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Getty Images Peyton Manning, Charles Woodson, Jared Allen and Calvin Johnson headline the list of 25 semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2021. Manning, Woodson, Allen and Johnson are in their first year of eligibility. The list also includes four players – Eric Allen...

USA TODAY Sports No risk it, no biscuit. The man who made that phrase famous in NFL circles has seen his offense risk it, but it’s still not get many biscuits via deep passes. So what’s wrong? “We’ve had the guys open, we’ve just missed them,” Bucs coach Bruce Arians told reporters on...

Getty Images The first game Matt Gay appeared in this season after being released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in September just so happened to be against his former team. The newest kicker for the Los Angeles Rams ended up delivering a 40-yard field goal with less than three minutes to play...

Getty Images After Matt Gay’s field goal put the Rams up 27-24, the Buccaneers got the ball back with 2:36 on the clock and Tom Brady playing quarterback. That scenario is a new one for the Bucs, but it has been a fruitful one for Brady over the years. It was not to be on Monday night...

Getty Images Coaches coach, players play, and Bucs coach Bruce Arians sees more issues with the latter than the former in Tampa Bay. Asked whether he’d consider taking over playcalling duties after Monday night’s 27-24 loss to the Rams, Arians said that offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich...

Getty Images Jared Goff threw for 376 yards and three touchdowns and Matt Gay converted a 40-yard field goal with 2:36 remaining as the Los Angeles Rams took the lead in the NFC West standings with a 27-24 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night. Jordan Fuller intercepted Tom...

Getty Images The Buccaneers and Rams have two of the best defenses in the league. The Rams rank first in yards allowed and the Bucs third. The offenses, though, are showing them no respect. The teams combined for 31 points and 355 yards in the first half, with the Rams taking a 17-14 lead...

Getty Images Offensive guard Ali Marpet was doubtful for Monday Night Football, so it’s no surprise he is among the Buccaneers’ inactives. AQ Shipley will start at center again this week with center Ryan Jensen replacing Marpet. Marpet still has not fully recovered from a concussion he was...

Getty Images Practicing at night didn’t get the Buccaneers off to a faster start. Of course, the Bucs are playing against the league’s top-ranked defense in yards allowed. The Bucs took the opening kickoff and punted after only six plays and 16 yards. They had better success on their second...

Getty Images The Rams’ offense has evolved in 2020 from flash and dash to more ground and pound. Coach Sean McVay hopes that, as of Monday night against the Buccaneers, the offense will have a little more of the former. “We’ve got to be able to make some more plays, it takes everybody,” McVay...

Getty Images AQ Shipley likely will be playing center for the Buccaneers for at least one more week. Guard Ali Marpet has been listed as doubtful for Monday night’s game against the Rams. Marpet continues to deal with the aftereffects of a concussion that he suffered nearly three weeks ago, in...

Getty Images Technically, the opinions of Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians on the expected quarterback playing time for the Saints on Sunday against Atlanta isn’t relevant because Tampa Bay wouldn’t face New Orleans again until the 2020 postseason, at the earliest. As a practical matter, the views...

Getty Images Panthers quarterback Teddy Bridgewater might not play in Sunday’s game against the Lions. Bridgewater injured his knee on a low hit by Buccaneers pass rusher Jason Pierre-Paul with 5:02 remaining in the fourth quarter. Officials did not penalize Pierre-Paul for the hit on the...

Getty Images Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady has been struggling to connect with receivers deep downfield, and that has raised some questions about the 43-year-old’s arm. Brady admits he has to do better on deep throws. After completing just one of his last 13 passes 20 yards downfield or...

USA TODAY Sports The Buccaneers have tried something unconventional in an effort to fare better in night games. This week, they’re practicing at night. So will it help the Bucs be prepared to play on Monday night against the Rams? “I hope so,” quarterback Tom Brady told reporters on Friday...

Getty Images The Buccaneers have created some confusion this week regarding what they knew and when they knew it about Antonio Brown‘s October 15 off-field incident. The initial statement didn’t address whether they knew about it before signing him; coach Bruce Arians claims that it shows that...

Getty Images Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady and Saints quarterback Drew Brees have passed the NFL’s career passing touchdowns record back and forth this season, and it should change hands again this week. Brees currently has 565 career passing touchdowns, while Brady is one behind him at...

Getty Images Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians had his first media availability on Thursday since word emerged of an October 15 incident involving receiver Antonio Brown. Arians had little desire in talking to the media about the incident, however. “Like the statement said, we were totally aware,”...

Getty Images The Buccaneers made some changes to their offensive line last weekend, but they may not have to keep their new alignment in place against the Rams on Monday night. Bucs head coach Bruce Arians said that left guard Ali Marpet was a full participant in practice on Thursday. Arians...

Getty Images The Buccaneers removed practice squad receiver Cyril Grayson from the COVID-19 reserve list Thursday, the team announced. Grayson and Jaydon Mickens went on the list Saturday. Mickens sounded off about his placement on the list in a social media post, complaining there was nothing...