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  1. Captain Fear

    Ryan Tannehill throws touchdown pass for 7-3 Titans lead

    Getty Images The Bucs reached the Tennessee 4-yard line on their first drive but could not punch it in. They had to settle for a chip-shot field goal. They used a 43-yard defensive pass interference penalty on LeShaun Sims, who grabbed Bucs receiver Mike Evans as the ball arrived, for the...
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    Titans have only 70 yards but hold a 17-15 halftime lead

    Getty Images The Titans have only 70 yards in the first half, but they lead 17-15. Tennessee started its two touchdown drives at the Tampa Bay 10 and the Tampa Bay 6, needing one play and three plays to cash in off Jameis Winston turnovers. Winston was charged with a fumble, but it was center...
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    Mike Evans sets Buccaneers record for career catches

    Getty Images Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans made the 431st catch of his career, setting a new team record for career receptions. It topped the 430 James Wilder had from 1981-89. Appropriately, Evans’ record-setter came on a touchdown catch. He caught a 2-yard fade from Jameis Winston over the...
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    Bruce Arians won’t hold back when owners ask about Jameis Winston’s future

    In his short time in charge in Tampa Bay, Bruce Arians has witnessed the full Jameis Winston experience. But if it’s going to go beyond this season, there are things Arians is going to need to see. Via Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, Arians offered a list of things he wanted to see from...
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    Michael Bennett “likes” playing for Patriots, but says his future is “up to them”

    Getty Images Michael Bennett returned from his one-week, team-imposed suspension with an uncertain future. The Patriots defensive lineman met with the media Wednesday and was asked whether he was happy in Foxboro. “It is what it is,” Bennett answered, via Karen Guregian of the Boston Herald...
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    Marcus Mariota playing the Jameis Winston role on scout team

    Getty Images The Buccaneers play the Titans on Sunday, but the matchup isn’t quite what was expected when those teams chose quarterbacks Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota first and second overall in the 2015 NFL draft. Winston has not played particularly well this season in Tampa Bay, and...
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    Bruce Arians wants Jameis Winston to stop making bad decisions

    Getty Images The Buccaneers return from their bye week with a quarterback who seems broken, again. Coach Bruce Arians still hopes to fix Jameis Winston, and Arians thinks it should be easy. “It’s knowing why the ball is coming out of your hand and knowing when to get rid of it,” Arians told...
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    Jason Pierre-Paul practicing with Bucs on Tuesday

    Getty Images Buccaneers defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul is back on the practice field with teammates Tuesday, via multiple reports, marking his first full practice of the season. The Bucs last week opened the 21-day window to activate Pierre-Paul when he worked during the bye week. He is...
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    Jason Pierre-Paul excited for next comeback

    Getty Images Buccaneers pass-rusher Jason Pierre-Paul is back. And he brought his self-awareness with him. After returning to the practice field for the first time Tuesday following an offseason car wreck which left him with a cervical fracture, Pierre-Paul was philosophical about his...
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    NFL suspends Terry Beckner for four games

    Getty Images The NFL announced a four-game suspension for Buccaneers defensive tackle Terry Beckner for violating the league policy on performance-enhancing substances. Beckner’s suspension begins immediately. He becomes eligible to return to the team on Nov. 18 following the Bucs’ Week 11...
  11. Captain Fear

    Next two weekends will go a long way toward determining trades

    Getty Images The window for making trades closes in nine days. Most teams will play two games between now and then. And the outcomes of those games will help determine who does, and who doesn’t, get active in the trade market, as sellers or as buyers. For potential sellers, the next two games...
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    Week Seven injury report roundup

    Getty Images Week Seven of the 2019 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Chiefs and it continues with 12 more games on Sunday, which means that the 24 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release...
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    Bucs not interested in dealing O.J. Howard

    Getty Images It’s possible that Buccaneers tight end O.J. Howard‘s best catch of the year came at a baseball game. But he won’t be making any future highlights anywhere else. While his name has popped up in some rumors, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports the Buccaneers have no...
  14. Captain Fear

    Bucs promote Amara Darboh from practice squad

    Getty Images The Buccaneers promoted receiver Amara Darboh from their practice squad, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports. Darboh, 25, has played 16 career games, all with Seattle as a rookie in 2017. He made eight catches for 71 yards. He spent last season on injured reserve. The...
  15. Captain Fear

    Bucs bounce Bobo Wilson after bobbles

    Getty Images Fumbling a punt in London is apparently enough to get you Brexited right off your own roster. According to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, the Buccaneers have released wide receiver/return man Bobo Wilson. Wilson muffed a pair of punts in Sunday’s loss to the Panthers, losing...
  16. Captain Fear

    Bucs activate 21-day practice window for Jason Pierre-Paul

    Getty Images Jason Pierre-Paul returned to practice Tuesday, starting his 21-day window. He is eligible for promotion to the active roster at any time between now and Nov. 6. The Bucs have their off week this week. Bucs coach Bruce Arians said Monday that doctors had cleared the defensive end...
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    Buccaneers working out Eli Rogers in search for new returner

    Getty Images After Bobo Wilson dropped a pair of punts in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s loss to the Carolina Panthers, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are looking for a new punt returner. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN.com, that search will include former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Eli...
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    Bucs not considering a QB change

    Getty Images The No. 2 pick of the 2015 NFL Draft was benched on Sunday and no one would have been too surprised if the No. 1 pick of that draft had found himself in the same situation as Marcus Mariota. Jameis Winston threw five interceptions and lost a fumble in a 37-26 loss to the Panthers...
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    Jason Pierre-Paul to work in pads at Bucs facility during bye week

    Getty Images The Buccaneers have a bye in Week Seven, but one member of the organization will be sticking around the facility to work out. As Jason Pierre-Paul hasn’t played in a game yet this year, he doesn’t have the same need for time off as his teammates. He does have a need to knock off...
  20. Captain Fear

    No longer an issue for quarterbacks, race remains an issue for coaches

    Getty Images As the NFL’s 100th season continues to unfold, the anniversary of a significant milestone passed just four days ago. On October 9, 2000, the Bucs and Vikings met on Monday Night Football. It was the first game ever played between two teams with African-American coaches (Tony Dungy...
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