(Photo courtesy Buccaneers.com.)

The Bucs are in sole possession of first place. No apologies for a win. No effs given. Survival of the fittest. Grab your coffee and let’s get rolling. It’s Victory Monday! [read more]

Runaround quarterback.

If Marcus Mariota was an NFL quarterback and not a gimmicky, misplaced spread-option QB, the Bucs might have been in a world of hurt yesterday. [read more]

Atlanta coach Artie Smith.

In this crazy NFC playoff race, who knows what might happen? The Bucs could get the No. 2 seed (Joe would wage cash that the road to the Super Bowl goes through Philadelphia. The Eagles’ schedule is softer than a Lovie Smith defense). [read more]

High marks for rookie left guard Luke Goedeke.

The architect of the Buccaneers’ offensive line is pleased with his work and certainly will disagree with the ridiculous (Joe’s adjective) Luke Goedeke bashers out there. [read more]

Todd Bowles arrived in 2019 and the Bucs proceeded to have a historically good run defense for two-plus seasons.

Now that run defense officially is just a fond memory. [read more]

Photos don’t lie, and this one is especially telling with general manager Jason Licht seen on the left with his mouth agape, probably wondering when the flag will come out on this bomb to Scotty Miller.

This photo represents the second of two non-calls that went against Miller and the Bucs today. [read more]

Discusses second-half swoon.

So why didn’t the Bucs blow out the Dixie Chicks this afternoon? Bucs coach Todd Bowles has ideas. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

The frustration kept building inside Rich McKay during the elevator ride down from the owner’s suite.

By the time McKay reached the Atlanta locker room, his anger boiled over as he slammed the door with his game program. Arthur Blank had a look of disbelief after the Bucs held on for a 21-15 triumph against the gritty Falcons.

With a 21-0 advantage after three periods, the Bucs were on their way to a laugher — before things turned serious. Two touchdown drives and a 2-point conversion pass triggered anxiety for Buc Nation — and there was plenty of time left for another Atlanta possession.

Then came two flags, both controversial and both critical. The first came as Tom Brady’s third-down pass to Chris Godwin fell incomplete. [read more]

The Bucs led 21-0 today in the fourth quarter and crapped the bed trying to close out the game at The Licht House.

Still, Atlanta never had the ball with a chance to win yet some Bucs fans are in full meltdown mode. [read more]

Best game yet?

If today was a sneak peek into how the young Bucs defensive linemen can play, the Bucs will be in good hands for quite a few years. [read more]

Bucs catch massive break.

Joe has to call it like he sees it. And the Bucs, for some reason while inviting the Dixie Chicks to pull off a galling upset win in the final minutes, were given the greatest of gifts that allowed the Bucs to kill the final three minutes of the game. [read more]

Reason to smile.

When Bucs running back Playoff Lenny was drafted by the Jags in 2017 he was largely known as a run-only running back, a non-factor in the passing game. [read more]

Hassled by Bucs pass rush.

The Bucs’ front line came to play today and no one was more stoked than Joe. [read more]

What a kickass dissection of the Falcons it was today by Tom Brady as the Bucs snapped their two-game losing streak at The Licht House. [read more]

Rookie TE Cade Otton

It’s sort of fitting that rookie tight end Cade Otton had his first strong game after veteran tight end Kyle Rudolph dropped a pass over the middle on the Bucs’ opening drive today. [read more]

“Scooter, we did it again!”

It’s another chapter in the Scotty Miller story, inactive last week and a key part of the offense today in the Bucs’ spanking of Atlanta.

But the story goes deeper. [read more]

It wasn’t really a fair fight. The Bucs had their way with the Falcons — when they got out of their own way with penalties, screwups in short yardage and missed tackles, especially on special teams. [read more]

Time to smack around Marcus Mariota and the Dixie Chicks.

This is where you comment all game long with fellow fans and random haters. Kickoff is at 1 p.m.

Be nice. Be respectful, unless you’re barking about zebras or the heinous Falcons and their ugly uniforms.

Go Bucs!!!

Julio Jones is more of a weekly Bucs fantasy that a football player, but Joe is enjoying the ride. [read more]