatrick after today’s game.

Fitzpatrick entering his postgame news conference showing a ton of chest hair and some of DeSean Jackson’s bling, complemented, of course, by the dark shades. [read more]

Victory.

What a wonderful win. [read more]

402 yards!

Is there a better football player on the Buccaneers roster right now? The alone-in-first-place Buccaneers? [read more]

Kwon celebrates his sack/strip of Nick Foles

You haven’t seen what you saw today since November of 2016, and it sure felt damn good. [read more]

Chris Godwin celebrates his first-half TD that put the Bucs up 20-7

Ya Gotta Believe!

Our beloved Buccaneers are 2-0 for the first time since 2010! Saints? No problem.

World champion Eagles? The Bucs pounded them today at the Stadium on Dale Mabry Highway. [read more]

Fire away in the comments section with Bucs fans from Lakeland to Largo and beyond. Share all your thoughts on the Bucs-Eagles game to open the 2018 home schedule against the Super Bowl champs.

Play nice! And stick with Joe and Ira Kaufman after the game for loads of postgame coverage.

Yep, they’re inactive today against the world champs.

Today's inactives vs. Philadelphia:
#17 WR Justin Watson
#24 CB Brent Grimes
#27 RB Ronald Jones II
#50 DT Vita Vea
#57 DE Noah Spence
#65 OL Alex Cappa
#67 OL Mike Liedtke

— Buccaneers Communications (@BuccaneersComms) September 16, 2018

“Fearless”

Ryan Fitzpatrick has big-name fans in the NFL quarterback community. [read more]

Joe will keep an extra eye on certain things today against the Eagles. And here they are in no particular order: [read more]

What’s up his sleeve?

As Jerry Glanville once asked, “Are you frightened? Are you scared?” [read more]

Opines about Bucs.

Debate! [read more]

Forgotten man last week.

Joe doesn’t  think Bucs coaches’ wildest dreams included the Bucs ringing up 41 points of offense on the Saints last week. [read more]

No fan of 18-game schedule.

Recently, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, a man who never met a microphone he didn’t like, was pushing the notion of the NFL going to an 18-game schedule while cutting the worthless preseason schedule in half to two. [read more]