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The time and day is finally set.
The NFL’s new Week 18 policy to maximize TV exposure for games with playoff implications left this coming weekend’s schedule with the infamous “TBD” label.
This afternoon, the NFL announced the meaningless Bucs-Falcons game will be Sunday at 1 p.m. in the Arthur Blank Dome.
Joe advises to stock up on Big Storm Beer at your earliest convenience.
Discusses offense.
Just based on yesterday’s game, it seems someone (Todd Bowles, Byron Leftwich, Tom Brady?) decided it’s a smart thing to unleash the offense. [read more]
It’s that time of year again, when Tampa Bay’s big PGA Tour event returns. And there’s no better way to watch it than in the Hooters Owl’s Nest.
Bucs coach Todd Bowles.
Well that didn’t take long. [read more]
Lavonte David
Time to line up the Buccaneers’ old and wounded starters on the phony turf inside the Falcons’ dome. [read more]
Flash poll posted at 11:43 a.m. Poll closed at 12:40 p.m.
GM Jason Licht
The man charged with having just the right touch to get Tom Brady to sign a Buccaneers contract in a matter of weeks was talking yesterday. [read more]
Bucs DT Akiem Hicks.
Everybody and their brother seemed worried about the running attack of the Stinking Panthers. And for good reason. [read more]
After two amazing seasons with the Bucs and a training camp that saw him take an unexplained leave of absence, the stories of Tom Brady’s work ethic sort of dried up. [read more]
Bucs coach Todd Bowles.
Joe knows the chorus of folks who holler, whine and stomp their feet screaming the Bucs’ offensive line is the root of all evil and the reason for global warming and inflation will not like this.
It’s time to face facts and step away from silly, lazy, unoriginal narratives.
“Nacho” celebrates an NFC South crown.
Alright. We got a two-for-one special. Today is a federal holiday since New Years Day fell on a Sunday. Most of us get to sleep in a little. We need it to decompress from such an awesome game yesterday and to charge our batteries for all sorts of football to enjoy today and tonight. But you know what else today is? It’s Victory Monday! [read more]
Took control?
Very, very, very interesting intel from the pride of Seminole High School, Jeff Darlington of ESPN. [read more]
The Bucs squared up Sunday against a below average Panthers run defense and — surprise! — the Bucs made them look like a steel curtain in the trenches. [read more]
By the time the week’s slate of games is finished, Tom Brady has a great chance to rank second in the NFL with 4,610 yards passing this season. Second! [read more]
“Hey, Todd, Sean Payton would let me play.”
There might be a bit of a showdown at One Buc Palace in the next couple of days. [read more]
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BY IRA KAUFMAN
That conga line inside the Buc locker room says it all.
As Tampa Bay players and coaches filed in after Sunday’s dramatic victory, they were greeted by the Glazer clan. Down the row they went, exchanging high fives, low fives and fist bumps with Bryan, Joel, Avi and Darcie.
There were smiles all around following a massively consequential 30-24 win against the pesky Panthers. Instead of hoping Carolina loses next week at New Orleans, the Bucs can gather their collective breath, knowing they are locked into the NFC’s No. 4 playoff position as division champions.
It didn’t come easy. In fact, there were times when it looked like it wouldn’t come at all as Tampa Bay fell behind 14-0 in the first half and then 21-10 early in the fourth quarter. [read more]
No surprise, but Todd Bowles didn’t look like a man celebrating a division crown after today’s game, his first in five seasons as a head coach.
Like it or not, he’s a chill dude. [read more]
Donovan Smith
Joe poked the Donovan Smith haters on Twitter before today’s game, sort of asking them to admit publicly that they were glad to see Smith return to start after a weeks-long foot injury. [read more]
Point fingers at him, Tom Brady says.
Few people seemed more relieved or happy about Mike Evans blowing up today than Bucs quarterback Tom Brady. [read more]
Monster play.
It wasn’t just the offense that made big plays for the Bucs in their NFC South Division-clinching win over the Stinking Panthers today. [read more]
