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Great fun and Florida’s best craft beer, food and spirits TODAY at the Big Storm Brewing Co. taprooms in Ybor City and Clearwater.

“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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The Bucs have a special quarterback.

But how special is he? [read more]

Must get to Jared Goff.

For one NFL analyst, the way the Bucs can beat the Lions is simple. However, executing this task is anything but simple. [read more]

With one dominant win over an imploding Eagles team, the Bucs have won over a lot of analysts. [read more]

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More hot air from Peter King.

Joe loves how the man who tripled-down on his Bucs-will-suck prediction is being forced to talk about the team in late January. [read more]

“Time to shut that guy up.”

So how big is the Lions’ home field advantage?

Consider the public health warnings coming out of Detroit. [read more]

Big game coming?

Leave it to a man who knows both football and numbers to recognize a major crack in a playoff team’s armor. [read more]

“It’s your time, big Mike”

Mike Evans has had three monster games this season. All were against bad teams: Carolina, Tennessee and Chicago. [read more]

A former Bucs starting guard is downright tired of fans hounding the quarterback and the coach of his football team, which is two wins away from a Super Bowl. [read more]

Will career year continue?

Look, Baker Mayfield has made himself a lot of bread this season. Left on the NFL scrap heap, not only did he find a team that actually wanted him as a starter, this same team helped rehabilitate his career. [read more]