The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are on the road this week as they are set to play the Detroit Lions.

Tampa Bay will be without Chris Godwin and Bucky Irving this week. However, they will see the return of Mike Evans and will have rookie sensation Emeka Egbuka active as well. You can see the rest of the inactives here.

Kickoff is set for 4:25 PM EST. Enjoy each other’s company in the comments section!

Staff game picks and score predictions

Gil Arcia (6-0): Bucs 26, Lions 20
Mike Kiwak (5-1): Bucs 35, Lions 28
Evan Wanish (5-1): Lions 31,...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be playing as the visiting team tonight in Detroit to face the 4-2 Lions. The Bucs are coming off an impressive home victory against the San Francisco 49ers, while the Lions are coming off a rough road loss to the Chiefs. Both teams are dealing with injuries in their own ways, so who will they be missing this evening?

Tampa Bay will be without wide receiver Chris Godwin as he is dealing with a fibula injury. A big question mark heading into this game was the status of rookie receiver Emeka Egbuka. But he will...

As the Buccaneers get set to take on the Lions in Detroit on Monday night, we here at Bucs Nation will dive into some picks and predictions for Tampa Bay’s big Week 7 matchup under the lights.

Check it all out below.

Predictions

Offense

Last week against the 49ers, the Bucs offense clicked even without their top receivers in Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, and Emeka Egbuka. In fact, Baker Mayfield knew it was hitting on all cylinders so much, he told one of the coaches on the sideline he’s mad at his own performance because they could have...

The family of former Buccaneers running back Doug Martin has confirmed to the Tampa Bay Times on Sunday that Martin has died at the age of 36.

“It is with great sadness to inform you all that Doug Martin passed away Saturday morning,” the family’s statement read.

Martin was selected by the Buccaneers with the 31st pick in the 2012 NFL Draft after a stellar college career at Boise State. In his final two seasons with the Broncos he put up 2,559 rushing yards, 28 rushing touchdowns, 593 receiving yards, and four receiving touchdowns. The 5’9, 210-pound running back’s physique...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have started the season with a 5-1 record as they now await their Monday Night matchup against the Lions in Detroit. Tampa Bay has been able to overcome injuries to key players and close the door on several matchups, however they will have a big task facing off against a Lions team back at home after a tough loss against the Kansas City Chiefs last week.

But looking ahead to next week, odds are already set as they travel to New Orleans to face a divisional foe in the Saints.

So how do the oddsmakers feel...

The family of former Buccaneers running back Doug Martin has confirmed to the Tampa Bay Times on Sunday that Martin has died at the age of 36.

“It is with great sadness to inform you all that Doug Martin passed away Saturday morning,” the family’s statement read.

Martin was selected by the Buccaneers with the 31st pick in the 2012 NFL Draft after a stellar college career at Boise State. In his final two seasons with the Broncos he put up 2,559 rushing yards, 28 rushing touchdowns, 593 receiving yards, and four receiving touchdowns. The 5’9, 210-pound running back’s physique...

Buccaneers fans are excited for their 5-1 team for good reason. The team has faced adversity all season long with injuries on both sides of the ball and multiple victories in the closing seconds of games thus far. Collectively, this has been the best Bucs team we’ve seen on the field in quite some time. And so far this season fans across the NFL agree with that statement.

This week, fans were asked what who is the best team in the NFC. Your Tampa Bay Buccaneers took the poll confidently, with 48-percent of NFL fans saying the Bucs were the...

Buccaneers fans are excited for their 5-1 team for good reason. The team has faced adversity all season long with injuries on both sides of the ball and multiple victories in the closing seconds of games thus far. Collectively, this has been the best Bucs team we’ve seen on the field in quite some time. And so far this season fans across the NFL agree with that statement.

This week, fans were asked what who is the best team in the NFC. Your Tampa Bay Buccaneers took the poll confidently, with 48-percent of NFL fans saying the Bucs were the...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers injury report has been full of names this whole season. At least it feels that way. And still, they carry a 5-1 record and sit atop the conference despite injuries to key players for each game so far in 2025.

Heading into Monday Night Football against Detroit, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers revealed yet another stacked injury report on Thursday. Linebacker Lavonte David (knee/rib), running back Bucky Irving (foot/shoulder), wide receiver Chris Godwin, Jr. (fibula), wide receiver Emeka Egbuka (hamstring), guard Luke Haggard (shoulder), running back Josh Williams (concussion), and punter Riley Dixon (personal reasons) all were listed...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers injury report has been full of names this whole season. At least it feels that way. And still, they carry a 5-1 record and sit atop the conference despite injuries to key players for each game so far in 2025.

Heading into Monday Night Football against Detroit, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers revealed yet another stacked injury report on Thursday. Linebacker Lavonte David (knee/rib), running back Bucky Irving (foot/shoulder), wide receiver Chris Godwin, Jr. (fibula), wide receiver Emeka Egbuka (hamstring), guard Luke Haggard (shoulder), running back Josh Williams (concussion), and punter Riley Dixon (personal reasons) all were listed...

The National Football League today announced that Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Jamel Dean was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 6.

In Tampa Bay’s 30-19 win over the San Francisco 49ers in Week 6, Dean recorded an interception, a sack, a forced fumble, four tackles (one for loss), a pass defensed and a quarterback hit. He became the first cornerback to record each an interception, sack and forced fumble in a single game since Week 7 of the 2024 season (Cobie Durant) and was the first NFC defender at any position to accomplish that feat in...

The National Football League today announced that Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Jamel Dean was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 6.

In Tampa Bay’s 30-19 win over the San Francisco 49ers in Week 6, Dean recorded an interception, a sack, a forced fumble, four tackles (one for loss), a pass defensed and a quarterback hit. He became the first cornerback to record each an interception, sack and forced fumble in a single game since Week 7 of the 2024 season (Cobie Durant) and was the first NFC defender at any position to accomplish that feat in...