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🏈 Former Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Darius Slay remains undecided about playing again in 2025, according to his agent Drew Rosenhaus, via Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. For now, Slay is spending time with his family and taking a break from football.

The Buffalo Bills claimed Slay off waivers after the Steelers released him on Dec. 2. Slay never reported to Buffalo.

🏈 Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. has been on a heater as of late. In his last five games, Porter has allowed three...

Will WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling keep dressing and have a role in the Steelers’ offense? For the first time since the Steelers signed Marquez Valdes-Scantling to the practice squad, the veteran receiver dressed and played. And he played as many snaps as every wide receiver not named DK Metcalf or Adam Thielen. But what does that […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers collapsed against the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday Night Football. The Bucs failed to put Atlanta away despite building a 14-point fourth-quarter lead in their home stadium. Kirk Cousins delivered for the Falcons with three scoring drives in the final quarter, including the game winner. Tampa Bay fell to 7-7 with the brutal 29-28 defeat.

The Buccaneers have lost back-to-back games to division rivals who’ve already been eliminated from playoff contention. With the season circling the drain, Baker Mayfield took the blame for the team’s latest defeat. “Disappointing obviously. But it falls on my shoulders. Can’t turn...

Even when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were winning in the first half of the season, the cracks were evident. Baker Mayfield was forced to scramble his way into one game-winning drive after another, an approach that is extremely hard to sustain. The Bucs’ weaknesses and injury woes have caught up to them and resulted in a sharp decline. Despite their limitations, there is no excusing what has happened in the last five days.

Following a ghastly 24-20 loss to the last-place New Orleans Saints on Sunday, Tampa Bay once again failed to protect its house in an NFC South matchup....

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers fell to 7-7 with an ugly loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday Night Football. Tampa Bay has now dropped five of its last six games, including back-to-back losses to division rivals. And the Buccaneers’ playoff odds took a tumble after the team’s prime-time collapse.

Despite a 14-point fourth quarter lead, the Bucs couldn’t hold off the Falcons. Kirk Cousins led three scoring drives in the final quarter and set Zane Gonzalez up for the game-winning kick as time expired. Atlanta’s win is all the more impressive considering the team overcame 19 penalties on Thursday night....

The Atlanta Falcons could have simply folded after they dug themselves a 14-point hole in the fourth quarter against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday. After all, they had nothing more to lose. They were already out of contention for the playoffs.

But the Falcons refused to dishonor the game. They mounted a furious rally led by Kirk Cousins and Kyle Pitts, leading to the game-winning field goal of Zane Gonzalez, as they escaped, 29-28, at Raymond James Stadium.

While they will miss the playoffs for the eighth straight year, Falcons coach Raheem Morris viewed the victory over the Buccaneers...

Because the Atlanta Falcons (5-9) have been irrelevant for much of the campaign, and the decade and if we’re being frank, it is easy to overlook Kyle Pitts’ late-season surge. The fifth-year tight end is quietly posting his best campaign since he was a rookie and entered Thursday’s NFC South showdown with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers having recorded at least eight catches and 80 yards in his previous two games. He absolutely exploded in Raymond James Stadium, scoring three touchdowns in an improbable 29-28 win.

His last one, which came with about three and a half minutes left in the...

After Kirk Cousins led the Atlanta Falcons to a come-from-behind win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium on Thursday, it had to be asked: You like that?

The Buccaneers did not, especially Todd Bowles, who seemingly threw his players under the bus. But Cousins couldn’t care less, as he enjoyed the Falcons’ one-point victory, 29-28. They improved to 5-9.

The 37-year-old Cousins delivered a vintage performance, going 30-of-44 for season-highs of 373 yards and three touchdowns, all to Kyle Pitts. He had no interceptions and was only sacked once.

Cousins was proud of their group [after the...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles was deep in his feelings after they suffered a one-point defeat to the Atlanta Falcons, 29-28, on Thursday.

The Buccaneers held a comfortable 14-point advantage in the fourth quarter, but the Falcons, who are already out of playoff contention, mounted a furious rally. Kyle Pitts caught a late touchdown, while Zane Gonzalez delivered the game-winning field goal, stunning everyone at Raymond James Stadium.

After the game, Bowles seemingly pinned the blame on his players.

“The coaches have done everything they can do. This is a player-driven team in the last four or five weeks....

The Bucs' stunning collapse to Atlanta puts their playoff hopes in jeopardy despite controlling their NFC South destiny at 7-7. Here are my takeaways.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield had an empty look on his face as he exited Raymond James Stadium after their bitter loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday.

The Buccaneers blew a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter, as the Falcons escaped with a one-point victory, 29-28, via Zane Gonzalez’s walkoff 43-yard field goal.

Mayfield didn’t hold back when he was asked to comment on their painful setback, which dropped them to 7-7.

“We have the talent. (But) talent doesn’t get you s***,” said Mayfield, as quoted by Fox Sports’ Greg Auman.

The 30-year-old signal-caller went 19-of-34 for 277...

After a stunning loss to the New Orleans Saints in Week 14, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hoped to rebound against the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday Night Football. However, the Bucs’ awful run following their Week 9 bye continued with another loss to a division rival.

The Falcons embraced the role of spoiler against the Buccaneers. Despite being eliminated from playoff contention, Atlanta fought hard on Thursday night. The Falcons overcame a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit and Kirk Cousins led the game-winning drive, setting up a Zane Gonzalez field goal.

The Bucs have lost five of six games since the bye week....