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BY IRA KAUFMAN

What’s the German word for an ass-kicking?

Somewhere during their 5,000-mile journey to Munich the Bucs grew a pair. They beat the sauerbraten out of the Seahawks up front and that was the difference in a 21-16 triumph that evened Tampa Bay at 5-5 before the bye.

Tampa Bay’s offensive priority was to establish a credible ground game. Mission accomplished.

The focus for Todd Bowles on defense? Contain impressive rookie back Kenneth Walker. Mission accomplished.

Pete Carroll’s teams are traditionally known for their physicality, but Seattle was bullied on foreign soil. Don’t be fooled by the final margin — the Bucs were the better team by far. [read more]

Hated Saints DE Cameron Jordan.

Look who officially sits last in the NFC South.

It’s a beautiful thing. [read more]

One seasoned Bucs player is not prone to hyperbole. He won’t tell you what you want to hear, and he’s surely not into fan hype. [read more]

Persistence paid off today.

Sometimes it seemed one of three things would happen. Either Byron Leftwich was going to find a way to get the run game going; Leftwich was going to die; or, Leftwich was going to get fired. [read more]

Winning formula.

Did Todd Bowles take a postgame slap today at Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll? [read more]

Bucs RB Rachaad White floors Seattle S Quandre Diggs

Just give it to him! [read more]

The competition is over. At least it is at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters. [read more]

Relaxed.

Wow, what a statement game the Bucs had tonight. Well, the second half was played in the dark of the chilly Bavarian night. [read more]

Joe is fired up about the growth of tight end Cade Otton because it’s desperately needed if the Bucs are going to become a lethal offense again. [read more]

“It’s easy today, Byron.”

Man, Joe is fired up with the Bucs heading into their bye week without limping, instead pumping their fists high coming off this morning’s powerful performance against a good team. [read more]

Fans heard today on the NFL Network broadcast the sad news of Buccaneers savior linebacker Devin White’s father passing away on Thursday. He was only 45 years old. [read more]

Now that the Bucs are good again, and they’re entering a bye week to smooth out the edges and get healthy, there’s no reason the Bucs can’t beat a hefty chunk of the teams in front of them.

They are as follows: [read more]

Huge day for Rachaad White!

What a beatdown “W” by the Bucs. Domination like the good ol’ days. The running game returned and, whaddya know, so did the play-action attack.

And the defense looked like it did early in the season: downright smothering. [read more]

Here we go!

The Bucs are playing for a massive “W” in Germany with Pro Bowl safety Antoine Winfield back in the lineup. Joe’s got dreams bigger than limping to the NFC South crown. Let’s go!

The Seahawks will be crazy tough.

Bark, laugh, cry and cheer all game long with fellow fans (and a few haters) in the comments below.

Flash poll posted at 1:29 a.m. Poll closed at 8:19 a.m.

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