No reason for the Bucs to look past the Cowboys, but if fans choose to, then Tampa Bay’s next postseason hurdle is at San Francisco, winners of 11 consecutive games. [read more]

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Judgment Day is upon us.

Monday night’s playoff matchup against Dallas looms as one of the most consequential games in Buc history. The final scoreboard will shape the future of this franchise in many ways. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

Perhaps Joe and Bucs coach Todd Bowles have different definitions of “great.” [read more]

Bad offense vs. bad defense.

The Bucs, despite being underdogs, are a trendy pick to beat the Cowboys tomorrow night in the wild card round of the playoffs. There is a method to these folks’ madness. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

One guy with a history of shaky quarterback decisions seems to think the Bucs nailed it by elevating Todd Bowles to take over the Bucs. Joe thinks the move showed something else. [read more]

Challenge for Bucs defense.

You’ve probably heard it a thousand times the past week: The playoffs is all about running the ball. [read more]

Joe will take any good mojo heading into Monday’s Bucs playoff-opener against the Cowboys. [read more]

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“Julio, that guy’s more bitter than Bill.”

Perhaps the quickest way to make Joe nauseous is to bring up the obvious when it comes to Tom Brady. [read more]

A lot of pundits are blubbering that the Buccaneers have a lot less pressure on them to win Monday than the Dallas Cowboys do.

Joe doesn’t buy it, but Chris Godwin seems to. [read more]

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Injury and status updates.

The Bucs released their final injury report this afternoon. As head coach Todd Bowles said, no Bucs player is ruled out. [read more]

Starting center unknown.

The Bucs and many who cover the team are trying to tout how the roster is so healthy. A couple of days ago Joe quit buying into this theme. [read more]

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Possible big night Monday?

Joe has been reading breakdowns of Monday night’s game between the Bucs and the Cowboys that say the Bucs could take advantage of a shaky Dallas secondary provided failing offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich has an epiphany and decides to exploit matchups. [read more]

Mike Evans

You don’t normally hear a star of a division winner three days away from its playoff opener refer to the current season as one dealing with “adversity.” [read more]

Ian Beckles is in an upbeat mood. [read more]