Left tackle Tristan Wirfs.

For the longest time, too long, the Bucs seemed allergic to running behind Bucs stud left tackle Tristan Wirfs. [read more]

Snapped an ugly franchise streak.

You could sure tell someone, or some people, raised holy hell at One Buc Palace last week and may have chewed some serious derriere. [read more]

Yeah, Joe wondered aloud after last week’s blowout loss to Denver if maybe Mike Evans’ slow start was an early sign that age would catch up to him this season.

But the film showed a different story. [read more]

 

Joe loved seeing the Falcons and Saints clash in a hot contest that left the Bucs free and clear atop the NFC South.

Atlanta kicked a last-second field goal today to win 26-24 at home. It was a back-and-forth game that saw the fierce division rivals beat the crap out of each other physically.

That puts each team at 2-2 and a full game behind the Bucs, which travel to Atlanta on Thursday night.

How bout those 3-1 Buccaneers!

Those fans who buried Tampa Bay after a bizarre hiccup last week were shut up in a hurry today. The Bucs even scored on their opening drive for the first time since the 2022 season. And they scored on their second drive! [read more]

What a happy day it is at the Stadium on Dale Mabry Highway, aka The Licht House. [read more]

Monster game at The Licht House! If the Bucs are a quality team, they’ll win. Comment all game long below.

Act like a decent person, please!

Go Bucs!

Flash poll posted at 10:36 a.m.

Ecstasy on Dale Mabry Highway this morning from network news reports that Bucs manbeast Vita Vea will play on his sprained right knee against the Eagles today at The Licht House.

Eagles All-Pro right tackle Lane Johnson, as expected, will be out because of a concussion suffered last Sunday.

“Got it from a source, Mayfield.”

Good news from uber NFL insider Adam Schefter of BSPN. Both Rachaad White, who was added to the injury report Saturday, and Bucky Irving, who has been nursing a hamstring, will play against the Eagles.

Schefter posted this information on Twitter, currently known as X, after midnight. White was added to the injury report with an illness that Schefter reported as food poisoning.

So you can relax, Bucs fans. It looks like the Bucs won’t have to lean on only Sean Tucker against the Eagles at 1 p.m.

Left guard Ben Bredeson talks battling Eagles defense.

The Bucs’ run game this season is, well, Joe will just type it that the results rhyme with “bass.” [read more]

Busy week? Joe hopes you stayed safe.

This is where Joe helps intermittent readers catch up a little easier before kickoff. [read more]

Spectacular pass defense.

We all know what kind of defense Bucs coach Todd Bowles wants. [read more]

Stop the run, JTS says.

No A.J. Brown? No DeVonta Smith? No Lane Johnson (maybe)? Doesn’t matter, Joe Tryon-Defense told Joe last week. The defense must play better. [read more]

BSPN’s Marcus Spears.

You can tell former Cowboys defensive end and current BSPN talking head Marcus Spears has a lot of respect for Todd Bowles. [read more]

Jamel Dean explains.

Jamel Dean was polite about it. But the Bucs’ veteran corner told Joe last week that expecting the Eagles to be a less dangerous team because of injuries on offense would be downright stupid. [read more]

Game 4

Eagles (2-1) at Bucs (2-1) 

Kickoff: 1 p.m.

TV: FOX (WTVT-TV Channel 13 locally) with Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady and Erin Andrews.

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“No sacks today, Bake.”

This weekly feature is not just a here’s-a-pick, get-your-best-bet thing.

Joe highlights Bucs-related lines each week in this space and how Joe is — and is not — throwing cash around. [read more]

“Lavonte, you ready to blitz this joker?”

A man who played five years in the NFL as an offensive lineman (and was a Princeton teammate of Kyle Brandt) knows how teams that are embarrassed often respond unless they’ve thrown the towel in on the season. [read more]