Ugly stat.

NextGen Stats don’t lie. [read more]

Wanted.

The best way to get back at division rivals is to pick them apart. [read more]

“Not a big fan of this guy opening up like that, Mike.”

Interesting take from Ali Marpet tonight on one of his former teammates. [read more]

It’s a mastermind game coming next Monday for Bucs head coach/defensive coordinator Todd Bowles. [read more]

“That wasn’t supposed to happen, Aaron.“

Lots of Bucs fans hate when Joe makes the simple statement that the Bucs were better at quarterback this season without Tom Brady.

Yes, facts can rattle people. [read more]

On paper, the Bucs are a hot team, winners of five of their last six games.

Their playoff opponent next Monday at The Licht House has lost five of its last six, with two failures coming in January against the sad Cardinals and Giants. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Despite what Tristan Wirfs said about the invisible if not impotent Bucs offense the past two games, the Bucs have scored two touchdowns.

Yes, two touchdowns.

That’s terrible for a playoff team! [read more]

Are the Bucs a Super Bowl team? (Stop giggling.)

Joe can’t say that because of the Bucs’ pass rush. [read more]

Eagles QB Jalen Hurts.

The quarterback the Bucs expect to face a week from tonight to begin the postseason likely won’t be 100 percent. But it appears Jalen Hurts will play. [read more]

Falcons owner Arthur Blank canned his head coach.

So the 7-10 Falcons launched their head coach, run-first Artie Smith, and allegedly are chasing a legend to replace him. [read more]

Re-sign him, Jason Licht. [read more]

“Let’s do this again, Kyle.”

It would be such a old-Bucs-like move to let a successful, 28-year-old starting quarterback walk in free agency for no good reason. [read more]

Has teammate’s back.

It was almost like Bucs safety Antoine Winfield was playing p!ssed off yesterday over the corrupt Pro Bowl voting. [read more]

Will ribs and ankle heal this week?

Yesterday it was clear to Joe that Baker Mayfield was in a lot of pain or discomfort and his injured ribs hindered his throwing motion in some way. [read more]

No conspiracy with Monday Night Football.

For the second year in a row, the Bucs will host a Monday Night Football game to open the playoffs. In fact, once the game kicks off, no other team in NFL history will have hosted a playoff game held on Monday night more than the Bucs. [read more]

YaYa Diaby and Shaq Barrett celebrate a hat and T-shirt win. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

What a Victory Monday it is! You don’t often see an offense play this badly and its team wins a division, much less a football game. But welcome to the world of your 2023 NFC South champion Bucs. Belly up to the bar and let’s f’ing go! [read more]

Eagles QB Jalen Hurts messed up a finger on his throwing hand.

So now we know who and when the Bucs will play to open the playoffs. [read more]

It’s official. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

Did David Tepper toss a drink toward Antoine Winfield Jr. on Sunday?

He should have.

With an incredible hustle play in a season full of ’em, Winfield took center stage at the game’s biggest moment in a 9-0 victory that clinched a third consecutive division title for the Buccaneers.

D.J. Chark was on his way to the end zone early in the second quarter when Tampa Bay’s snubbed Pro Bowl safety swooped in and caused a fumble at the 1-yard line. The ensuing touchback preserved a 3-0 lead and the offensively-challenged Panthers never recovered en route to their second straight shutout loss.

It was a sensational effort by a sensational player, similar to the fumble Winfield forced against Atlanta QB Desmond Ridder at the 1-yard line back in October.

There isn’t much to talk about on the offensive side, except to say Baker Mayfield struggled with his accuracy and rhythm while his pass protection was no bargain.

Still, the Bucs did just enough to advance to face the fading Eagles.

Carolina simply didn’t have enough playmakers as Tampa Bay registered its first shutout since a 21-0 triumph at San Francisco in 2010. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht may not have jumped in his backyard pool after clinching his third conseuctive division title today, but he did engage in online trash talk. [read more]

Fighter.

Joe knows Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield is not overwhelmingly popular among Bucs fans. But the man is popular in the Bucs locker room. [read more]