Recent Team Stories

NFL Note - Tampa Bay Buccaneers Adams, Andrew

S Andrew Adams collected his fourth interception of the season on Sunday. The other three came in a game against Carolina.

NFL Note - Tampa Bay Buccaneers Pierre-Paul, Jason

DE Jason Pierre-Paul had a sack against Atlanta on Sunday. That gave him 12.5 sacks for the season.

NFL Note - Tampa Bay Buccaneers Evans, Mike

WR Mike Evans had his eighth 100-yard receiving game of 2018 on Sunday. He had six catches for 106 yards and two scores. He ranks third in the league in receiving yards with 1,524.

NFL Note - Tampa Bay Buccaneers Godwin, *Chris

WR Chris Godwin had his best game of the season on Sunday. He had six receptions for a season-high 114 yards and two touchdowns. He had not had more than one touchdown catch in any of the preceding games this season.

NFL Note - Tampa Bay Buccaneers Barber, *Peyton

RB Peyton Barber was the Buccaneers' leading rusher on Sunday with 66 yards on 15 carries. He finished the season with 871 yards.

NFL Note - Tampa Bay Buccaneers Evans, Mike

WR Michael Evans had six catches for 105 yards and two touchdowns against the Falcons. Evans became the youngest player in NFL history to reach the 6,000 yard career receiving mark, reaching the mark at age 25 years and 131 days.

NFL Note - Tampa Bay Buccaneers Winston, Jameis

QB Jameis Winston completed 22 of 35 passes for 345 yards and four touchdowns against the Falcons. He was intercepted once, which led to an Atlanta touchdown.

NFL Note - Tampa Bay Buccaneers Winston, Jameis

QB Jameis Winston completed 22 of 35 passes for 345 yards and four touchdowns in a loss to Atlanta,

NFL Note - Tampa Bay Buccaneers Evans, Mike

WR Mike Evans became the youngest player in NFL history to reach the 6,000 yard career receiving mark, reaching the mark at age 25 years and 131 days.

NFL Note - Tampa Bay Buccaneers Winston, Jameis

QB Jameis Winston is expected to be the Buccaneers' starting quarterback for the 2019 season, according to a published report Sunday. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported, citing sources, that the Buccaneers believe that Winston still represents the future of the franchise. ...

Falcons beat Bucs on Bryant field goal

It seems almost fitting that the Atlanta Falcons would be responsible for helping the NFL set a record for the most three-point decisions in a season. Atlanta kicker Matt Bryant drilled a 37-yard field goal as time expired to give the Falcons a 34-32 road win ...

STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL

<h2><title>NFL Team Report - Tampa Bay Buccaneers</h2>With wide receiver DeSean Jackson now nursing an Achilles strain, he could be replaced by rookie Justin Watson Sunday against the Falcons.PLAYER NOTES --WR DeSean Jackson, who returned at Dallas Sunday after ...

NOTES, QUOTES

<h2><title>NFL Team Report - Tampa Bay Buccaneers</h2>--It's been a very good year for defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul, who leads the Bucs with 11.5 sacks. He's the first Tampa Bay player to post double-digit sacks since Simeon Rice in 2005 - and while he's been ...

INSIDE SLANT

<h2><title>NFL Team Report - Tampa Bay Buccaneers</h2>Bucs simply playing out the string It's hard to find two teams with more disappointing seasons than the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons. Tampa Bay is 5-9 and head coach Dirk Koetter knows his job ...

NFL Note - Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jackson, DeSean

WR DeSean Jackson, who returned at Dallas on Sunday after missing three games with a hand injury, has an Achilles strain and did not practice Wednesday.

NFL Note - Tampa Bay Buccaneers Nassib, Carl

DE Carl Nassib has a shoulder injury and did not participate in practice Wednesday.

NFL Note - Tampa Bay Buccaneers Dotson, Demar

T Demar Dotson has a knee injury and was limited in practice Wednesday.

NFL Note - Tampa Bay Buccaneers McCoy, Gerald

DT Gerald McCoy was limited in practice Wednesday with a shoulder injury.

NFL Note - Tampa Bay Buccaneers Pierre-Paul, Jason

DE Jason Pierre-Paul was limited with knee/shoulder injuries in practice Wednesday. He is expected to start his 16th game.

Falcons, Buccaneers set to wrap up disappointing seasons

Two of the more disappointing teams in the NFL will wrap up their season when the Atlanta Falcons visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday in a matchup of NFC South rivals. The Falcons (6-9) have won two games in a row and are still far from achieving their expectations ...

NFL Note - Tampa Bay Buccaneers Humphries, Adam

WR Adam Humphries had a season-high 10 receptions for 79 yards on Sunday.

NFL Note - Tampa Bay Buccaneers Evans, Mike

WR Mike Evans had six catches for 90 yards on Sunday, and he has 1,418 receiving yards for the season. That is third-best in the NFL and just seven yards behind DeAndre Hopkins, who is second.

