Good Teams Find A Way
November 2nd, 2020
Special season coming?
This may have been the worst game the Bucs played this year.
Yeah, the Bucs stunk to open the season in a loss in New Orleans. But that was against New Orleans. A team the Bucs are tied for first place with in the NFC South.
And yeah, the Bucs looked incredibly rusty against the Bears, but the Bears have an excellent defense, especially at home.
But this was the @#$%ing Giants, the pits of the NFC, a team that may be drafting a quarterback next spring the way they are circling the drain with a rookie head coach.
The Bucs gutted this game out, found a way to win when they were not at their best.
“We were good enough to win and we never apologize for winning,” Bucs coach Bucco Bruce Arians said after the game on the Buccaneers Radio Network.
Arians pointed to points after two picks that sparked the Bucs comeback.
So for the first time since 2002, the Bucs hit the halfway point of the season with a 6-2 record.
Who here remembers what happened in 2002?
The win marked only the second time in 15 games at the New Jersey Swamplands that the Bucs leave for home with a win.
November 3rd, 2020 at 12:02 am
Joe, are you drinking? A few errors in this one, lol.
But I agree.
November 3rd, 2020 at 12:03 am
Good teams win ugly….
6-2…
Realist and ndog still out chasing sheep for another week….lol…
GO BUCS
November 3rd, 2020 at 12:03 am
At least we won.
Hopefully they don’t come out with their heads up their a$$es again on Sunday. That won’t cut it against the Saints.
November 3rd, 2020 at 12:05 am
I remember 2002. It was the last game Bucs wine under 40 degrees until tonight
November 3rd, 2020 at 12:06 am
Never apologize for a win!
Let’s F Go!!!
Stay focus this week and study film like crazy!
The division is on the line!!!
Go Bucs
November 3rd, 2020 at 12:07 am
Actually it was a win that felt like a loss and should have the Bucs very focused on the Saints. Any other year Bucs would have lost this game by at least 10 points. As a Bucs fan since 76, I’ll take 6-2 any day, anytime. It’s been so long! Go Bucs!!
November 3rd, 2020 at 12:09 am
DR
you’re wrong again
GO BUCS
November 3rd, 2020 at 12:09 am
Wow, I’m glad I didn’t know that Swamplands record before the game, that’s even worse than the Bucs at Chicago.
November 3rd, 2020 at 12:10 am
The Giants D is pretty good. The Bucs secondary is not as good as many think. They are getting better, but still need improvement. The big surprise was the Giants oline. They played way better than I thought they would.
November 3rd, 2020 at 12:10 am
The Bears game was the Bucs worst game.
Other than RoJo’s turnover, Bucs didn’t play poorly- they were in a dogfight with a tough Giants team- alot of good calls by Jason Garrett were wasted by an inconsistent QB- we know all about that.
Daniel Jones missed wide open receivers for big plays and his interceptions were the difference- A better QB beats the Bucs tonight.
Evans and T Johnson came up with huge plays and Brady , despite being challenged by Giants’ coverages, came through in the clutch.
November 3rd, 2020 at 12:10 am
A lot is forgiven since they won, but I’m worried a lot of our weaknesses were exposed… Hit these aggressive corners with double moves.. and where was the pass rush for a lot of the night? Luckily when it did get home we capitalized but some third and longs and those 4th downs converted where if we had any decent pressure he doesn’t have time to pickup the 16 yards in that 4th…and against 3 rookies?
November 3rd, 2020 at 12:12 am
Bucs are not tied with the saints the saints are 5-2
November 3rd, 2020 at 12:13 am
The only ugly part from this game thats really starting to get under my skin is giving up the booty on 3rd and long/4th and long………Bowles arent figured this out in 2 years and its getting old. It will wind up costing us if we cant fix it.
Other then that Im happy with my Bucs gutting out a tough victory. Great rebound at halftime when down 14-6……6 points P.U.
November 3rd, 2020 at 12:14 am
We should have went for it on that 4th and 1. Well actually Fournette got the first down, should have challenged the spot
November 3rd, 2020 at 12:14 am
Bucs kept the game plan simple vs the giants….
The coaches thought that would be enough to win and they were right….
Watch and learn ladies…
GO BUCS
November 3rd, 2020 at 12:16 am
Giants aren’t that garbage. Every game this season they have lost by 10 punts or less. They have several injuries to key positions. I know I know they are 1-7 just goes to show that there is no easy wins in the nfl. Unless your the chiefs playing the jets lol
November 3rd, 2020 at 12:17 am
First time 6-2 since 2002. Only second time the Bucs have won at the Meadowlands, 2nd against the Giants and 0-5 vs the Jets. Nice to win in cold weather as well, that was the type of game that would have fll under the cold weather curse under the days of Dungy. I am with Pelsbuc61, lets take the win and be happy with all the worts. Time to gear up for the Saints!
November 3rd, 2020 at 12:22 am
I think BA/BL were “holding back” unloading the offense knowing that the D would win the Giants game. We barely won, but we won. Expect a different Offensive game plan vs Saints.
November 3rd, 2020 at 12:23 am
Good teams don’t run on every single first down. And when good teams do run in first down, they get more than 2 yards. Pathetic first down play calling. It’s like Byron doesn’t want to be a head coach anywhere.
November 3rd, 2020 at 12:27 am
This is just one of those games, it’s a trap game, on MNF, the Bucs defense has been reading the press clippings, you have JPP talking about he’s going to behead some people or something – this is sort of what I expected. I’m just glad the Bucs pulled it out.
However, with that said, I’d say your take away from this game should be nothing. This was just one of those games, it means nothing, because the defense stunk tonight doesn’t mean it’s going to be like this next week. It might, but they also might have a game like they did against GB.
