Game 7

Bucs (2-4) at Titans (3-4)

Kickoff: 1 p.m.

TV: WTVT-TV Channel 13, NFL Sunday Ticket Channel 713.

Radio: Buccaneers Radio Network WXTB-FM 97.9 in the Tampa-St. Petersburg region; 97.9 FM ESPN Radio in Tallahassee (Transmisiones de radio en español en WTMP-FM 96.1 y WMGG-AM 1470 en Tampa); SiriusXM Channel 146.

Weather: Really good football weather. Per AccuWeather.com, tailgaters will wake up to temperatures in the low-mid 60s. At kickoff expect a temperature of 65 that will gradually climb to 68 and is expected to drop just a tick to 67 by game’s end. All under partly sunny skies.

Odds: Per the Mirage in Las Vegas, Titans -2.5; O/U 45.5.

Outlook: In Joe’s eyes, this game is a crossroads for the season for the Bucs. With the trade deadline looming Tuesday afternoon, this outcome should decide if the Bucs are buyers or sellers by Tuesday. If the Bucs win, they have a shot at a wild card. Chances aren’t great but they have a shot. Lose, and Joe just cannot see this team making a run with a 2-5 record. Just to reach 8-8 the Bucs would have finish out with no less than a 6-3 record. Does this look like a team that could accomplish this? And that is just to get the team to an 8-8 mark. If the Bucs lose today to have a prayer the way the NFC is going, the Bucs likely would have to close the season with a 7-2 clip. That would be a stretch to be polite. At least, how the team is currently constructed it would be a major accomplishment. So yes, today is a must-win. Beat the Titans and then go shopping for a starting corner, maybe another offensive lineman. Lose today, and the Bucs should not have any starter on a one-year contract come Tuesday night. Yes, Joe understands that means goodbye to Ndamukong Suh and Shaq Barrett. Joe cannot picture Suh returning (though it would be nice). Barrett is likely to hit free agency. If you were Barrett, wouldn’t you want to play for a winner and get paid?. For the Bucs to win this game, they just need to do what they are doing with the run defense and hope the secondary doesn’t extend the hex backup quarterbacks have on this team. If the Bucs can keep Tannehill in check and shut down Derrick Henry, the Bucs should win this game.

Trinkets: QB Jameis Winston had 400 passing yards in Week 6, his second career game with 400-plus passing yards. Had 210 pass yards and 2 touchdowns against 2 interceptions in last meeting. Has 1,133 pass yards (283.3 per game) and 8 touchdowns against an interception in his past 4 on the road. … RB Peyton Barber has 5 rushing touchdowns in his past 6 on the road and is looking for his fourth in a row on the road with a rushing touchdown. … RB Ronald Jones had his third career rushing touchdown in Week 6. … RB Dare Ogunbowale had first career rushing touchdown in Week 6. … WR Chris Godwin led team with 10 receptions for 151 yards in Week 6. Ranks second in the NFL in receiving yards (662) and is tied for NFL lead in touchdown catches (6) in 2019. Godwin is also looking for his fourth game in a row overall with at least seven catches and 125 yards. Godwin also hopes to make in four games in a row on the road with 7-plus catches, 120-plus receiving yards and a receiving touchdown. … WR Mike Evans had 9 catches for 96 yards in Week 6, his fifth career game with at least 9 receptions. He has 4 receiving touchdowns in his past 4 games. Since entering NFL in 2014, Evans ranks fourth in receiving yards (6,567) and touchdown catches (44). … TE Cam Brate had a receiving touchdown in Week 6. Since 2016, Brate ranks second among tight ends with 22 touchdown catches. … LB Lavonte David had 5 tackles and a forced fumble in last meeting against the Titans. David has 37 tackles (9.3 per game) in 4 career games against AFC South. … LB Shaq Barrett has 9 sacks in 2019, tied-most in the NFL. Barrett has 4 sacks, a forced fumble and an interception in his past 3 on road. … DT Ndamukong Suh had a sack in his last game against Tennessee which came just over two years ago when he was with the Dolphins. Suh has 4 sacks in his past 4 against AFC South teams. … QB Ryan Tannehill passed for 312 yards and 2 touchdowns against one pick in his first start with the Titans. Last week, he had his seventh career game with 300-plus passing yards. Had 229 pass yards and 2 touchdowns vs. an interception in his only career start against Tampa Bay back in 2013. … RB Derrick Henry had 108 scrimmage yards (90 rush, 18 receiving) and a rushing touchdown in Week 7. Has 11 rush touchdowns in his past 9 home games. Henry is looking for his seventh in row at home with at least 75 rushing yards. Since 2018, Henry is 1 of 2 running backs (Todd Gurley is the other) with 1,500-plus rushing yards (1,565) and 15-plus rushing touchdowns(17). … WR Corey Davis had 6 catches for a team-high 80 yards and a touchdown last week. Davis 18 receptions for 297 yards (99 per game) and a touchdown catch in 3 career home games vs. NFC teams. … Rookie WR A.J. Brown had a career-high 6 catches for 64 yards last week. He leads all AFC rookies with 327 receiving yards and ranks third with 20 receptions in 2019. WR Adam Humphries had 219 catches for 2,329 yards and 9 touchdowns in 4 seasons (2015-18) with Tampa Bay. … DT Jurrell Casey had a fumble recovery in Week 7. Casey had a sack and three tackles for loss in his last meeting. Has 47 career sacks, 5th-most among active defensive tackles. … CB Logan Ryan had 3 passes defended and his sixth-career forced fumble last week. Ryan has at least two passes defended in two of his past three home games. … S Kevin Byard has 5 passes defended and 2 interceptions in his past 4 games. Is looking for his fifth in a row with pass defended. Since 2017, Byard leads the NFL with 15 interceptions. … Rookie DL Jeffrey Simmons had a sack and two tackles for loss in his NFL debut last week. … LB Wesley Woodward had his 8th-career forced fumble in Week 7. He has 2 sacks and 3 tackles for loss in his past 3 games facing NFC South teams.