NFL Note - Tampa Bay Buccaneers Barber, *Peyton

RB Peyton Barber was the team's leading rusher on Sunday, getting 43 yards on 17 carries.

NFL Note - Tampa Bay Buccaneers Winston, Jameis

QB Jameis Winston completed 34 of 48 passes for 336 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions Sunday. He was sacked three times.

NFL Note - Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jackson, DeSean

WR DeSean Jackson suffered an Achilles injury on Sunday that might cause him to miss the final game. Sunday's game was Jackson's first after missing the previous three with a thumb injury.

Mark Kiszla: After hating on Russell Wilson, maybe Sean Payton should give Sam Darnold some love

Sam Darnold needs a second chance to prove his worth in the NFL almost as desperately as the Broncos need a quarterback.Could this be the start of a wonderful bromance?“I believe in myself. I know I’m a good football player. I know I can help an NFL team win,” ...

Lots of veteran quarterback choices will be available for new-look Falcons

WATCH: A rematch is coming between Mahomes and Allen. Columnist Chad Finn and reporter Christopher Price run through the games and predict the winners.Bill Belichick completed a second interview with the Atlanta Falcons this weekend about their head coaching job, ...

3 things new coach Pierce, Raiders should do this offseason

Antonio Pierce will hit the ground running after taking over as the coach of the Raiders.Among the immediate tasks he faces are building his coaching staff and deciding whether to add a quarterback through a trade, the draft or free agency to upgrade over Aidan ...

Brock Purdy in concussion protocol, status in doubt for 49ers vs. Bengals

Cincinnati EnquirerThe San Francisco 49ers have lost their past two games, and they could lose their starting quarterback this week too.Quarterback Brock Purdy is in concussion protocol, head coach Kyle Shanahan announced Wednesday, putting his signal-caller's ...

“A lot smarter than people give him credit for” - Baker Mayfield’s ability to decode Vikings’ defense signals has fans praising Buccaneers QB

New Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield impressed many people in his debut with the Bucs.He led his team to a road victory against the NFC North champions from a season ago, the Minnesota Vikings. Mayfield threw for two touchdowns, no interceptions, ...

Baker Mayfield runs angry but Bucs may need to protect him from himself

TAMPA — Baker Mayfield took off running with the football, planting his left hand into the sternum of Vikings cornerback Byron Murphy. It was first down on the Minnesota 33-yard line in the fourth quarter with the game knotted at 17-all.The blow sent the 5-foot-11, ...

Kawakami: The 49ers’ big ambitions, $42 million in cap space and some potential trade opportunities

Keep an eye on the ambitious, free-spending Super Bowl contender that just created the most 2023 cap space in the league, is known for splashy midseason moves and has one or two obvious positions that could use significant improvement.Or put another way: Never ...

Chicago Bears Q&A: Where to start the blame game after Week 1 clunker? Are there any signs Justin Fields is improving?

After the Chicago Bears laid an egg in their season opener against the Green Bay Packers, boy, do readers have questions. As he does every week, the Tribune’s Brad Biggs opens the mailbag and takes a crack at answering them.I think Ryan Poles along with Luke Getsy ...

Mike Evans likely playing his last season with Bucs as talks hit snag

6-7 minutes 9/1/2023TAMPA — It appears Mike Evans will leave the Bucs much the same way he’s played for them: a bit undervalued but without much fuss.With talks about a contract extension at an impasse, the greatest offensive weapon in club history is playing what ...

Did the Patriots pick a winner in Mac Jones? Now, we’ll finally find out.

The most difficult game to play in the NFL isn’t a road game, a Thursday night game on a short week, or even a Super Bowl. It’s the quarterback game. The most influential position in North American professional team sports is also the most enigmatic one to forecast ...

Why the Browns are cool with Dorian Thompson-Robinson being one play away, and who their new experienced QB is

BEREA, Ohio -- Dorian Thompson-Robinson was napping last Thursday when the call came that Joshua Dobbs had been traded and he was now the No. 2 quarterback for the Cleveland Browns — one play away from replacing Deshaun Watson in this high-stakes season.“What a ...

Bailey Zappe being released makes it clear: The Patriots are now Mac Jones’s team, and they don’t want any controversy

Bill Belichick never answered with much substance this summer when asked several times if the Patriots were holding a competition at quarterback.Tuesday came the definitive answer: No.The Patriots have cemented their quarterback hierarchy, and they are letting ...

Post-Tom Brady Bucs feature 13 rookies on their 53-man roster

TAMPA — Given how the Tom Brady era ended, the Bucs set out to find some diamonds in the very rough offseason.The directive was to get younger to control player costs that left them more than $55 million over the salary cap.Teams had to reach the 53-man roster ...