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Getty Images Tom Brady keeps finding his tight ends, and making plays. Not that one. Brady just hit O.J. Howard for a touchdown, to get the Buccaneers back to within a field goal, down 24-21 against the Chargers. He found Cameron Brate for his first of the day. They’re still waiting for Rob...

Getty Images Neither team was at full strength by the end of the game. But at the end of the day, that old guy in Tampa Bay still has it. Tom Brady outdueled a quarterback nearly half his age, leading the Bucs to a 38-31 win over the Chargers. Brady came back from an early pick-six to finish...

Getty Images Week Four of the 2020 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Broncos and it continues with 13 more games on Sunday, which means that the 26 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release...

Getty Images The NFL Referees Association wants the NFL to put a stop to coaches lowering their face coverings to argue with officials. One coach isn’t interested in penalizing coaches for unsportsmanlike conduct when they do it. “Rules are rules,” Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said. “We don’t...

Getty Images The Buccaneers practiced without running back Leonard Fournette and wide receiver Chris Godwin all week and they will take on the Chargers without them this weekend as well. Head coach Bruce Arians announced that both players will be out for Sunday’s game. Fournette is dealing...

Getty Images The Chargers will be without four starters Sunday against the Buccaneers, including the right side of the offensive line. According to Daniel Popper of TheAthletic.com, the Chargers have ruled out quarterback Tyrod Taylor (chest), wide receiver Mike Williams (hamstring), right...

Getty Images Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa missed Wednesday’s practice with triceps and ankle injuries. He returned Thursday. Bosa was limited. He has dealt with the triceps issue since Week One. The ankle injury was new. Tyrod Taylor (ribs/chest) remains out of practice and is expected...

Getty Images The Chargers will be in Tampa to face the Buccaneers this weekend and that is occasion for some to recall an offseason exchange between players from the two teams. Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen expressed his displeasure with being ranked No. 77 on the NFL Network’s annual...

Getty Images Much of the focus on the Buccaneers heading into the season focused on their offensive additions, but a longtime member of their defense was honored by the NFL for his September performance. Linebacker Lavonte David has been named the NFC’s defensive player of the month. It’s the...

Getty Images Antoine Winfield Sr. set a high bar for his son by playing 191 games as an NFL defensive back, but Antoine Winfield Jr. is off to a good start in his bid to match his father’s success. The younger Winfield has been named the NFL’s defensive rookie of the month for his efforts...

Getty Images Running back Leonard Fournette may be on track to miss this Sunday’s game against the Chargers. Fournette was out of practice on Wednesday due to an ankle injury and multiple reporters in attendance at the team’s practice Thursday note that he is again doing rehab work on a side...

Getty Images Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa has dealt with a lingering triceps issue since Week One. He now has an ankle injury to go with it. The Chargers’ practice report Wednesday shows Bosa didn’t practice with the two injuries. Tyrod Taylor (ribs/chest) remains out of practice and is...

Getty Images Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin is going to miss at least one game after suffering a hamstring injury on Sunday. Godwin’s MRI revealed a mild pull that will keep him out on Sunday against the Chargers, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. After that the Buccaneers play the...

Getty Images Shaquil Barrett showed his old team what they were missing Sunday. The Buccaneers outside linebacker was named NFC defensive player of the week, after his dismantling of the Broncos last week. Barrett had two sacks and a safety, part of a dominant performance for the Bucs defense...

Getty Images Every week, the league office names offensive, defensive, and special-teams players of the week for each conference. In most weeks, the league gets it right in every category. This week, it’s fair to question whether the league got it wrong with the NFC defensive player of the...

Getty Images Many believed that the Buccaneers would work tight end Rob Gronkowski into the offense slowly, giving him limited reps at first and gradually building his workload. That hasn’t been the case. Gronkowski has participated in the vast majority of the offensive snaps, maxing out at 93...

Getty Images Chargers cornerback Chris Harris Jr. is expected to miss 4-6 weeks with a foot injury. So the news Tuesday that they placed him on injured reserve was expected. The team announced the move Tuesday. Harris joins five other Chargers starters on injured reserve, including All-Pro...

Getty Images Anthony Lynn wasn’t as adamant Monday as he was last week that Tyrod Taylor would get his starting job back when the quarterback returns. “My primary concern right now is getting that young man healthy, getting him healthy and then we’ll go from there,” the Chargers coach said of...

Getty Images Chargers cornerback Chris Harris Jr. will miss 4-6 weeks with a foot injury, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. Harris likely goes on injured reserve since he would become eligible to return before his rehab would get him back on the field. The Chargers already have five starters...

Getty Images The guy who came to Tampa Bay to be a blocking tight end is suddenly catching plenty of passes. Rob Gronkowski, after being targeted four times in two games and catching two passes, caught six passes on seven targets for 48 yards against the Broncos. The one target that didn’t...