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BY IRA KAUFMAN

Admit it.

The only people who thought the Bucs had a chance to win this game were the ones boarding Wednesday’s charter flight out of Tampa, headed for Dallas (and about 14 percent of Bucs fans). [read more]

“Bucky, we’re still in this.”

The season is not over. The Bucs raised their record to 1-4. Far, far more often than not, that’s not good enough to get back in the hunt for a playoff berth. [read more]

Early stud (right) and early dud.

A few things are clear along the Buccaneers’ 2026 defensive front. [read more]

Defense rallied together.

“This Joe” swears to only seeing two interviews of Vita Vea where he actually had interesting things to say. [read more]

BUH!-key! BUH!-key! BUH!-key!

What a special night for Bucky Irving. He even got a red zone carry within the 5 yard line for the first time since 2024. [read more]

Shocks the world!

What a win for the Bucs. Awesome. But is everything coming together too late? [read more]

A guy who spent the last five years playing for hypemaster Dan Campbell says Todd Bowles was the secret sauce to the Bucs returning from the dead to beat the Cowboys in Dallas tonight. [read more]

Who would have every guessed that undrafted Jalon Daniels would be the first rookie quarterback to win a start this NFL season? Daniels did just that tonight.

A Buccaneers backup quarterback hadn’t won a start since Ryan Fitzpatrick in 2018. [read more]

Ah, ha!

They aren’t dead yet! [read more]

How sweet it is!

The Buccaneers put on their big boy pants, played with pride in Dallas and restored dignity to the Tampa Bay uniform, at least temporarily.

What a fun game. It’s been too long. A 9 1/2-point underdog, the Bucs kept their season alive and left fans with 10 days of hope that a win could come against Pittsburgh on Sunday, Oct. 18 at The Licht House. [read more]

Thursday Night Football!

So you’re saying there’s a chance!

Comment all night long right here. Play nice! And come back in the wee hours for Joe’s award-winning Bucs coverage after the game.

Flash poll posted at 6:12 p.m. Poll closed at 7:59 p.m.

“PFT Commenter” weighs in.

No upset tonight, says one of the most popular voices in sports media today. [read more]

Why isn’t Sean Tucker used more?

The most impressive thing Joe can say about Bucs offensive coordinator Zac Robinson is his wonderful ability to smoothly dodge direct questions. [read more]

Dominating so far.

Remember all the kvetching and hand-wringing that Bucs rookie linebacker Josiah Trotter couldn’t defend the pass? [read more]

Are the Bucs capable of rallying together? [read more]

Wags a finger at many in Tampa.

Fans want Todd Bowles fired because he’s been terribly ineffective. His leadership has failed as the Bucs have wildly underperformed for 11 months.

Bucs legend Rondé Barber says firing Bowles now is foolish and a common line from people that don’t know football. [read more]

Consider the Joe typing here excited for tonight’s Bucs-Cowboys game. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

They mulled it over during the offseason and decided to take one last shot.

They missed. [read more]