In any case, an early look at the weather for next week says winds of 15mph with gusts into the mid-30s. That might help the Bucs since Brees is going to have a really tough time pushing it downfield. He still can somewhat, but if I’m the Bucs, I’m sitting on the slants until Brees proves he can throw it 30 yards downfield in a heavy wind. But we’ll see how the weather turns out, a week out is a long ways away.
November 3rd, 2020 at 12:29 am
Leftwich has run it up the gut on 1st down for the entire time he’s been here, it’s by far his worst trait, and everyone knows it’s coming. If you were using it to setup a playaction pass, then that would be one thing, but just as often if they decide to throw on 1st, half the time they’ll do so from shotgun. It’s really baffling. If Leftwich just mixed it up a little, he could still run up the gut on 2nd down, since I know he feels like he needs to hit a up the gut quota, but just change up the order a little and stop putting the team in 2nd and 8 and 2nd and 9 every series.
November 3rd, 2020 at 12:30 am
Willie g
Everyone knew we were running on 1st down and we still won….
Coaches game plan worked…
STFU CLOWN
GO BUCS
November 3rd, 2020 at 12:31 am
Kudos to the Giant’s offensive and defensive lines. That team is a QB away from being a good team.
November 3rd, 2020 at 12:33 am
Rod
Once again BL has you looking foolish
We ran on 1st down with everyone knowing and we still won….
BLs game plan worked to perfection
6-2 is all that matters….
Bucs were very vanilla on both sides and still won….
Eat crow clown
GO BUCS
November 3rd, 2020 at 12:33 am
Gotta [lau hella better against them Ain’ts. Saints win close games a lot and they are better at it than us. Play like this against them and they are gonna have a madi gra on out backsides
November 3rd, 2020 at 12:34 am
Yeah walker j was blown away by how that line seemed to manhandle our passrushers most of the night. Have to wonder if they got says with holds or what? Think they said they had 3 rookies and missing Hernandez. Was very disappointing and really showed on some 3rd and long and that 4th and 16
November 3rd, 2020 at 12:36 am
813Bucboi,
If you disagree with someone, they’re a clown and they need to STFU?
Yeah, I can see you have the IQ of a turnip and the emotional maturity of a toddler.
Intelligent adults can question someone else’s assessment without resorting to petty, childish insults.
November 3rd, 2020 at 1:21 am
I’m actually pro-insult, words don’t hurt, and I encourage name calling – so no issues there. But the idea that someone thinks being super predictable is a positive trait, that’s someone who laughs every time they smell their own finger.
November 3rd, 2020 at 2:59 am
The Giants played a good ball game!! There are a few pieces away from being a really good team!! Why knows how that game turns out with Barkley on the field!! And weren’t there missing a lineman too?? … The Giants defense is just missing a good safety or a good outside linebacker or something like that?? Kind of hard to tell from one game… But they were strong, they wanted to win, they were having fun and we’re a tough team that really REALLY wanted this win!! This is the NFL they are ALL good!!! It’s just the way the ball bounces sometimes when a season falls apart like it has for them…. I don’t care what their record says we beat an up and coming team tonight that once they learn to win will be hard to beat!!!!
November 3rd, 2020 at 4:32 am
This feels like the wake-up call that was the Bears game without the detriment of a loss.
November 3rd, 2020 at 5:58 am
They sure won ugly and i am cool with that
Giants dline and oline were impressive / physicAl
You are right. Danny dimes is now danny pennies
You cant turn the ball over like that and win
We all know to well as bucs fans .
November 3rd, 2020 at 6:54 am
good win…..we needed a reminder that there are no givens in the NFL. You must play the game and do so effectively and efficiently. Once again we see the impact of turnovers. Rojo gave away a score…..luckily Jones gave away two. I believe Jimmy Johnson once said something to the effect of….you’ll win more games by simply not beating yourself. That’s what Brady does so well….and in return sets the bar of accountability extremely high on all sides of the ball.
November 3rd, 2020 at 6:56 am
I was scared to death of this game. Just felt like the ultimate trap for a team not use to winning and getting all the national headlines. Glad we got out of there with a win. And hopefully this is a wake up call with the Saints dead ahead.
November 3rd, 2020 at 7:38 am
In the NFL you play every game to win. Bucs won and yes they looked very ordinary in doing so, but its records that get you into the playoffs and at 6-2 the Bucs are sitting in good shape.
New Orleans comes into town with a good record but does it matter that they had to go into overtime to beat the Bears. I watched that game and the Saints made enough plays to win, just like the Bucs.
All that matters now is the next game. At home the Bucs have been far better than they have in their road games. New Orleans plays much better at home also.
Getting Godwin back into the lineup and giving Brown some reps will add much more offense than what we saw last night vs Giants. Maybe Brown taking some of Evans’ reps will allow Mike’s ankle to heal faster. He does look very slow and isn’t getting the seperation that Brady has to see before he makes his throws. Unlike our previous QB, he won’t throw it if the target isn’t open.
November 3rd, 2020 at 8:45 am
The Giants are not a good team, as evidenced by their record. This is the NFL and all teams have the potential to win in any game, as Sundays results showed many upsets. The Giants came to play last night. They gave the Bucs all they could handle. They had many opportunities to win the game. They came up short due to poor execution. The Bucs were flat and need to get back to playing up to potential for next week.
November 3rd, 2020 at 9:56 am
I have yet to hear anyone mention, that the temperature at kick off was below 40 degrees.
November 3rd, 2020 at 1:31 pm
It was painful to watch and surprising that we were able to escape with a win. However, it’s a positive as it will help them to be very focused and working to correct mistakes so that they come out with more fire next week against the Saints. It was a good humbling lesson that they can’t believe the hype. They have to come out and earn it every week. And Dean needs to stop biting on double moves…