Status.

Joe thought nearly barfed when Chris Godwin was limping on the sidelines last night. [read more]

Injury update.

Donovan Smith is a tough SOB. It’s why he’s only missed two starts in his career. [read more]

Perfect response.

Boy, Playoff Lenny has NFL guys worked up. [read more]

Lockdown.

Last year the Bucs’ pass defense wasn’t that great. It didn’t help there were injuries up and down the roster among the defensive backs. [read more]

Played like he belonged.

Anyone seen the movie “Memphis Belle?” Joe was reminded of it last night when watching the Bucs rookies. [read more]

Upset with Playoff Lenny.

It seems one of the best pass rushers in the game wants Playoff Lenny taken out. Or at least stopped. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

The Bucs had a great deal to do with the Cowboys looking awful Sunday evening.

The first game of the Todd Bowles regime generated smiles all around after a stifling defensive effort against a franchise that led the NFL in scoring last season. [read more]

It’s rare when a box score tells a story, but this one sure did.

Pro Bowl Cowboys receiver CeeDee Lamb was held to two catches for 29 yards last night on 11 targets. [read more]

The architect, GM Jason Licht.

Joe hopes general manager Jason Licht got into the office today and marched right up to Team Glazer and screamed, “You like that! You text the name Tretter to me one more time and I’ll tell everyone.” [read more]

Excellent game.

Yeah, Joe wrote about this last night, but it was so good to see it bears repeating: Devin White was fantastic against the Cowboys. [read more]

Good with the run game.

A popular football cliché is “a running game is a quarterback’s best friend.” Or, maybe Joe just heard a sports radio producer say it? Regardless, Tom Brady sure seemed to enjoy a punishing ground attack last night. [read more]

Somebody please explain to Joe how the Bucs will lose more than a few games this season with two Hall of Fame receivers, the greatest quarterback in history and a punishing running back alongside a balanced and ferocious defense? [read more]

Winning head coach Todd Bowles.

It was almost like stepping into the Wayback Machine watching the Bucs defense bludgeon the Cowboys last night. [read more]

Offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich celebrates with Tom Brady during the Bucs’ 19-3 win at Dallas. Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.

Joe returned to the Bucs’ team hotel in Dallas after banging out story after story at Jerry’s World. It’s 2 a.m. central and 3 a.m. eastern. Let’s get rolling to celebrate the start of a memorable season, so Joe can get four hours of sleep.

Hey, it’s “Victory Monday!” [read more]

Pro Bowl linebacker Devin White.

Simply put, the Bucs smothered Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott last night. [read more]

Pick assist.

The official gamebook of the Bucs’ 19-3 win over America’s Team on Sunday Night Football shows Bucs edge rusher Joe Tryon-Shoyinka had one tackle and was otherwise invisible. [read more]

Bucs playcaller Byron Leftwich

The Bucs may have the most talented receiving corps in history and Tom Brady came to Tampa to throw the rock in a no-risk-it, no-biscuit offense.

But perhaps something has changed. [read more]

Key injury testing thin depth.

So the first starts for rookie Luke Goedeke and Robert Hainsey earned a passing grade. They did fine. At times they did great. No, they aren’t Hall of Famers but they were strong overall. [read more]

Tore up the Cowboys.

Playoff Lenny had his best rushing night as a member of the Bucs. But Playoff Lenny also knows where his bread is buttered. [read more]