Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Calijah Kancey will miss the rest of the 2025 season after sustaining a torn pectoral muscle during their Week 2 win over the Houston Texans. Multiple outlets are reporting the unfortunate news citing sources.

Kancey exited after about 15 snaps and did not return as the injury occurred in the second quarter of the game. An MRI confirmed the tear, and surgery has been scheduled for Friday.

Head coach Todd Bowles had initially expressed concern, noting that Kancey was in a sling and that there was a chance the injury was serious. With the diagnosis...

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– The Buccaneers are just the sixth team to start 2-0 in at least five straight seasons since the 1970 merger, joining the Bears (1984-91), Dolphins (1994-99), Broncos (2013-18), Texans (2010-14), Cowboys (1975-79).

– Per StatsPerform,...

How is anyone supposed to go to sleep after a thriller like that?

Nothing about it came easy, but the Buccaneers displayed elite resilience for a second straight week as they overcame injuries and horrendous special teams play to skate past the Houston Texans, 20-19, in the final seconds to start 2-0.

Tampa became the first franchise since, ironically, the Houston Texans (2010-14) to start five straight seasons at 2-0. And the victory also marked the Bucs’ first-ever win visiting Houston since they became the Texans. On top of it all, the Bucs won in primetime for the first time...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have opened the season with a 2-0 start after a big win in Houston against the Texans. It wasn’t pretty as the Bucs struggled offensively in the second half. However, after shaky play from the offensive line, the Buccaneers overcame their struggles in the closing seconds with a game-winning touchdown drive lead by the heroics of Baker Mayfield and Bucky Irving.

But how do the oddsmakers feel about Tampa Bay’s next matchup at home against the Jets? Per FanDuel, Tampa Bay is a 6.5-point favorite for Week 3 of the 2025 regular season.

Point spread: Buccaneers...

Todd Bowles entered Monday’s game having never known a week two loss as Tampa Bay’s head coach. The Buccaneers’ rivals all fell to 0-2 in week two aside from the team’s most contentious divisional foe. Atlanta, also placed in a prime time spot for week two, handled the Minnesota Vikings 22-6. With pressure to stay out in front of the competition, Tampa Bay started on defense.

First Quarter:

Monday night kicked off very similar to last Sunday’s game. Defense steps on the field and the opposing team’s offense steps into the end zone. Bijan Robinson subbed out for Nico...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are away this week in Houston as they are set to play the Texans on Monday Night Football.

Tampa Bay will be without offensive lineman Tristan Wirfs as he is still recovering from knee surgery earlier this summer. Wide receiver Chris Godwin is obviously still not cleared to play and defensive backs Christian Izien and Benjamin Morrison were activated for tonight’s game. You can see the rest of the inactives here.

Kickoff is set for 7:00 PM EST. Enjoy each other’s company in the comments section!

Staff Picks

Gil Arcia (1-0): Bucs 31, Texans 17...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in Houston this week to take on the Texans for some Monday Night Football action.

Last week, head coach Todd Bowles teased a potential return to the field by wide receiver Chris Godwin and left tackle Tristan Wirfs. However, they were ruled out for tonight’s game with the team’s final injury report over the weekend.

Wirfs will miss today’s game against the Texans because he’s still recovering from arthroscopic right‑knee surgery this summer. Godwin will also sit out Tonight’s matchup against the Texans due to his ongoing recovery from a surgically repaired dislocated ankle sustained...

As the Buccaneers get set to take on the Texans in Houston on Monday night, we here at Bucs Nation will dive into some picks and predictions for Tampa Bay’s big Week 2 matchup under the lights.

Check it all out below.

Predictions

Gil Arcia: Baker bakes

Baker Mayfield was a bit shaky in Week 1 in Atlanta. And even with that, he still orchestrated a game-winning drive to beat the Falcons. Tampa Bay’s signal caller didn’t impress on the stat sheet despite his three touchdown passes, but he’ll be the talk of the night when it’s all...

The Buccaneers continue on the road this week, this time in Houston on Monday night football. Tampa Bay is 1-0 and are looking for their fifth straight 2-0 start to the season meanwhile the Texans are looking for a bounce back game after their opening week loss to the Los Angeles Rams.

To preview the game, we sat down with Scott Barzilla of Battle Red Blog to break down things from a Texans perspective. Let’s get into it.

1. The Texans suffered a tough loss at the hands of the Los Angeles Rams last week. It was a game...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers snagged a win on the NFL’s opening Sunday. The importance of the victory cannot be understated as every other NFC South team, in contrast, lost their debut contest. Tampa, at 1-0 with a divisional win, has a game-and-a-half lead on their competition and has ensured that Atlanta will not have a direct tie-breaker over Tampa Bay come season’s end.

With week two knocking on the door, the Buccaneers need to reset and recalibrate. The Bucs have a rare opportunity to impress, with the nation’s eyes on the them— How can Tampa Bay reach 2-0?

How can...

The NFL announced Wednesday that Buccaneers returner Kameron Johnson received NFC special teams player of the week honors for his role in Tampa Bay’s Week 1 victory over the Atlanta Falcons.

Johnson produced a game-flipping 54-yard punt return, which easily stood as the longest punt return of the week by 31 yards. It was also the Buccaneers’ longest punt return in nearly 10 years, nearly matching Bobby Rainey’s 58-yard return against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 5 of 2015. Fittingly, Johnson becomes the first non-kicker/punter for the Buccaneers to earn the award since Rainey performed that feat.

The return came...