<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/buccaneers-news-adding-ex-drew-brees-weapon-amid-brutal-skid');   ga('set', 'title', 'Buccaneers adding ex-Drew Brees weapon amid brutal skid');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tampa-Bay-adding-ex-Drew-Breese-weapon-amid-brutal-skid.jpg"></figure><h1>Buccaneers adding ex-Drew Brees weapon amid brutal skid</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-15T17:41:39-07:00">October 15th, 5:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-15T17:52:23-07:00">October 15th, 5:52pm</time><address><a>Derek Hryn</a>Derek Hryn is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints specializing in NFL and NCAA Football coverage. Derek was previously a fantasy football expert at DK and SB Nation, and he has been featured at FanSided, USA Today, NBC Sports, The New York Post, and others.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Following another <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-todd-bowles-reveals-what-made-buccaneers-win-over-saints-extra-special">big win for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a>, the team has made a move for free agent wide receiver Marquez Callaway ahead of their Week 7 matchup with the Baltimore Ravens. The former New Orleans Saints veteran <a href="https://x.com/JFowlerESPN/status/1846324818557521988" rel="noopener">plans to sign</a> with the Buccaneers, per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.</p><p>Callaway, 26, was released by the Saints in August and has landed back in the NFC South. In four NFL seasons, he has 83 receptions for 1,069 yards and seven touchdowns. Callaway entered the league as an undrafted free-agent in 2020, and quickly developed a connection with Saints’ star quarterback Drew Brees.</p><p>In Brees’ final season with the Saints, the rookie Callaway morphed into an electrifying weapon, posting 21 catches on 27 targets for 213 yards. He also returned 11 punts for 122 yards, and four kick returns for 94 yards. His best season came the following year, where he recorded 46 catches on 84 targets for 698 yards and six touchdowns.</p><p>The timing couldn’t be better, as Brees will be inducted into the Saints Hall of Fame in Week 7. The organization <a href="https://www.neworleanssaints.com/news/drew-brees-honored-thursday-night-football-denver-broncos-vs-new-orleans-saints-october-17-2024-nfl-week-7-gameday-events-caesars-superdome" rel="noopener">plans to honor</a> the 13-time Pro Bowl QB during halftime of their matchup against the Denver Broncos on Thursday Night Football.</p><h2><b>What Marquez Callaway brings to Buccaneers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Marquez-Callaway.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It’s uncertain how much time he will get out of the gate offensively, but Callaway has prowess as a returner. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-dennis-allen-calls-out-unacceptable-problems-in-loss-to-buccaneers">Buccaneers defeated the Saints 51-27 in Week 6</a>, and the passing game has appeared to be strong once again. Chris Godwin led the way with 11 receptions for 125 yards and two touchdowns, while Mike Evans was contained for two receptions for 34 yards.</p><p>Callaway could compete for reps alongside Ryan Miller, Sterling Shepard and Jalen McMillan.</p><p>Baker Mayfield will likely keep the passing game rolling as he has throughout the 2024-25 campaign. The Buccaneers battle the Baltimore Ravens in Week 7, which should become another high-scoring affair, and offer potential playing time for Callaway in his new offense.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Buccaneers adding ex-Drew Brees weapon amid brutal skid

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/buccaneers-news-todd-bowles-reveals-what-made-buccaneers-win-over-saints-extra-special');   ga('set', 'title', 'Todd Bowles reveals what made Buccaneers win over Saints ‘extra special’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Buccaneers-news-Todd-Bowles-reveals-what-made-win-over-Saints-extra-special.jpg"></figure><h1>Todd Bowles reveals what made Buccaneers win over Saints ‘extra special’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-14T11:03:20-07:00">October 14th, 11:03am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-14T11:05:06-07:00">October 14th, 11:05am</time><address><a>Michael Whitaker</a>Michael Whitaker is an experienced NHL and NFL writer and also covers local Detroit sports for Bally Sports Detroit. He has a Bachelor's Degree in journalism from Eastern Michigan University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-vita-vea-emotional-message-win-hurricane-victims">Tampa Bay Buccaneers dominated the New Orleans Saints</a> at the Caesars Superdome on Sunday, winning by a 51-27 final score and improving to 4-2 through the first six games of the 2024 NFL season.