Bruce Arians said left tackle Donovan Smith will be a "game-time decision," but his status for Sunday is officially "doubtful." https://t.co/8e61aQc4vh pic.twitter.com/jKokcpX68H
— JennaLaineESPN (@JennaLaineESPN) December 13, 2019
The 6-7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers head to Detroit riding a three-game winning-streak and have a chance to pull their record back to .500 with a win.
The big news of the week was the loss of wide receiver Mike Evans, whose hamstring injury will keep him out for the rest of the regular season. Aside from Evans, the Bucs have ruled two others out for Sunday’s matchup: NT Beau Allen and OLB Anthony Nelson.
The good news for Tampa Bay is that they are playing a Lions team that has lost six-straight games and are playing with an undrafted rookie quarterback under center in David Blough.
There’s no such thing a sure-thing when it comes to NFL games, but you’ve got to like the Bucs’ odds of winning this matchup even without Evans. Jameis Winston is coming off a career game in Week 14 and is on pace to pass 5,000 yards this season. I expect him to keep putting up yardage against Detroit.
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