Category: Bucs

Mike Evans ties Jerry Rice with 11th consecutive 1,000-yard receiving season

Mike Evans equals Jerry Rice with 11 straight 1,000-yard receiving seasons

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had the NFC South title wrapped up on Sunday. There was still drama in the final seconds of their game with the New Orleans Saints.

Elite wideout Mike Evans came in needing five catches and 84 yards to get to 1,000 for the 11th straight season. That milestone would tie the great Jerry Rice.

Would Baker Mayfield risk a pass in an eight-point game for his teammate? Of course he would.

Mayfield connected with Evans and the celebration was on after the nine-yard gain on the last play of the game. In addition to equaling Rice, the catch earned Evans a $3 million incentive. More remarkable when you realize he missed almost a quarter of rhe season due to injury. He ended up with 74 catches for 1,004 yards/

Tom Brady meets the Tampa Bay Bucs duck at Raymond James Stadium

Tom Brady returned to Tampa and met a duck

What happens when a GOAT means a duck? Glad you asked because it happened on Sunday at Raymond James Stadium.

Tom Brady was on the call as the Bucs looked to win the NFC South. Before the game the great quarterback and FOX announcer got to meet the duck that made an appearance in Week 17 on the field during an NFL game.

Not sure if either was quacking up over the introduction.

Duck makes appearance at Raymond James as Bucs blow out Panthers

A duck landed on the field at Raymond James Stadium

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had an unexpected guest on the field during their romp over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.

A duck found its way into Raymond James Stadium and landed on the field. The duck wanted no part of leaving its prime location no matter how personnel tried to get it to move on from the turf.

How the Bucs went from 1st-and-10 at Dallas’ 26 to 3rd-and-40

A Buccaneers drive wound up with a third-and-40

The Tampa Bay Bucs were moving in the right direction to start the second half against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.

They made it as far as second-and-9 at the Dallas 25 before the gear became reverse in warp speed.

Check this out for having a drive wrecked:

4th & 40 at TB 44
(9:19 – 3rd) J.Browning punts 39 yards to DAL 17, Center-E.Deckers. K.Turpin to DAL 35 for 18 yards (J.Russell).
3rd & 40 at TB 44
(9:25 – 3rd) (Shotgun) B.Mayfield pass incomplete short middle to P.Durham (M.Liufau).
3rd & 40 at TB 44
(9:44 – 3rd) Official Timeout at 09:44.
2nd & 19 at DAL 35
(9:54 – 3rd) (Shotgun) B.Mayfield sacked at DAL 47 for -12 yards (M.Parsons). FUMBLES (M.Parsons), touched at DAL 47, RECOVERED by DAL-N.Vigil at TB 44. N.Vigil ran ob at TB 44 for no gain. The Replay Official reviewed the ball was inbounds ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) B.Mayfield sacked at DAL 47 for -12 yards (M.Parsons). FUMBLES (M.Parsons), touched at DAL 47, ball out of bounds at TB 44.
2nd & 9 at DAL 25
(10:01 – 3rd) (Shotgun) B.Mayfield pass incomplete deep right to M.Evans (D.Bland). PENALTY on TB-L.Goedeke, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at DAL 25 – No Play.
1st & 10 at DAL 26
(10:44 – 3rd) B.Irving left tackle to DAL 25 for 1 yard (L.Joseph; M.Liufau).
2nd & 7 at DAL 38
(11:27 – 3rd) B.Mayfield pass short middle to B.Irving to DAL 26 for 12 yards (Do.Wilson; D.Bland).
1st & 10 at DAL 41
(12:12 – 3rd) (Shotgun) B.Mayfield pass short middle to P.Durham to DAL 32 for 9 yards (M.Liufau; N.Vigil). FUMBLES (M.Liufau), recovered by TB-B.Mayfield at DAL 38.
2nd & 5 at DAL 46
(12:52 – 3rd) B.Irving right tackle to DAL 41 for 5 yards (M.Smith).
1st & 10 at TB 49
(13:38 – 3rd) (Shotgun) B.Mayfield pass short right to R.White to DAL 46 for 5 yards (C.Golston; Do.Wilson).
2nd & 3 at TB 45
(14:16 – 3rd) B.Irving left guard to TB 49 for 4 yards (C.Golston).
1st & 10 at TB 38
(14:53 – 3rd) B.Irving up the middle to TB 45 for 7 yards (O.Odighizuwa).