</p><p>But the victory had extra meaning for the Bucs and head coach Todd Bowles in particular, as the Tampa Bay region is still feeling the effects of the destructive Hurricane Milton. As Bowles put it, winning Sunday’s game was a <a href="https://www.buccaneers.com/news/bucs-saints-week-6-recap-postgame-report" rel="noopener">way for the team to give back to the community</a> impacted by the storm, via NFL.com:</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Todd Bowles reveals what made Buccaneers win over Saints ‘extra special’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/buccaneers-news-vita-vea-emotional-message-win-hurricane-victims');   ga('set', 'title', 'Buccaneers’ Vita Vea emotionally dedicates Week 6 win to hurricane victims');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Buccaneers-news-Vita-Vea-emotionally-dedicates-Week-6-win-to-hurricane-victims-2.jpg?w=1024"></figure><h1>Buccaneers’ Vita Vea emotionally dedicates Week 6 win to hurricane victims</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-13T20:19:27-07:00">October 13th, 8:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-13T20:19:27-07:00">October 13th, 8:19pm</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/jordan.llanes">Jordan Llanes</a>Jordan Llanes is a sports writer and reporter based in Florida. In addition to ClutchPoints, he writes for a few other publications covering the NFL, college sports and Tottenham Hotspur. When he's not writing, Jordan enjoys spending time with his fiancée, cats, family and friends, as well as catching the latest TV shows and movies, and traveling.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had a roller coaster ride of a matchup on Sunday. They travelled to New Orleans to play the Saints, their division rivals. After a back and forth first half in which New Orleans took a 27-24 lead before the break, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-tampa-bay-franchise-record-vs-saints-baker-mayfield">the Bucs roared back</a> in the second half. The scored 27 unanswered points en route to a 51-27 win, as numerous players helped the team lock in the victory. Defensive tackle Vita Vea talked about <a href="https://x.com/JennaLaineESPN/status/1845629880416800832" rel="noopener">the team’s fans</a> after the game, as the Tampa Bay area was rocked on Wednesday and Thursday by Hurricane Milton.</p><p>“Bucs defensive tackle Vita Vea said of today’s victory: ‘We did it for everybody back home,'” reported ESPN’s Jenna Laine on X, formerly Twitter, after the game “‘We put 50 up for everybody back home that was suffering through this hurricane, this win for you guys. Shout out to Tampa. Tampa Strong.'”</p><p>The Bucs are now in second place, tied with the Atlanta Falcons with a 4-2 record. The Falcons, however, currently own the tiebreaker because of their Week 5 win over Tampa Bay in Atlanta. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-new-fans-todd-bowles-coaching-falcons-meltdown">The Bucs will have</a> a chance to redeem that loss in two weeks when the Falcons visit Raymond James Stadium. Before that tilt though, the Baltimore Ravens will head down to Tampa to play the Buccaneers on Monday Night Football next week. Can the Bucs maintain their position in the division, or improve it, with a win over Baltimore? The Ravens might be their toughest matchup yet this season, so they’ll need to lock in so they can get the job done.</p><h2><b>Vita Vea, Buccaneers improve to 4-2</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Buccaneers-DT-Vita-Vea.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-vita-vea-gets-day-to-day-injury-update-after-leaving-lions-battle-early">Vea certainly pulled</a> his weight in the win, notching a sack and four total tackles. One of the team’s captains, Vea has become one of the most pivotal players on the team. As his role grew, so did his profile around the league. Now, the former Washington Husky has become one of the best overall talents at his position in the game. The Bucs defense is built by his contributions in the heart of it. If Vea is successful, then the Bucs usually are as well.</p><p>The stud defender wasn’t the only player to express his support for their current home. Quarterback Baker Mayfield <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41780426/tampa-bay-buccaneers-win-everybody-back-home-aftermath-hurricane-milton" rel="noopener">also spoke to the media,</a> including Laine, after the win.