Eagles safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson (8) helps up teammate and cornerback Darius Slay (2) Trey Palmer begins his touchdown celebration.

If you are going to shoot off your mouth about how you are going to dish out corporal punishment to an opponent, it might help to back it up and play well. [read more]

“Hey Buck, you good blocking for me?”

You want balanced running? The Bucs gave that to you yesterday in the win over the Eagles. Well, just a little. [read more]

With proper respect and love to Trey Palmer’s sweet touchdown catch in traffic today, the catch of the day went to Bucs rookie running back sensation Bucky Irving. [read more]

More head-tilting data on the new-look Bucs offense.

So the Buccaneers led all game long today and threw the rock like they were trailing.

Soak in this eye-popping, heart-warming stat. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

THAT’S how you rebound from a clunker.

The Bucs polished off a 3-1 September with a dominating victory against the Eagles on a field so sizzling that an Eagle player needed to plop into an ice bath near the locker room while the game was still in progress.

Tampa Bay was equally hot on both sides of the ball in a 33-16 triumph that wasn’t even that close. In taking a 24-0 advantage midway through the second quarter, the Bucs owned a 252-0 advantage in total yards.

You read that right.

The beatdown was in stark contrast to last week’s humiliating 26-7 loss to Denver. After seething for six days, Tampa Bay took its frustrations out on the favored visitors.

Baker Mayfield threw for 237 yards in the opening half and the Bucs ended a 23-game streak of not scoring a touchdown on their opening possession.

Everything was clicking early against a Philadelphia defense that limited the Saints to only 12 points last week. The Bucs own the top spot in the NFC South heading into a Thursday night matchup in Atlanta.

Bright lights, big city. [read more]

Freedom rang.

So Joe was told something very interesting after the game in the bowels of The Licht House. [read more]

Helped set early tone.

The Bucs always talked about starting fast. That goes all the way back to the Dirk Koetter days if not before. [read more]

The Bucs are now 12-10 when Todd Bowles is their head coach at The Licht House, but that’s not the kind of advantage Joe is referring to after today’s clobbering of the Eagles. [read more]

Records first sack of season.

When Logan Hall gets a sack, you know the pass rush is working. [read more]

Sets teammates straight.

A recent NFL Films feature on Lavonte David showed how the star linebacker gets on his Bucs teammates when they are not playing to his standards. [read more]

So Joe had an intriguging chat with veteran Bucs wide receiver Sterling Shepard, who saw his first action of the season today in Tampa Bay’s beat down of the Eagles. [read more]

Left tackle Tristan Wirfs.

For the longest time, too long, the Bucs seemed allergic to running behind Bucs stud left tackle Tristan Wirfs. [read more]

Snapped an ugly franchise streak.

You could sure tell someone, or some people, raised holy hell at One Buc Palace last week and may have chewed some serious derriere. [read more]

Yeah, Joe wondered aloud after last week’s blowout loss to Denver if maybe Mike Evans’ slow start was an early sign that age would catch up to him this season.

But the film showed a different story. [read more]

 

Joe loved seeing the Falcons and Saints clash in a hot contest that left the Bucs free and clear atop the NFC South.

Atlanta kicked a last-second field goal today to win 26-24 at home. It was a back-and-forth game that saw the fierce division rivals beat the crap out of each other physically.

That puts each team at 2-2 and a full game behind the Bucs, which travel to Atlanta on Thursday night.

How bout those 3-1 Buccaneers!

Those fans who buried Tampa Bay after a bizarre hiccup last week were shut up in a hurry today. The Bucs even scored on their opening drive for the first time since the 2022 season. And they scored on their second drive! [read more]

What a happy day it is at the Stadium on Dale Mabry Highway, aka The Licht House. [read more]

Monster game at The Licht House! If the Bucs are a quality team, they’ll win. Comment all game long below.

Act like a decent person, please!

Go Bucs!

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