What can you even say about this latest debacle?

Thursday night. Creamsicles. Against the Falcons. Against Kirk Cousins.

It’s like we all knew we were standing in the path of a charging freight train, and for some reason we believed it would brake in time or magically veer off the track.

No no, we all got hit full speed — a bloody smear sprayed all over the tattered grass of Raymond James Stadium.

The latest loss for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a 29-28 defeat against the lowly Atlanta Falcons, is beyond brutal. It is irredeemable, unacceptable, and embarrassing — a...

First Quarter:

Foregoing the strategic advantage of deferring the opening possession to potentially double up around the halftime break. Tampa’s opening gamble snagged them nothing more than a punt. Former Buccaneer Bradley Pinion, would be featured on Atlanta’s first drive as the teams would trade punts to start. On drive number Tampa Bay would find life. A Mike Evans sighting, a Rachaad White burst, Jalen McMillians’ first appearance and catch of the season— Setting the Bucs up at the inch line for a Sean Tucker (Vita Vea led) touchdown run. 11 plays and 83 yards, a drive extended by...

The 7-6 Tampa Bay Buccaneers are home this week as they are set to play the 4-9 Falcons on Thursday Night Football.

The Bucs will look to get back on the winning side of things against an NFC South opponent. They will have wide receivers Mike Evans and Jalen McMillan back, but will be without Cade Otton and SirVocea Dennis. You can see the rest of the inactives here.

Kickoff is set for 8:15 PM EST. Enjoy each other’s company in the comments section!

Staff game picks and score predictions

Gil Arcia (10-3): Falcons 23, Bucs 20
**Mike Kiwak...

The 7-6 Tampa Bay Buccaneers are home this week to take on the 4-9 Atlanta Falcons. The Bucs are coming off a a bad loss against the New Orleans Saints just a few days ago, and will hope to get back on the winning side against a divisional opponent. However, they’ll have to wait at least one more week for extra reinforcements.

The Bucs activated wide receivers Jalen McMillan and Mike Evans Wednesday ahead of Thursday night’s game. They appear to be ready to suit up and take the field under the lights for the Buccaneers.

Additionally on offense, tight...

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I bet much of Buccaneers fans — much less the team itself — expected this 2025 Bucs team to be in potential danger of missing the playoffs due to the chance they miss out on winning the NFC South title. But the reality is, at 7-6 and with the Carolina Panthers holding the same record, the possibility of them missing out...

The Bucs are still holding firm to that top spot in the NFC South and the No. 4 seed in the overall NFC playoff picture. Even with divisional matchups coming for Tampa Bay Thursday night against Atlanta and the Panthers against the Saints on Sunday, the Bucs own the common games tiebreaker against the Panthers. Even with a Bucs loss and a Panthers win, Tampa Bay should stand firm as the expected NFC South winner.

It’s not a guarantee it’ll look that way at the end of the season, because the Panthers and Bucs have yet to face each other....

As the Buccaneers get set to take on the Atlanta Falcons at home under the lights following their loss to the New Orleans Saints last week, we here at Bucs Nation will dive into some picks and predictions for Tampa Bay’s big Week 15 matchup against an NFC South opponent.

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Predictions

Offense

Tampa Bay still can’t seem to figure things out offensively. It appears that they will be getting Mike Evans and Jalen McMillan back for this contest, however, look for the Bucs to focus on getting their run game going against a...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers today activated wide receiversMike Evans and Jalen McMillan from Injured Reserve, and waived defensive lineman C.J. Brewer and wide receiver Ryan Miller.

Evans (6-5, 231) was placed on Injured Reserve on October 22. Prior to getting injured, Evans had appeared in four games for Tampa Bay this season, bringing in 14 receptions for 140 yards. He originally entered the league as a first-round selection (No. 7 overall) by the Buccaneers in the 2014 NFL Draft. Evans, a six-time Pro Bowler, has appeared in 172 career games for Tampa Bay, totaling 850 receptions for 12,824 receiving yards...

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The Bucs have done an excellent job at continuing to build their wide receiver room into the latter year’s of Mike Evans’ career. They managed to pair him with Chris Godwin for the better part of the last decade and have since also drafted Emeka Egbuka, Jalen McMillan, and Tez Johnson. But if there’s anything that this season has shown in regards to the Bucs offense it’s that Evans and Godwin aren’t going to be around forever and the amount of time taken away from those two this year has essentially forced Tampa Bay to experience that future a bit...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a 7-6 record after coming off a loss against the New Orleans Saints at home, giving the Carolina Panthers a share of the NFC South lead. Tampa Bay has been able to overcome injuries for the most part but their play since the bye week has not been one to be proud of. And now they have a quick turnaround this week as they host the Atlanta Falcons at home on Thursday night.

How do the oddsmakers feel about this upcoming matchup for Tampa Bay? Per FanDuel, Tampa Bay is a 5.5-point favorite for Week...

The book on the 2025 Buccaneers is nearly penned, and it’s not shaping up to be a happy ending.

The Bucs’ precipitous nosedive continued Sunday after a shaky course correction attempt last week, as the home team floundered in poor weather against a divisional rival in a 24-20 defeat at the hands of the New Orleans Saints. Pretty much no part of the team inspired confidence, with all three phases experiencing game-breaking issues that hampered it against a (now) 3-win Saints team.

We’re in the part of the season where teams should be hitting their stride. Instead, the Bucs have...