</p><p>“I think today was just a team embodying and embracing everything that everybody’s going through,” Mayfield stated postgame. “Ups and downs, trying to handle it the best way you can, fight through it and find a way to make it work. That’s life. Obviously a natural disaster’s not easy to deal with — you find a way to make it work, you overcome and you come together. That’s what this group did today.”</p><p>Once again, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-baker-mayfield-fires-back-at-texas-over-disrespectful-move">the Buccaneers showed resiliency.</a> All championship teams need to have that ability. They have to be able to bounce back. Tampa Bay yet again proved that they can do just that on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Buccaneers’ Vita Vea emotionally dedicates Week 6 win to hurricane victims

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/buccaneers-news-baker-mayfield-fires-back-at-texas-over-disrespectful-move');   ga('set', 'title', 'Buccaneers’ Baker Mayfield fires back at Texas over disrespectful move');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Buccaneers-news-Baker-Mayfield-fires-back-at-Texas-over-disrespectful-move.jpg?w=1024"></figure><h1>Buccaneers’ Baker Mayfield fires back at Texas over disrespectful move</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-13T17:39:06-07:00">October 13th, 5:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-13T17:39:06-07:00">October 13th, 5:39pm</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/jordan.llanes">Jordan Llanes</a>Jordan Llanes is a sports writer and reporter based in Florida. In addition to ClutchPoints, he writes for a few other publications covering the NFL, college sports and Tottenham Hotspur. When he's not writing, Jordan enjoys spending time with his fiancée, cats, family and friends, as well as catching the latest TV shows and movies, and traveling.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NCAA Football</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-tampa-bay-franchise-record-vs-saints-baker-mayfield">their quarterback Baker Mayfield</a> were victorious on Sunday, defeating the New Orleans Saints on the road 51-27. The Bucs stayed in second place of the NFC South, as the Atlanta Falcons hold a tiebreaker over Tampa Bay due to their Week 5 win over Mayfield and the reigning division champions. During his postgame press conference Sunday, <a href="https://x.com/On3sports/status/1845584811236225504" rel="noopener">the signal caller talked about</a> how the Texas football program reacted to their win over Mayfield’s alma mater Oklahoma.</p><p>“It’s just a kid from Austin, Texas that went to Oklahoma and won his last two Red River games and being rent-free in their heads for almost a decade now,” Mayfield told reporters, including ESPN’s Jenna Laine, after the Bucs’ victory Sunday afternoon.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Baker Mayfield clapped back at Texas players planting a flag through his jersey after yesterday's Red River Rivalry win:</p><p>"… rent-free in their heads for almost a decade now."</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/JennaLaineESPN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JennaLaineESPN</a>) <a href="https://t.co/9N3E5BgknE">https://t.co/9N3E5BgknE</a> <a href="https://t.co/EZiB55CBYL">pic.twitter.com/EZiB55CBYL</a></p><p>— On3 (@On3sports) <a href="https://twitter.com/On3sports/status/1845584811236225504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>While his alma mater might have lost the first Red River Rivalry of the schools’ SEC tenure, it goes to show just how much the Texas football program and its fans revile Mayfield. The Austin native started off at Texas Tech before transferring to Oklahoma and obtaining stardom. He won the Heisman Trophy during his time with the Sooners and was the first overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft. He has since revived his career in Tampa. Oklahoma might not have won Saturday, but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/oklahoma-football-news-baker-mayfield-sooners-texas-honest-admission">Mayfield and the Bucs</a> did. That is still a successful outcome for Tampa Bay’s field general.</p><h2><b>Baker Mayfield, rival Texas football victorious Saturday and Sunday</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Buccaneers-QB-Baker-Mayfield.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Sunday’s win keeps the Bucs in the hunt for a postseason berth, as well as another NFC South title. The team will play the Falcons once again in two weeks at home. They dropped the Week 5 matchup in Atlanta, but it was in overtime. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/how-baker-mayfield-managed-save-nfl-career-traded-from-browns">Mayfield and the offense</a> didn’t even have a chance to touch the football, as the Falcons won the toss and scored a touchdown on their first possession. Hopefully, the game at home will give Tampa Bay a better chance.</p><p>Meanwhile, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texas-football-news-4-word-message-after-oklahoma-takedown">Texas football’s win</a> over their archrivals solidified their top ranking in the AP poll. The Longhorns have had an excellent start to life in the SEC, as they’ve won both of their conference matchups to date. Next week brings their toughest challenge yet though. The fifth ranked Georgia Bulldogs come to town, and the 2021-22 national champions will provide Texas with an ideal matchup to see just how good they are.</p><p>As for Oklahoma, the Sooners are now 1-2 in conference play. They lost to the Tennessee Volunteers in their first-ever SEC matchup before beating the Auburn Tigers on the road. Next week’s matchup versus the South Carolina Gamecocks at home might be a solid one to watch. In order to get back on track, beating the Gamecocks will be imperative for Mayfield’s alma mater. Can the quarterback’s current and former teams both notch victories next weekend? Stout tests await them.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Buccaneers’ Baker Mayfield fires back at Texas over disrespectful move

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/buccaneers-news-tampa-bay-franchise-record-vs-saints-baker-mayfield');   ga('set', 'title', 'Buccaneers set franchise record vs. Saints despite brief Baker Mayfield injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Buccaneers-news-Tampa-Bay-sets-franchise-record-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>Buccaneers set franchise record vs. Saints despite brief Baker Mayfield injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-13T14:33:04-07:00">October 13th, 2:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-13T14:33:04-07:00">October 13th, 2:33pm</time><address><a>Matt De Lima</a>Matt De Lima is an Associate Editor for NFL and college football at ClutchPoints. He has been covering sports for over 12 years at sites like Sports Illustrated, The Game Day, and countless others. Born and raised in California, he is a graduate of Virginia Tech and a diehard Hokies fan who now resides in southern Maryland.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-vs-saints-prediction-odds-pick-for-nfl-week-6-2024">Tampa Bay Buccaneers set a franchise record Sunday vs. the New Orleans Saints</a> with 594 <a href="https://x.com/gregauman/status/1845564175633842185" rel="noopener">yards of offense</a> in Week 6, per FOX’s Greg Auman. The previous best was 588 yards in 2020 against the Lions. This also marked the highest offensive yardage total of the 2024 season, besting the 550 yards by the Falcons against the Bucs last week.</p><p>Tampa Bay won handily vs. New Orleans, 51-27.</p><p>Baker Mayfield briefly left the game in the fourth quarter, only to return and throw a touchdown pass, his fourth of the day, to TE Cade Otton.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/bakermayfield?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@bakermayfield</a>’s 4th TD pass to extend the lead to 10</p><p>📺: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TBvsNO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TBvsNO</a> on FOX<br>📱: <a href="https://t.co/waVpO909ge">https://t.co/waVpO909ge</a> <a href="https://t.co/Otvr5YofHk">pic.twitter.com/Otvr5YofHk</a></p><p>— NFL (@NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1845553349074231589?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The 277 rushing yards by the Bucs is the <a href="https://x.com/gregauman/status/1845566184714129747" rel="noopener">second-most in team history</a>, per Auman. They posted 283 in 2015 vs. the Eagles.</p><p>Baker Mayfield says, “The Bucs didn’t flinch. The game is 60 minutes, and that’s why you play two halves,” per Bucs reporter Scott Smith.</p><p>Rookie RB Sean Tucker accounted for 136 rushing yards and a touchdown on 14 carries. He also added 56 yards and a touchdown on three catches. RB Bucky Irving also saw 14 carries, rushing for 81 yards and a touchdown with another two receptions for 24 yards.</p><p>WR Chris Godwin caught 11 passes for 125 yards and two touchdowns.