Bucs’ 347-pound Vita Vea swallows Cowboys’ 153-pound KaVontae Turpin with tackle

KaVontae Turpin ran smack into Vita Vea of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

This was a mismatch of the largest proportions.

The Tampa Bay Bucs’ nose tackle Vita Vea goes around 347 pounds on a good day.

The Dallas Cowboys’ KaVontae Turpin weighs 153 pounds soaking wet.

Turpin ran into Vea on Sunday night and guess who won the tussle? The Bucs’ DL threw Turpin to the turf.

It could have been a WWE-style move but Vea showed some mercy.

Baker Mayfield joins Tom Brady in ‘elite’ Buccaneers QB history

Baker Mayfield and Tom Brady are the only Buccaneers quarterbacks to throw 25 TDs in consecutive seasons

Tom Brady has company from Baker Mayfield when it comes to Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback and throwing touchdowns in consecutive seasons.

Not quite sure it is that impressive but it is a slice of history nonetheless.

Baker Mayfield files suit against father’s company seeking $12 million

Baker Mayfield has sued his father’s company saying $12 millon in funds was stolen

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield and his wife filed a lawsuit on Nov. 22 in an Austin, Texas, District Court claiming his father’s company stole $12 million.

According to the lawsuit, more than $12 million was taken from Baker and Emily Mayfield from 2018 to 2021.

Per KOCO.com:

The lawsuit says a collection of interconnected entities with common ownership transferred more than $12 million from Mayfield to themselves without authorization, proper documentation or adequate accounting of the transactions. The defendants then allegedly used the money however they desired, “including to fund acquisitions or to cover general operating expenses (such as to meet payroll obligations),” according to the lawsuit.

The Mayfields claim that once they started learning about the alleged misconduct and sought answers, the defendants – Camwood Capital Management Group, LLC; Texas Contract Manufacturing Group, Inc.; Unitech Tool & Machine, Inc.; Apex Machining, Inc.; and Lor-Van Manufacturing, Inc. – tried to hide the relevant information, avoid questions and provided false explanations.

No word on whether Baker Mayfield’s “money celebration” during the Bucs’ win over the Giants on Sunday was directed as his father and the company rather than New York QB Tommy DeVito.

Buccaneers blasting Daniel Jones-less Giants

The Buccaneers clobbered the Giants in the first half

Well, it looks like Daniel Jones wasn’t the problem with the New York Giants.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers rolled into MetLife Stadium on Sunday and rolled over the Giants for 23 unanswered points in the first half.

Baker Mayfield threw for 230 yards and had a rushing touchdown on 19-of-23 passing.

Mayfield did the Tommy Cutlets celebration after the TD. One former Giant took to Twitter saying the team needed to reply.

Tommy DeVito was 3-of-5 passing as the Giants were asleep on offense.

Did replay miss fumble on Kyle Pitts’ second TD catch?

Did Kyle Pitts fumble or was he across the goal line?

Somehow the NFL doesn’t have a camera angle down the line at the end zone.

That proved costly on Sunday — or appeared to — as the Kyle Pitts approached paydirt.

It looks like Pitts started to celebrate early and Antoine Winfield Jr. knocked the ball loose.

But because there was not a conclusive replay, the touchdown stood.

It’s Creamsicle day for Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Bucs have their Creamsicle uniforms on in Week Eight

The fans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers love their Creamsicle uniforms.

And they got a chance on Sunday to watch their team on Sunday wear the ‘fits against the Atlanta Falcons.

The issue is whether the Bucs can handle their NFC South opponents without key WRS Mike Evans and Chris Godwin.