Week 4

Redskins at Bucs

Kickoff: 4:25 p.m.

TV: Blacked out locally. Outside the Tampa Bay area, the broadcast can be found on DirecTV Channel 715. Game will be available on Game Rewind on NFL.com at midnight as well as Game Short Cuts on NFL Sunday Ticket, also at midnight tonight.

Radio: Buccaneers Radio Network (in Tampa WFUS-FM, 103.5 and WDAE-AM, 620); SiriusXM Channel 91.

Weather: Per AccuWeather.com, fantastic day for tailgating under sunny skies and mid-80s temperatures. At kickoff, thunderstorms are expected briefly but should dissipate within an hour. Once the sun returns the temperature will remain at 85 through the end of the game.

Odds: Per Sportsbook.com, Bucs -2.

Outlook: OK, so this is simple: Don’t turn the ball over on offense and defensively, stop RGIII.

Yeah, easier said than done.

Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is a crazy-skilled quarterback. Dude has a gun for an arm and is lightning-quick. He’s sort of an upgraded version of a young Michael Vick.

Now, how the Bucs corral Griffin is another matter. The Bucs pass defense, in case you haven’t noticed, is not good bordering on awful. Throw in the fact that the Bucs lost stud right defensive end Adrian Clayborn for the season, it means getting heat on Griffin will be that much more difficult.

If Joe had to guess, Bucs coach Greg Schiano will come up with every obscure blitz he can think of to rattle Griffin and throw the proverbial kitchen sink at the kid. Let Joe be real: This is only Griffin’s fourth NFL game. The dude is still a rookie, still learning.

On offense, this may be the day the Bucs run game and Doug Martin finally break loose. The Redskins defense is not that great, certainly not on the level of the Giants or even the stinking Panthers.

If the Bucs don’t play dumb football and Griffin is somehow marginalized, the Bucs should have win No. 2 heading into the bye week.