</p><p>Mayfield finished the game by completing 24-of-36 for 325 yards, four touchdowns and three interceptions.</p><h2><b>Evaluating the Buccaneers’ 4-2 start</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Buccaneers-Baker-Mayfield-under-center-vs.jpg"><figcaption>© Stephen Lew-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Atlanta Falcons are right on the Bucs’ heels at 3-2 and hold the early head-to-head edge after taking down the Bucs last week, 36-30. In that game, Kirk Cousins played like a man possessed, passing for 509 yards, four touchdowns and an interception.</p><p>Tampa Bay had 31 first downs in Week 6, yet played pretty sloppy football. They committed 12 penalties for 86 yards and gave up three interceptions. Those INTs came during a frantic second quarter that saw the Saints score 27 points. At halftime, New Orleans held the 27-24 lead. Thankfully for the Bucs, they rallied for 27 unanswered points, running away with this game.</p><p>This has been a heated rivalry in recent years. WR <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-mike-evans-honest-on-marshon-lattimore-feud-saints-clash">Mike Evans spoke about letting his emotions</a> <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/mike-evans-admits-he-has-done-a-bad-job-controlling-his-emotions-vs-marshon-lattimore" rel="noopener">get the best of him</a> at times against New Orleans, per Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times.</p><p>“Long as, you know, it’s within the play,” Evans said. “I’ve done a bad job in the past of making it go over the play when I shouldn’t have. But I’m more mature now, and our team is focused on playing winning ball, and you can’t play winning ball when you get kicked out and things like that.”</p><p>The Saints have lost four of the last five against the Bucs. They meet again in the regular season finale for Week 17 on Sunday, January 5.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Buccaneers set franchise record vs. Saints despite brief Baker Mayfield injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/buccaneers-news-tampa-bay-flurry-positive-injury-updates-saints-matchup');   ga('set', 'title', 'Buccaneers get flurry of positive injury updates before Saints matchup');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tampa-Bay-gets-flurry-of-positive-injury-updates-before-Saints-matchup.jpg"></figure><h1>Buccaneers get flurry of positive injury updates before Saints matchup</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-13T06:51:36-07:00">October 13th, 6:51am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-13T06:51:36-07:00">October 13th, 6:51am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be looking to bounce back in Week 6 after they suffered a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-baker-mayfield-reveals-big-regret-in-loss-to-falcons">crushing overtime loss</a> at the hands of the Atlanta Falcons in Week 5. Early on in the season, they have been battling a bevy of injuries, but it looks like they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-antoine-winfield-jr-game-time-decision-saints-battle">may be getting healthy</a> just in time for their big divisional matchup against the New Orleans Saints.</p><p>While running back Rachaad White is doubtful to play in this game, it sounds like the Bucs are going to be getting reinforcements elsewhere on their team. Defensively, Tampa Bay’s secondary is <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1845347486220566966" rel="noopener">set to get a big boost</a>, as both Antoine Winfield Jr. and Jordan Whitehead are expected to play, while tackle Luke Goedeke and defensive lineman Calijah Kancey will also play as well.</p><p>Via Ian Rapoport:</p><p>“The Bucs are nearly full strength, as safeties Antoine Winfield Jr. (foot) and S Jordan Whitehead (groin) are both likely to play, source said. OT Luke Goedeke (concussion) and DT Calijah Kancey (calf) are both back, as well.”</p><h2><b>Buccaneers looking to get back on track vs. Saints</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Antoine-Winfield-Jr.-of-the-Buccaneers-and-Jayden-Daniels-of-the-Commanders.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>This return to health appears to be coming at the perfect time for Tampa Bay, as they will be desperate to pick up a victory over an NFC South opponent after throwing away their game against the Falcons last week. On the other side of things, New Orleans is set to be shorthanded, as their starting quarterback Derek Carr won’t be on the field for this one.</p><p>It will obviously be worth checking in to see the final list of inactives for Tampa Bay to ensure these guys are all actually playing, but it looks like they are trending towards having several key players on the field against New Orleans. And if that ends up being the case, they should be heavily favored to push their record to 4-2 on Sunday vs. the Saints.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Buccaneers get flurry of positive injury updates before Saints matchup

