The numbers nerds at the New York Times, apparently taking a break from releasing election exit poll data that some think is accurate, has re-calculated the likelihood of every NFL team reaching the 2024 postseason. [read more]

A forgotten play yesterday broke the Giants’ back and sparked Tampa Bay’s 95-play drive to bury New York so deep it was never coming out. [read more]

“Yeah Bake, I know what a deep ball is.”

The Bucs went deep on Sunday in the New Jersey Swamplands. And look where it landed them. [read more]

Chris Simms explains.

Joe thinks a former Bucs quarterback used the perfect word to describe the current Bucs quarterback. [read more]

“If I had f’ing Baker when I was with the Bucs, I would have won two more rings. Instead, I got stuck with g@#damned Brian Griese. What a f’ing stiff! Jiminy Christmas!”

Forget about the implications of the Bucs’ win over the Giants for a moment. Let’s pretend it was just a Week 2 game. How fun was that? [read more]

Season over.

When Bucs safety Jordan Whitehead grabbed his chest after attempting a tackle yesterday and then ran straight off the field, Joe figured it was probably a pec injury or perhaps a separated shoulder. [read more]

“I said it. And I’ll say it again.”

So last week, Mike Evans’ playcaller said it wouldn’t be wise to throw him go routes, Evans’ head coach implied the Bucs had to be cautious with him and yesterday, the Bucs didn’t target Evans after the 3:54 mark of the third quarter. [read more]

Among league’s best.

One reason the Bucs drafted Bucky Irving from Oregon in the fourth round was his ability to make defenders swing and miss. [read more]

Baker Mayfield and Bucky Irving react to Irving’s 56-yard run in the fourth quarter yesterday. (Photo courtesy of Buccaneers.com.)

Welcome to Victory Monday! Been too long for Joe to type that. What a fun, cool game. Playoff hopes remain alive. Bucs fans, we have reasons to be thankful Thursday after watching that win. Fill your coffee mug up and let’s roll! [read more]

Mike Leach would approve.

The late college coach Mike Leach will be remembered for years for two things: his massive impact on innovating the passing game on all levels of football and his one-liners. [read more]

Still in it.

If the Bucs could play the tanking Giants and their third-string quarterback every week, this might be different. [read more]

The football gods continue to help the Buccaneers in their quest for another Super Bowl.

Look who lost today in the NFC. [read more]

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Look out, Atlanta. [read more]

The legendary Mike Evans streak is still in play.

Extending it to 11 years is hanging by a reasonably strong thread. [read more]

“Hey Todd, what’s that biscuit saying again?”

As Joe pointed out last week, the Bucs are on the cusp of wasting one of the best offenses in the NFL. [read more]

Sigh of relief.

Joe knows a lot of Bucs fans point to different uncomortable elements of Todd Bowles’ style of leading an NFL team. But for Joe, this is just about the worst. [read more]

So Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht was pounding his chest before today’s game, metaphorically speaking. [read more]

Another special, special day from the best rookie running back in the National Football League. [read more]

The Kancey Man can.

One guy jumped off the screen at Joe today. And that would be defensive tackle Calijah Kancey. [read more]

Eccellente!

How could anyone not suggest Baker Mayfield is one of the better quarterbacks in the league the way he played today? [read more]

Dominant.

Man, did the bye week do some good for Vita Vea. [read more]