Joe was in stunned disbelief. The mighty Lions’ run defense, third-best in the NFL, was little match for the Bucs’ consistently sad running game today. [read more]

Props for his No. 1 receiver.

Earlier tonight, Mike Evans said if he returns to the Bucs — and he wants to — he wants Baker Mayfield back throwing the rock. [read more]

Yeah, Mike Evans played a costly game of volleyball in the first quarter with a too-hot Baker Mayfield pass that hit him in the hands. But Evans recovered to deliver a true Hall of Fame performance.

And don’t tell Joe that wasn’t pass interference in the end zone on the late two-point converstion. Cris Collinsworth should be banned from the state of Florida. [read more]

Both returning?

Do you blame Mike Evans? [read more]

Team Glazer has an easy evaluation.

Today’s edition of the Buccaneers sure didn’t look like the clown show that showed up (didn’t show up?) against the Saints three weeks ago or the mess on display at Carolina. [read more]

Jared Goff wins off the field, and when facing a Todd Bowles defense.

Joe knows a sect of unreasonable Bucs fans think Bucs coach Todd Bowles is a terrible defensive coordinator. Well, he has way too many pelts on the wall for Joe to even entertain the idea that he sucks. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Joe doesn’t know whether it was injuries or just that the defense was zapped. Either way, the defense let the Bucs down today in a winnable division round playoff game. [read more]

The defense didn’t have enough.

Damn, that was exciting. It was fun for a while, but ultimately the Bucs got kicked in teeth today in Detroit by a high-octane offense that they probably had little chance of stopping the entering the game.

Joe is sad and proud and feeling punched in the gut all at the same time. [read more]

Comment all through today’s game with fellow fans and some ridiculous haters.

Behave, please, unless you’re blasting the zebras or Lions lovers who find their way in here.

Go Bucs!

So why are the Bucs on a run of winning six of their past seven games?

One player delivered an answer today. [read more]

Bucs intel.

It seems the Bucs found their quarterback. Trick is, can they keep him? [read more]

Rachaad White has 24 catches in his last eight games for a 198 yards. That’s not exactly the stat line of super dangerous guy out of the backfield. [read more]

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“Mutual understanding” to meet.

Future Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Mike Evans could be a free agent this winter, but that doesn’t mean he won’t play for the Bucs again. [read more]

Gets pumped doing dirty work.

Joe has heard former NFL players say leadership isn’t necessarily someone hollering and screaming. This came to mind for Joe on one particular play from Monday night. [read more]

Where will he play today?

Monday against the Eagles, one adjustment Todd Bowles made with his defense was turning backup corner Zyon McCollum into a joker. [read more]

Jamel Dean explains.

Last week Bucs coach Todd Bowles said one reason for the improved defense was that he was “letting our elephants be elephants and our giraffes be giraffes.” [read more]

Getting one’s head right.

So how do the Bucs prepare for the physical Lions today? Yes, the Bucs played the Lions three months ago. That may as well be three years ago. [read more]

Postseason Game 2
Divisional Round

Bucs (10-8) at Lions (13-5) 

Kickoff: 3 p.m.

TV: NBC and WFLA-TV Channel 8, locally) with: Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Kaylee Hartung and Melissa Stark.

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