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/buccaneers-news-rachaad-white-lands-on-injury-report-before-saints-clash');   ga('set', 'title', 'Buccaneers’ Rachaad White lands on injury report before Saints clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Buccaneers-news-Rachaad-White-lands-on-injury-report-before-Saints-clash.jpg"></figure><h1>Buccaneers’ Rachaad White lands on injury report before Saints clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-10T17:52:30-07:00">October 10th, 5:52pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-10T17:53:13-07:00">October 10th, 5:53pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have had a long break to think about and learn from their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-new-fans-todd-bowles-coaching-falcons-meltdown">stinging Thursday Night Football loss</a> to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 5. The alternative to adjusting their focus and cleaning up their mistakes could be another crushing divisional defeat this Sunday afternoon. Beyond preparation, the Bucs could use a bit of good fortune on <a href="https://x.com/BuccaneersComms/status/1844489438690410934" rel="noopener">the injury report</a>. That might not happen as far as the running back room is concerned, however.</p><p>Rachaad White continues to be hampered by a foot issue. After being a limited practice participant on Wednesday, the 2022 third-round draft pick was sidelined in Thursday’s session. He is now in serious jeopardy of missing the team’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-mike-evans-honest-on-marshon-lattimore-feud-saints-clash">Week 6 clash with the New Orleans Saints</a>.</p><p>White first suffered the injury against the Falcons, but there was the belief that a 10-day reprieve from NFL action could afford him enough time to heal. While that could still be the case, late-week downgrades often portend bad news. He continued to struggle as a ball-carrier through the first few weeks of the season but was highly efficient against both Atlanta and the Philadelphia Eagles. The former Arizona State star also adds value as a pass-catcher, enabling Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers offense to set up favorable third-down situations.</p><p>Head coach Todd Bowles might have someone he can trust to carry the burden in the backfield, though.</p><h2><b>Buccaneers may have to lean more on their rookie</b></h2><p>Despite committing a costly fumble that prevented the Bucs from finishing off the Falcons in Week 5, rookie Bucky Irving is proving himself to be an impactful back. He is averaging 5.6 yards per carry with one touchdown through the first five games of his NFL career. His workload could be due for a big bump in the Crescent City if White stays on this current trajectory.</p><p>Tampa Bay still has a couple of days before it is forced to adjust its game plan. Either way, expect Irving and the Buccaneers (3-2) to be seeking redemption for last Thursday’s stumble when they battle the Saints (2-3).</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Buccaneers’ Rachaad White lands on injury report before Saints clash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/buccaneers-news-mike-evans-honest-on-marshon-lattimore-feud-saints-clash');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mike Evans gets honest on Marshon Lattimore feud ahead of Saints clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Mike-Evans-gets-honest-on-Marshon-Lattimore-feud-ahead-of-Saints-clash.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Mike Evans gets honest on Marshon Lattimore feud ahead of Saints clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-10T14:20:54-07:00">October 10th, 2:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-10T14:20:54-07:00">October 10th, 2:20pm</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mike-evans-marshon-lattimore-ejected-after-intense-buccaneers-saints-brawl">Mike Evans is preparing to face his longtime rival</a>, New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore, as the teams clash in Week 6 of the NFL season. The two have developed one of the league’s most notorious rivalries, now entering its eighth year. Their confrontations have often turned physical, leading to multiple ejections and suspensions for Evans. Heading into Sunday’s matchup, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-tampa-bay-historic-rock-bottom-kirk-cousins-eruption">Buccaneers hold a 3-2 record</a> and are looking to build momentum with a key division win.