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What a night! Sage of Tampa Bay Sports Ira Kaufman dives in head first with Joe. Enjoy!

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Injury talk.

Last night the Bucs were in a very physical game with the Texans and the walking wounded for Tampa Bay demonstrated that. [read more]

Baker Mayfield stretches for a first down as he is pulled to the turf by Houston DE Will Anderson.

There are a lot of crazy stats floating around social media about how the Bucs are one of a handful of teams to do this or do that in the final minutes of a game on the road… you can drive yourself crazy with this stuff. [read more]

All-22 look at Charlie Heck and Cade Otton blowing open a hole for Rachaad White on the game-winning score.

Backup Bucs right tackle Charlie Heck was overmatched in pass protection at right tackle last night and abused even more on social media. [read more]

Discusses game-winning drive.

Todd Bowles isn’t about to take credit for the gutty performance the Bucs had Monday night, specifically the final game-winning drive. [read more]

Baker Mayfield lands on his back finishing a 15-yard scramble on fourth down on the game-winning drive to beat Houston.

Welcome to Victory Tuesday! It may not be as much fun as Victory Monday, but it means the same thing: Bucs win, Bucs win!

Something tells Joe after last night Bucs fans may need an extra mug full of coffee. It’s all good. Damn that was fun! [read more]

When right tackle Luke Goedeke went down with a foot injury, the Bucs’ pass blocking quickly deteriorated.

Your eyes were not deceiving you. The Bucs’ pass blocking imploded once right tackle Luke Goedeke left the game. [read more]

Offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard.

Last year the Bucs led the NFL in third-down conversion rate at 51 percent.

Keep in mind 40 percent or better is quite good by league standards. [read more]

Bucky Irving always ready to roll with Baker Mayfield.

One thing Joe knows from experience: Bucky Irving does not like to talk to reporters after a game. [read more]

Certain things are a must in the church of Todd Bowles. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

It’s beginning to look like another lovely September for one of the NFL’s fastest starters.

Chalk up another 2-0 getaway for Todd Bowles as the Bucs edged Houston on the road 20-19, overcoming injuries and awful special teams play along the way.

A reshuffled offensive line suffered another blow when Luke Goedeke aggravated a foot problem and had to leave. Calijah Kancey departed with a pectoral injury, but the Bucs rallied in the final minutes for the second consecutive week.

With Tristan Wirfs and Chris Godwin slated to return in the near future, the Bucs are in good shape heading into Sunday’s home opener against the Jets, who have been outscored by 22 points during an 0-2 start.

Buckyball on display.

A ground game that went nowhere in Atlanta found its footing Monday night as Bucky Irving and Rachaad White took turns torching the Texans behind robust blocking up front.

A prolonged slumber by the offense ended when Baker Mayfield directed the winning march, capped by White’s 2-yard TD run with only six seconds remaining.

Players from both sides dropped easy interceptions and for the second consecutive week, the Bucs had no giveaways and no takeaways. The biggest takeaway? Opposing defenses are asking for trouble when Mayfield has the ball with a chance to win with a late drive. [read more]

Texans RB Nick Chubb ran into wall after wall.

Texans running backs averaged 3.8 yards per carry tonight.

That’s a nice total for the 1992 season, but in the modern game, it means the Bucs did a strong job stopping the run. Again. [read more]

Former NFL doctor weighs in.

UPDATED 12:12 a.m. – Now Joe has to preface what this physician has to say about Bucs tackle Calijah Kancey. [read more]

Calijah Kancey

Crushing blow for the Bucs’ defense tonight in the thrilling comeback win against the Texans. [read more]

Heroic Rachaad White.

Guess who took the first Buccaneers handoff tonight in Houston? [read more]

History.

You don’t often see teams with back-to-back game-winning drives in the final two minutes of games. That’s why Joe is typing this here story. [read more]

Statement.

This was not just another victory.

Todd Bowles and Baker Mayfield shook off serious demons in Houston. It’s even got Joe thinking about February, and that has nothing to do with the NBA All-Star Game’s new format. [read more]

History smiles on the Bucs after Monday’s win. [read more]

Giddy.

Joe doesn’t know if Lavonte David was any happier when the Bucs won the Super Bowl than he sounded on the Buccaneers Radio Network after the game from the Bucs’ locker room. [read more]