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Getty Images The Saints’ win over the Vikings eliminated the Buccaneers from NFC South contention, but if they beat the Lions today, the Bucs clinch a wild card. In which case they may decide to take it easy in Week 17. Bucs coach Bruce Arians acknowledged that he might want to rest some of...

Getty Images Buccaneers bust Roberto Aguayo is getting another chance in the NFL. Aguayo, the kicker whom the Bucs traded up to draft in the second round in 2016, is signing to the Patriots’ practice squad, according to Field Yates of ESPN. The Patriots already have kicker Nick Folk on the...

Getty Images The point spread in today’s Buccaneers-Lions game moved by a couple points after COVID-19 took a toll on the Lions’ coaching staff. Detroit opened as a 7.5-point underdog to Tampa Bay. Then the news hit that Lions interim head coach Darrell Bevell, defensive coordinator Cory...

Getty Images The Lions’ defense didn’t provide much resistance to the Buccaneers on the first drive of today’s game in Detroit. Bucs quarterback Tom Brady hit tight end Rob Gronkowski on a deep ball down the right sideline for a 33-yard touchdown to give the Bucs a 6-0 lead just three minutes...

Getty Images The Lions will not have head coach Darrell Bevell or defensive coordinator Cory Undlin on hand against the Buccaneers on Saturday, but they will have defensive end Everson Griffen. Griffen was activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list on Friday. Griffen went on the list on December...

Getty Images In what could be the penultimate regular-season game of Drew Brees‘ Hall of Fame career, he’s capping it with yet another milestone. Brees has become the first player in NFL history to generate more than 80,000 passing yards. Bucs quarterback Tom Brady, with 78,457 passing yards...

Getty Images Week 16 of the 2020 NFL season kicked off on Friday with the Saints hosting the Vikings for a Christmas matinee and it continues with three games on Saturday and 11 more games on Sunday. The teams playing in those games have released their final injury reports. The teams playing...

USA TODAY Sports As Christmas dawns, the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines continue to be distributed, with health-care workers still the initial focus in most parts of the country. Although Commissioner Roger Goodell has said that the NFL won’t jump the line for the visit with Dr. Needle...

Getty Images The Buccaneers are signing quarterback Drew Stanton to their practice squad, agent Mike McCartney tweeted. Stanton played for Bucs coach Bruce Arians in Indianapolis and Arizona. The Buccaneers needed a practice squad quarterback to replace Josh Rosen, who signed with the 49ers’...

Getty Images Buccaneers running back Ronald Jones will miss his second consecutive game on Saturday in Detroit. Tampa Bay head coach Bruce Arians confirmed today that Jones will not be cleared to return from the COVID-19 reserve list in time to make the trip to Detroit. Jones missed his first...

USA TODAY Sports In each of his six prior NFL seasons, Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans generated at least 1,000 receiving yards. That ties him with Randy Moss for the most consecutive 1,000-yard seasons to start a career. Evans can break the record with 221 yards in Tampa Bay’s final two...

Getty Images The Lions will play Saturday’s game against the Buccaneers without several members of their coaching staff due to COVID-19 protocols. They could be without numerous players, too. Detroit listed eight players as questionable, including quarterback Matthew Stafford — though he’s...

Getty Images The Buccaneers are set to play without cornerback Carlton Davis against the Lions on Saturday. Davis is the only player on the team with an injury designation. He is listed as doubtful to play due to a groin injury. Davis leads the league with 18 passes defensed this season...

Getty Images The Lions practiced without head coach Darrell Bevell, defensive coordinator Cory Undlin, and their defensive position coaches for Wednesday’s practice and it is unclear that they’ll be back for Saturday’s game against the Buccaneers. One Lions coach and one player tested positive...

Getty Images The Lions need an interim head coach to replace their interim head coach this weekend. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Lions interim head coach Darrell Bevell will not coach the team against the Buccaneers on Saturday because he has been deemed a high-risk close contact of...

Getty Images The Jaguars had to play without a punter last weekend, but that won’t be the case this Sunday. The team announced that they have signed Dustin Colquitt off the Buccaneers’ practice squad. Jacksonville ruled Logan Cooke out last Saturday because of an illness. Cooke has since been...

Getty Images A day after Tom Brady was more like Tom Petty regarding a perceived diss by Tony Dungy, Brady opted to be Tommy High Road when it comes to the question of whether he was snubbed for the Pro Bowl. “I think there [are] a lot of people who end up being deserving of a really cool...

Getty Images When Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady returns to Michigan on Saturday for a game against the Lions, he’ll be playing in his 300th career game. “I think it’s pretty cool,” Brady told reporters on Wednesday regarding the achievement. “I don’t get caught up too much in statistics and...

Getty Images Antonio Brown had his best day as a Buccaneer on Sunday, with five catches for 93 yards and a touchdown. However, for the second straight game, Brown participated in less than half the offensive snaps. It has become a post-bye-week trend for the Bucs, who have had Brown under 50...

Getty Images Lions interim head coach Darrell Bevell will be watching Wednesday’s practice on Zoom because he’s quarantining as a close contact to people in the organization who have tested positive for COVID-19. Bevell said on a Wednesday video conference that he has not tested positive and...