“Sharp.”

Did Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield have a perfect game Monday night? No, of course not. But that was easily his best game in weeks. [read more]

Two tackles for loss Monday.

Joe doesn’t know what to make of this but it can’t be bad. [read more]

Bucco Bruce Arians is in hiding no more. [read more]

Gameplan.

Joe spoke with a couple of Bucs players off the record in the locker room after the fun playoff win over the Eagles at The Licht House [read more]

Speed kills.

This is why Joe has been harping on this all season long. [read more]

Beasting!

Joe has never seen a stat line like this, certainly not in the playoffs.

It speaks to how hungry and prepared the Bucs defense was tonight. [read more]

One of the greatest Buccaneers players in history has spoken! [read more]

Joe knows Todd Bowles has many haters, but Joe sure hopes that number drops significantly after Tampa Bay just hammered the Eagles to win their playoff opener tonight. [read more]

Nothing feels better than the Bucs delivering the Eagles an ass-kicking in the playoffs — at The Licht House.

What A Game! [read more]

Comments below through tonight’s game with fellow fans and a small handful of haters.

Behave nicely — unless you’re blasting the zebras or moronic Eagles fans who find their way in here.

Go Bucs!

Flash poll posted at 4:56 p.m. Poll closed at 8:12 p.m.

Alarming and unquestionable data.

Perhaps the ugliest stain on the 2023 résumés of head Todd Bowles and playcaller Dave Canales (and Joe will throw Baker Mayfield in there) is the Bucs’ horrendous first-quarter scoring totals.

This will blow your mind. [read more]

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Postseason Game 1
Wild Card Round

Eagles (11-6) at Bucs (9-8) 

Kickoff: 8:15 p.m.

TV: ESPN and WFTS-TV Channel 28, locally) with Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters and Laura Rutledge.

[read more]

Rose up last five games.

Now Joe is not trying to stir up trouble here in praising Chris Godwin. The following is not an attempt to get people p!ssed off at One Buc Palace. But the timing cannot be ignored. [read more]

Season-saving play?

Did it finally click for Joe Tryon-Shoyinka? Did coaches finally let him pin his ears back and get after the quarterback? [read more]

Key to a win?

Back in September, the Eagles were a much better team than they have been of late. In fact, the Eagles have lost five of their last six games. [read more]

Answering the bell.

Here is one of the coolest stats Joe has seen in a while and given recent history, the Bucs either know what they are doing or have insane luck. [read more]