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It’s Victory Freakin’ Monday with The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports on the Ira Kaufman Podcast presented by Bill Currie Ford.  How rare is that! Ira always is a must-listen and he and Joe have plenty to say out of yesterday’s wild win against the Cardinals. Many thanks to presenting sponsor Bill Currie Ford, where Black Friday specials are rolling now. And thanks to Buffalo Wild Wings and Pin Chasers.

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Future still unknown?

Quite a few vocal Bucs fans believe they will be celebrating New Year’s Day three days earlier this winter. [read more]

Heads up play.

The eyes can tell all sorts of stories. And eyes told Bucs corner Jamel Dean he had a shot to save the game. [read more]

The devout Bucs optimists, the never-say-die fans, deserve their due today after a thrilling Bucs victory at home yesterday. [read more]

Win a good or bad example?

In the eyes of one respected NFL observer, Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians is getting the most out of his offensive players. [read more]

(Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

It is not just a holiday for some, it is Victory Monday. So time’s wasting. [read more]

On the last play of the game, Cardinals receiver Pharoh Cooper was mugged before the ball arrived by Bucs cornerback Jamel Dean.

Man, the football gods toyed with the Bucs yesterday — good and bad.

Joe’s biggest head-shaker was when they put K-Y on the football before Ronald Jones’ bizarre fumble, the first of his career. [read more]

A former Buccaneer is throwing all kinds of blame at Chris Godwin for Jameis Winston’s first interception on the game’s opening drive yesterday. [read more]

Joe understands there are a whole lot of guys (girls, too?) who served our country who read this here site daily. [read more]

Big game.

The thing that jumped out to Joe yesterday about the Bucs’ win was the return of stud tight end O.J. Howard. [read more]

Symbol of Bucs’ run defense.

If teams are not smart enough not to run on the Bucs defense, then they will learn the hard way. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

They had it all the way.

Yeah, right.

Even Buc players and coaches would admit they had their heart in their throat during the fourth quarter of Sunday’s matchup against the Cardinals. The game was on the line and this time it was Tampa Bay who made the big plays to ensure the first home victory of the Bruce Arians era. [read more]

Redeemed?

Last week Joe gave Jamel Dean little slack. [read more]

Pregame speech taken to heart.

Usually in the post-Chucky era, the Bucs have personified the saying, “Bucs beating Bucs” as the source of the team’s woes. [read more]

Wins are wins and style points matter little, but they do matter more when you’re trying to turn around a losing program and a long-time losing culture. [read more]

Holly Sonders’ boyfriend talks Bucs’ comeback.

Usually, the Bucs find a way to shat the bed, especially at the Den of Depression, and lose games. [read more]

Bucs fans all saw Matt Gay crap the bed in September against the Giants and quickly bounce back to earn Bucs fans’ trust, which is very hard to do around here at the kicker position. [read more]

Surprised.

One could argue the Bucs pulled a win out of their arse today. [read more]