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Five things to know about Tampa Bay’s Week 11 matchup against San Francisco

Here are five tidbits about Week 11’s matchup against the 49ers, from series history to Todd Bowles’ playing days:

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have quite the task ahead of them on Sunday.

They’re set to face one of NFL’s best teams in the San Francisco 49ers, who just snapped a three-game losing streak with a dominant showing over the Jacksonville Jaguars. It’s going to be a tough matchup for the Bucs, and on top of that, Tampa Bay hasn’t performed well against San Francisco in the past.

There are a few connections between these two teams, from head coach Todd Bowles’ playing days to two players currently on Tampa Bay’s roster. Check out five things to know about the Week 11 matchup on the West Coast:

Five things to know about Tampa Bay’s Week 9 matchup vs. Houston

The Texans have had Tampa Bay’s number for most of the two squads’ history.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are set to play the Houston Texans on Sunday, and unlike with some other teams this year, the two squads don’t have a lot of history.

Houston only became a team in 2002, the year the Bucs won the Super Bowl — as such, the teams have only played each other in the regular season five times. But while there isn’t as much history, it’s still there, with a few different connections to be made and some more recent history to comb through between the two teams.

Here are five things to know about the Bucs’ impending matchup with the Texans: