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.

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“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]

Crushing blow to Carolina.

When Bucs sacks king Shaq Barrett was lost for the season with a blown Achilles, Joe lamented that teams don’t win Super Bowls after losing their best edge rusher midseason and not replacing him. [read more]

Whale of a game, too.

Joe is giving a special shoutout here for a guy who will be overlooked and was overshadowed by his teammate Mike Evans. [read more]

Canton audition.

This shouldn’t surprise many Bucs fans, but it was a pretty lively scene in the Bucs locker room immediately after the game. [read more]

Congratulations, Todd Bowles. Joe is confident you just locked up a second season as head coach of the Buccaneers. [read more]