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Upset Alert! 3 potential trap games for the Bucs in 2020

See which three opponents could catch the Tampa Bay Buccaneers off guard in 2020.

The Buccaneers are entering the 2020 season with legitimate championship aspirations, which comes when you sign a six-time Super Bowl champion to lead your offense.

With a fresh look and fresh quarterback in Tom Brady, Tampa Bay is ready to return to the playoffs for the first time since 2007. But the road to Super Bowl LV in Tampa won’t be easy for the Bucs, as they’ll face off against five quarterbacks this season who have played in a Super Bowl. Every game is a must-win this season for Tampa Bay, and while there is no such thing as a “sure win,” it’s easy to look at a schedule and see a few teams that the Bucs should handle pretty easily.

With that, here are three potential trap games for the Bucs this season.

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That time the Buccaneers had a bye in Week 1

The NFL is set to release their schedule Thursday, and hopefully, the Bucs won’t have to endure another Week 1 bye.

The NFL will release the 2020 schedule on Thursday night and the Bucs and their fans are eagerly awaiting to see what the season holds for them. While we know Tampa Bay’s slate of opponents won’t make a run at the postseason easy, fans can take comfort in the fact that they likely won’t have as brutal a stretch as they did last season, when they played five-straight games away from Raymond James Stadium, including a London “home” game.

With no international games scheduled for 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, teams won’t have to deal with the long flights and jet lag. But, issues could still arise at home that could affect a team’s schedule and overall season.

Take 2017 for instance, when both the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Miami Dolphins saw their Week 1 game postponed due to Hurricane Irma, so the bye week the teams were scheduled to have in Week 11 became the date of their game. That meant the the Bucs and Dolphins had to endure 16-straight games without a break. Clearly not an ideal situation, but one the NFL had to make. It turns out, too, it’s not the first time NFL teams have had a bye in Week 1.

Still, no team wants that, especially not the Buccaneers, who will have a 43-year-old quarterback under center. While Tom Brady is in great shape, both mentally and physically, playing 16-straight games would put a strain on even a 20-year-old’s body.

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NFL 2020 regular-season schedule coming Thursday night

The Buccaneers know who their 2020 opponents will be, and soon, they’ll know when they’ll face each.

The Tom Brady era in Tampa Bay is set to kick off this fall when the future Hall of Fame quarterback lines up under center for the Buccaneers, and soon, we’ll know exactly what the schedule looks like for the Bucs.

While the schedule, itself, has yet to be released, we do know who the Bucs’ 2020 opponents will be, and let’s just say, it’s not going to be the easiest road to the postseason for Tampa Bay..

Brady and his Bucs will face five teams at home this season with quarterbacks who have played in a Super Bowl. No problem for a guy who’s played in nine Super Bowls, himself, right?

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Marc Sessler explains why the Bucs are poised for a return to the postseason

See why Marc Sessler of NFL.com named the Tampa Bay Buccaneers one of three teams poised for a return to the postseason.

The ink has barely dried on Tom Brady’s contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but already there’s excitement and buzz around this team that’s been missing for years. A fan base that has grown used to high draft positions and early offseasons is ready to embrace Brady and his championship ways.

Even if Brady fails to deliver a Super Bowl title to Tampa Bay, a mere trip to the playoff would be a step in the right direction for a franchise that hasn’t made the postseason since 2007, and hasn’t won a postseason game since their victory over the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII.

But, after a strong free agency period, coupled with a veteran head coach in Bruce Arians, the Bucs appear ready to take the league by storm in 2020. Marc Sessler over at NFL.com named the Bucs one of three teams, along with the Indianapolis Colts and Pittsburgh Steelers, he thinks will make a triumphant return to the playoffs next year. For the Bucs, it would end their 12-year postseason drought.

Per Sessler:

“Mike Evans. Chris Godwin. O.J. Howard. A fiery defense. Plus a refreshing new companion in straight-talking coach Bruce Arians. On paper, the parts exist to make noise in the NFC South. With the Panthers in transition and the Falcons something of an underwhelming mystery, Tampa looms as a candidate to climb after losing six one-score games during last year’s 7-9 output. That came with ex-passer Jameis Winston hurtling for 30 touchdowns — but also 30 interceptions with a record-setting seven pick-sixes. Imagine if Brady — equaling last year’s numbers — tosses just eight interceptions.”

Sessler’s explanation makes perfect sense, and is why many people are jumping on the Bucs bandwagon. But, he does offer a few words of caution about why the Bucs might stumble. He wonders if perhaps Bill Belichick correctly scouted Brady’s demise, and he also warns about the hype that surrounded the Cleveland Browns last year before they spiraled out of control.

There’s plenty that can happen between now and Super Bowl LV next year in Tampa, but the Bucs and their fans have hope for the first time in a while. And that’s something to celebrate and hold on to.

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Tom Brady will face 5 QBs in 2020 who have played in a Super Bowl

Take a look at some of the great quarterbacks Tom Brady and the Buccaneers will face at home during the 2020 season.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers enter the 2020 season as legitimate Super Bowl contenders after landing the biggest fish in free agency, quarterback Tom Brady. The six-time Super Bowl champ’s arrival to the NFC South makes it the most exciting division in the NFL without question.

But, it’s not just the prospect of Brady facing off against NFC South foes that should have fans excited. In fact, Brady and the Bucs will play five home games next season against quarterbacks who have played in a Super Bowl, with three of them being named Super Bowl MVP.

Let’s take a look at each quarterback and how they fared in the big game.

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