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Getty Images Tom Brady has thrown a couple of pick-sixes this year, but he’s not letting them hold him back. The Buccaneers quarterback was named NFC offensive player of the week, after his remarkable comeback last week against the Chargers. Brady threw for 369 yards and five touchdowns to...

Getty Images Not much changed for the Buccaneers on Tuesday, two days before their game against the Bears. The only two changes to their practice report were defensive end William Gholston (neck) going from limited on Monday’s estimated report to a full participant, and outside linebacker...

Getty Images The Bears had no changes to their practice report Tuesday. Khalil Mack, who has yet to have a full practice this season, remained limited. The Bears have listed the pass rusher as questionable in the four status reports this season, but Mack has played all four games. His 245...

Getty Images Much has changed since Super Bowl LII. Tom Brady now is in Tampa Bay, and Nick Foles calls Chicago home. The two meet for a second time as starting quarterbacks Thursday, the first time since Foles earned Super Bowl MVP honors in outdueled the GOAT. “He’s one of the greatest of...

Getty Images Every Tuesday, PFT PM hands out awards in four categories, with MDS, Charean Williams, and I making our selections for offensive player, defensive player, rookie, and coach of the week. Every week, I post the video code here and invite you to watch it to see who we picked. This...

Getty Images The Buccaneers expected the worst when tight end O.J. Howard went down with an Achilles injury during Sunday’s win over the Chargers and their read was on the money. Howard tore his Achilles and will miss the rest of the season. The team moved him off of the active roster on...

Getty Images The Buccaneers signed wide receiver Cyril Grayson off of the practice squad Tuesday and the current status of their other receivers suggest he’ll be playing a role against the Bears on Thursday night. Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians said, via Greg Auman of TheAthletic.com, that...

Getty Images Buccaneers running back/kick returner Kenjon Barner hasn’t been practicing this week because he’s in the concussion protocol and he’ll have plenty of time to get cleared before he will be able to play again. Barner has been suspended for four games by the NFL for a violation of...

Getty Images The Buccaneers are banged up, and heading into a short week. That’s a bad combination. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, veteran running back LeSean McCoy suffered a Grade Two ankle sprain in yesterday’s win over the Chargers, and will be week-to-week. That almost...

Getty Images Tom Brady won 219 regular-season games with the Patriots. He won his third with the Buccaneers on Sunday. That gives him 222 career wins, surpassing former teammate Adam Vinatieri for the NFL record for most wins by any player at any position. Vinatieri’s teams won 221 games in...

Getty Images The Buccaneers didn’t practice Monday, and it’s probably a good thing. Tom Brady would not have had many players to throw to. With a game in three days, the Bucs were required to do an estimated practice report. The listed receiver Mike Evans (ankle), running back Leonard...

Getty Images Khalil Mack has yet to have a full practice this season. So it came as no surprise when the Bears’ estimated practice report Monday listed him as limited. There is no reason to think the pass rusher’s knee issue will keep him out Thursday. For four consecutive weeks, the Bears...

Getty Images Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady had an age-defying game on Sunday. At age 43, Brady became the oldest NFL player ever to throw for five touchdown passes in a game. It had previously been done three times by 40-year-olds: In 1997 by Warren Moon, in 2019 by Drew Brees and in 2017...

Getty Images Chargers All-Pro defensive end Joey Bosa ran into a rookie who gave him everything he could handle on Sunday when he matched up against Buccaneers right tackle Tristan Wirfs. Bosa didn’t do much of anything in the Chargers’ 38-31 loss to the Buccaneers, managing just one tackle...

Getty Images The Buccaneers fell behind the Chargers 24-7 in the first half of Sunday’s game, but they were able to close the gap to 10 points by halftime and then outscored Los Angeles 24-7 the rest of the way for a 38-31 win. Seeing Tom Brady lead a comeback is nothing new, but it was a...

Getty Images Scoring is up in 2020, and that means leads that used to be safe aren’t. Each week this year, a lead of 16 or more points ultimately was squandered. That’s the first time that ever has happened in league history. The Bucs pulled off the feat today, coming from 17 down to defeat...

Getty Images One of Sunday’s most entertaining games unfolded in Tampa where the league’s youngest starting quarterback engaged in a shootout with the oldest. Tom Brady and the Buccaneers got the best of Justin Herbert and the Chargers in the end, but the Chargers rookie’s play left the Bucs...

Getty Images The Buccaneers were able to win their third straight game in a seesaw battle with the Chargers on Sunday, but it’s not all smiles after the game in Tampa. Head coach Bruce Arians said in his postgame press conference that the team believes tight end O.J. Howard will miss the rest...

Getty Images The Buccaneers may have a problem on offense, after another one of their quick starts. Wide receiver Mike Evans just limped to the locker room, after it appeared his right ankle was rolled up on. And then it got worse. The Chargers just took a 14-7 lead over the Bucs, with...

Getty Images The Chargers are rapidly running out of people on offense. Running back Austin Ekeler was just carted off with a left leg injury, adding to an already long list of players with health problems. They entered the game without quarterback Tyrod Taylor, wide receiver Mike Williams...