Yes, Buccaneers left tackle Donovan Smith was called twice for holding during the late Tampa Bay touchdown drives. But he should have been called for holding more than that.Smith was holding on pretty much every pass play down the stretch. Except, of course, when Brady got rid of the ball before Smith could actually do [more]
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Monday Night Football: Tom Brady leads Bucs to unlikely, last-second comeback win over Saints
For most of the game, Tom Brady didn’t look anything like the GOAT. In the final 5:21, Brady did what Brady always has done.He directed his 44th career comeback win in the fourth quarter or overtime, the most in NFL history to break a tie with Peyton Manning. The Bucs rallied from a 13-point, fourth-quarter [more]
Monday Night Football: Saints lead Bucs 10-3 at halftime
The Saints entered Monday Night Football with two interceptions, seven total takeaways and a minus-14 turnover ratio. Saints linebacker Demario Davis picked Tom Brady on a pass intended for Chris Godwin, and with the Bucs near midfield in the final two minutes of the half.It took away a Tampa Bay scoring chance and gave it [more]
Saints lead Bucs 7-3 after Taysom Hill’s 30-yard touchdown catch
The Bucs opened Monday Night Football with a 16-play, 72-yard drive that ate 8:35 off the clock. They did not get into the end zone.Tampa Bay entered the game with 16 touchdowns on 32 red zone possessions. The Bucs came up 3 yards short on their opening drive.Ryan Succop kicked a 21-yard field goal, giving [more]
Monday Night Football: Leonard Fournette, Vita Vea, Akiem Hicks officially active
Leonard Fournette will return to the field for Monday Night Football.The Bucs running back has not played since Week 10 when he injured his hip. He has 135 carries for 462 yards and three touchdowns in 10 games this season, adding 43 receptions for 315 yards and three touchdowns. The Bucs already had ruled out [more]
Marshon Lattimore is not expected to play Monday night
Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans and Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore have a long and acrimonious history, but there won’t be another chapter added to the book on Monday night.Lattimore has been sidelined by an abdomen injury in recent weeks and Sara Walsh of NFL Media reports that he will not play against the Bucs. Lattimore, [more]
“No update” in Antonio Brown criminal case
Last week, an arrest warrant was issued for free-agent receiver Antonio Brown. Police tried to serve it. They weren’t able to get Brown out of his house, and they weren’t willing to put officers at risk by sending them in.Since then, nothing has happened.“There are no updates at this time,” a Tampa police spokesperson told [more]
Bucs activate Logan Ryan
Safety Logan Ryan is back on the Buccaneers active roster for Monday night’s game against the Saints.The Buccaneers announced that Ryan has been activated from injured reserve. Ryan has been out since injuring his foot in Week Four.Ryan’s return comes at an opportune moment for the Bucs. Safeties Antoine Winfield and Mike Edwards were both [more]
Report: Vita Vea, Akiem Hicks are expected to play vs. Saints
The Buccaneers should have two of their key defensive linemen for Monday night’s matchup against the Saints.Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Vita Vea and Akiem Hicks are both expected to play in Week 13.Vea and Hicks are both questionable with a foot injury.Vea did not practice on Thursday but was limited on Friday and [more]
Week 13 NFL playoff picture: Buccaneers can take commanding lead in NFC South
Tonight’s game between the Buccaneers and Saints matches up two teams with losing records, but it still has major playoff implications.The Bucs are already in first place in the NFC South, but a win would give them a commanding lead in the division, and not much time for the Saints, Falcons or Panthers to catch [more]
Jimmy Garoppolo out for year with broken foot
49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is done for the 2022 season.Garoppolo left Sunday’s win over the Dolphins with a foot injury early in the first half and head coach Kyle Shanahan said after the game that Garoppolo broke his left foot. Shanahan said that the injury will end Garoppolo’s season.Garoppolo took over as the 49ers starter [more]
49ers, Jimmy Garoppolo could keep it going in 2023
Jimmy Garoppolo was out, until he was in. And now he could be sticking around.Via Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, the “scenario” of Garoppolo remaining with the 49ers isn’t “off the table.”It also isn’t “off the table” that this isn’t really news. With six regular-season games left and a playoff run likely, the possibility of [more]
Tom Brady, Byron Leftwich have little to offer on questionable late-game clock management
Late in regulation of an eventual overtime loss to the Browns, the Buccaneers had the ball at their own 25. The clock showed 32 seconds. Tampa Bay had all three timeouts.After the first play, a pass play that gained only one yard, coach Todd Bowles didn’t call a time out. The next play, which began [more]
Week 13 NFL playoff picture: Commanders-Giants has big NFC postseason implications
Sunday’s biggest game in the NFC playoff picture is the Commanders against the Giants, with Washington surging and New York fading.Early in the season the Giants looked like this year’s surprise playoff team, while the Commanders looked like they were going nowhere fast. But the Giants have collapsed just as the Commanders have turned this [more]
Devin White named NFLPA Community MVP for Week 13
The NFL Players Association announced on Friday that Buccaneers linebacker Devin White has been named their Community MVP for this week.White is being honored for his work to help families in Louisiana and Tampa enjoy a Thanksgiving meal. White and his mother distributed $15,000 worth of turkeys on a first-come, first-served basis to families in [more]
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