Be honest. You were like Joe. [read more]

You won’t catch Joe downplaying this massive Buccaneers road win today to up their record to 4-1.

Putting 38 points on the Seahawks is no small accomplishment. Only the Lions carved up the Seattle defense like that last season. This season’s highest total on the Seahawks had been 20 points. [read more]

Might the Bucs be winless without rookie receiver phenom Emeka Egbuka?

Maybe, but nobody cares because he belongs to Tampa Bay and is tearing up the NFL. [read more]

The Bucs scored on their opening drive for a change and kept pouring it on Seattle over and over and over again to the tune of 38 points and 426 yards.

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Someone put Logan Hall’s helmet in the Buccaneers’ Ring of Honor.

Sam Darnold fired a late pass into Hall’s head and Lavonte David caught it to set up the winning score.

What. A. Game!

The Bucs are 4-1! [read more]

COMMENT ALL GAME LONG below. Big game if you’re thinking playoff seeding and tiebreakers. Tampa Bay and Seattle are both 3-1

Play nice! No insults.

Go Bucs!

Emeka Egbuka

Bucs rookie receiver Emeka Egbuka drew a stunning comparison last week. [read more]

Bucs RB Bucky Irving.

This comes straight from the Twitter of uber NFL insider Adam Schefter. [read more]

Through four weeks in this space, Joe is up $77.50 this season. What a public service Joe has provided!

Disclaimer: Don’t bet if losing will ruin your life, or day, or week.  [read more]

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Joe’s been back on the WDAE airwaves every weekend since February. Varying times. Today, Joe follows Rock Riley from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Next week, The JoeBucsFan Show airs twice — Saturday at 1 p.m. and again Sunday at 1 p.m.

Joe is so fired up to see Rachaad White get a shot as the No. 1 running back today with Bucky Irving injured.

Among other things, Joe will be keyed on one number. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 8:34 a.m. Poll closed at 10:06 a.m.

Gritty.

So last week, Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians was on “Up and Adams” with the seductive Kay Adams, and Adams wanted more. [read more]

Slow starts.

An ugly thing has taken place as the Bucs break in a new offensive coordinator. Again. [read more]

Rare national praise.

In the Tampa Bay area, Joe seems to think cornerback Jamel Dean is the most disliked player on the Bucs. [read more]

Big play in front of his homies?

Joe predicts this one ends today. [read more]

Game 5

Bucs  (3-1) at Seahawks (3-1)

Kickoff: 4:05 p.m.

TV: CBS (WTSP-TV Channel 10, locally) with hollerin’ Kevin Harlan, Gracie Hunt‘s father-in-law Trent Green and Melanie Collins. For a national TV map of where the game will be broadcast, click here.

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It’s No. 3 of 3 this week with Ira and Joe looking back more at the Eagles game and recent comments, and ahead to Sunday in Seattle. 

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How much fun are the 2025 Buccaneers?

Joe was intrigued to hear the perspective of a truly neutral but very savvy and seasoned former executive. [read more]