</p><p>Evans has faced significant consequences in past matchups with Lattimore, including two one-game suspensions and more than $100,000 in fines. Despite these setbacks, Evans is taking a more controlled approach this time, focusing on maturity and self-discipline.</p><p>“Long as, you know, it’s within the play,” Evans <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/mike-evans-admits-he-has-done-a-bad-job-controlling-his-emotions-vs-marshon-lattimore" rel="noopener">said about the rivalry</a>, via Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times. “I’ve done a bad job in the past of making it go over the play when I shouldn’t have. But I’m more mature now, and our team is focused on playing winning ball, and you can’t play winning ball when you get kicked out and things like that.”</p><h2><b>Mike Evans seeks composure in heated Saints rivalry with Marshon Lattimore</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Marshon-Lattimore-23-and-safety-Marcus-Maye-6-get-into-a-penalty-with-Tampa-Bay-Buccaneers-wide-receiver-Mike-Evans.jpg"><figcaption>© Stephen Lew-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While Evans remains passionate about the competition, he emphasized the importance of staying composed. “I definitely want to have that fire and be physical, and a little chirping never hurts,” Evans said. “But you definitely have got to be smart.”</p><p>Evans’ history against the Saints, particularly when Lattimore is in the lineup, has often been challenging. Despite his status as one of the NFL’s top receivers, Evans has <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/mike-evans-career-stats-vs-saints" rel="noopener">only recorded one 100-yard game</a> against New Orleans — a seven-catch, 147-yard performance in the 2018 season opener. That remains his lone standout performance against a tough Saints defense.</p><p>As the Buccaneers head into Week 6 with a 3-2 record, Evans is focused on helping his team secure another win while avoiding the costly mistakes that have defined past meetings with Lattimore. Whether Lattimore is active for Sunday’s game or not, Evans will be aiming to break through the Saints’ defense and stay within the bounds of the game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mike Evans gets honest on Marshon Lattimore feud ahead of Saints clash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/buccaneers-news-raymond-james-stadium-update-hurricane-milton');   ga('set', 'title', 'Buccaneers gets Raymond James Stadium update after Hurricane Milton');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Buccaneers-news-Tampa-Bay-gets-Raymond-James-Stadium-update-after-Hurricane-Milton.jpg"></figure><h1>Buccaneers gets Raymond James Stadium update after Hurricane Milton</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-10T10:55:29-07:00">October 10th, 10:55am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-10T10:55:29-07:00">October 10th, 10:55am</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University while covering events like the 2023 NCAA Men's Final Four, the 2024 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl and the Arizona State men's swim and dive team. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tampa Bay Buccaneers received some good news about Raymond James Stadium after the devastating effects of Hurricane Milton. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, he said this <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1844412840570216723" rel="noopener">in a tweet</a> on X.<br><br>“A Bucs update from the fallout from Hurricane Milton: While site surveys are still being conducted, Raymond James Stadium and the Bucs practice and training facility seem to have sustained only cosmetic damage.”</p><p>Luckily, the Buccaneers made a safe move as they embarked on their Week 6 division matchup with the New Orleans Saints. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-the-drastic-action-tampa-bay-took-saints-matchup-hurricane-milton">Bucs took drastic action</a> by staying in New Orleans before the storm hit Florida. Winds hit upwards of <a href="https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2024-10-10/hurricane-milton-tropicana-field-raymond-james-stadium" rel="noopener">120 miles per hour</a> in the Saint Petersburg and Tampa areas.