Players have his back.

The answers really didn’t surprise Joe. Still, Joe wanted to know what went through the minds of two offensive skill position players in the Bucs’ locker room after the game. [read more]

Star is born?

Who knew something good could come out of something horrible? But it seems that’s what has happened with Bucs tight end Cade Otton — and he’s not happy about it. [read more]

Buccaneers manbeast defensive tackle Vita Vea recorded multiple career highs tonight against a strong Chiefs offensive line. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Joe has to admit, Todd Bowles’ answer didn’t make sense. And when Joe asked a follow-up to get a clearer picture, it still didn’t make a ton of sense. [read more]

 

When is the last time a team had a losing record through nine games after throwing 23 touchdown passes against nine interceptions — with a strong running game?

Joe will guess it’s never happened in the history of the NFL until now. [read more]

Todd Bowles

Joe would love to know what the Buccaneers’ analytics team advised after the Bucs scored a touchdown late in the fourth quarter tonight to cut the Chiefs’ lead to 24-23 with 27 seconds remaining. [read more]

Bucs fans are irate. [read more]

Well, the Bucs had plenty of chances to seize tonight’s game against the Super Bowl champs. But the run defense imploded, the offense had some hiccups and the Chiefs owned the biggest moments.

Ballgame. [read more]

Huge game for our beloved Bucs. It’s a wet Monday Night Football contest in Kansas City, winners of 13 straight.

Bucs win and they stun the NFL world. Bucs lose and they drop to a sad 4-5 record.

Comment all game long right here. Be nice. And come back through the wee hours for plenty out of this critical game. Go Bucs!

Joe Tryon-Shoyinka

So two former Buccaneers took their shots at Joe Tryon-Shoyinka in the past week. [read more]

With apologies to Giants rookie fifth-round pick Tyrone Tracy, Bucky Irving has been the best rookie running back in the NFL season. [read more]

Game 9

Bucs (4-4) at Chiefs (7-0) 

Kickoff: 8:15 p.m.

TV: BSPN (WFTS-TV Channel 28 locally) with Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Lisa Salters.

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How to defense Pat Mahomes?

Pat Mahomes will go down as having one of the greatest arms for a quarterback in NFL history.

But it is a different element of his game that as Bucs outside linebacker YaYa Diaby worried. [read more]

Proud of Bucs’ front-five.

Ever since right tackle Luke Goedeke returned to the starting lineup after being in concussion jail, the Bucs’ offensive line has taken a massive step forward. [read more]

Joe hasn’t checked in on Gerald McCoy yet, but is there any high-profile analyst out there thinking the Bucs can win tonight in Kansas City? [read more]

Gone.

It seems the slimy Saints are spiraling so badly — as if losing to the Stinking Panthers wasn’t a tip off — they pulled the plug on Dennis Allen. [read more]

So the Bucs head to face the undefeated but vulnerable Super Bowl champs tonight in what Tampa Bay players should feel is a must-win, break-our-losing streak matchup. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 7:36 a.m. Poll closed at 10:36 a.m.

The message to Joe directly, and to Bucs fans in general, couldn’t be clearer. [read more]

Time to ball for Trey Palmer.

It seems the Chiefs play pass defense the way Bucs fans want the Bucs to play defense. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

February 2021 may as well have been 1991, Todd Bowles’ lone season as an NFL player not playing for Washington (he started for San Francisco). [read more]