</p><h2>Will the Buccaneers and Raymond James Stadium be fine after Hurricane Milton?</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tampa-Bay-gets-Raymond-James-Stadium-update-after-Hurricane-Milton.jpg"><figcaption>© Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>There were reports of flooding within the stadium but other than that, there was no structural damage to the stadium. The Buccaneers had a major break, whereas their baseball counterpart, the Tampa Bay Rays didn’t have that. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rays-news-tropicana-fields-roof-torn-off-amid-hurricane-milton-wrath">roof of Tropicana Field was torn off by Hurricane Milton</a> as it made landfall. The nearly 20-mile distance between the two stadiums proved the devastating effects of the hurricane. </p><p>The Buccaneers have two straight home games, with the closest being on Monday Night Football against the Baltimore Ravens on October 21. After that, they’ll take on the Atlanta Falcons once again on October 27. It’s uncertain if the stadium will be in proper condition before those games. If that’s the case, then the NFL will have to do some rescheduling of games to make it work for not only their fans but the players’ safety.</p><p>The entire league will likely honor any victims of Hurricane Milton. Even Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans told ESPN that <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41707447/mike-evans-hurricane-milton-bucs-playing-bigger" rel="noopener">he’s playing for a ‘bigger’ cause</a> on Sunday. As the storm drifts further away from Florida, it’s a sigh of relief that people are safe.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Buccaneers gets Raymond James Stadium update after Hurricane Milton

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/buccaneers-vs-saints-prediction-odds-pick-for-nfl-week-6-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'Buccaneers vs. Saints prediction, odds, pick for NFL Week 6');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Buccaneers-vs.-Saints-prediction-odds-pick-for-NFL-Week-6.jpg"></figure><h1>Buccaneers vs. Saints prediction, odds, pick for NFL Week 6</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-10T09:53:23-07:00">October 10th, 9:53am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-10T09:53:23-07:00">October 10th, 9:53am</time><address><a>Garrett Kerman</a>Garrett Kerman also goes by the name of The Fight Analyst. He covers all combat sports, from MMA, to boxing, to even bare-knuckle. He is also very well-versed in all American sports when it comes to news and betting analysis. Whether you want betting advice or some breaking news, Garrett is your guy.2024 YTD Record |NBA: 55-41 |NCAAB: 6-8 |MMA: 74-30 |Overall: 135-79</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tampa Bay Buccaneers head to New Orleans to take on the Saints. They look to rebound after a tough-luck loss in their last game against the Atlanta Falcons as they come into week 6. It is time to continue our NFL odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Buccaneers-Saints prediction and pick.</p><figure><img src="https://a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/3065-2113640"></figure><figure><img src="https://paramountplus.qflm.net/i/492408/2113640/3065"></figure><p><b>Tampa Bay (3-2) </b>has started the 2024 season strong, sitting at 3-2 through Week 54. Baker Mayfield has shown flashes of brilliance, particularly in their wins against Washington and Philadelphia. However, a tough overtime loss to the Falcons in Week 5 exposed some defensive vulnerabilities5. As they head to New Orleans, maintaining offensive consistency will be crucial.</p><p><b>New Orleans (3-0) </b>has struggled to find consistency, sitting at 2-3 through Week 5. Their offense, initially explosive, has sputtered recently without Derek Carr. Alvin Kamara remains a bright spot, leading the NFL in touches and scrimmage yards. Facing the Buccaneers at home in Week 6, New Orleans must rely on their defense and ground game to stay competitive in the NFC South race.<b><br></b></p><p><i><b>Here are the Buccaneers-Saints <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nfl" rel="noopener">NFL odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </b></i></p><h2><b>NFL Odds: Buccaneers-Saints Odds</b></h2><p>Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -3.5 (-110)</p><p>Moneyline: -176</p><p>New Orleans Saints: +3.5 (-110)</p><p>Moneyline: +148</p><p>Over: 41.5 (-110)</p><p>Under: 41.5 (-110)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Buccaneers vs. Saints </b></h2><p>Time: 1:00 PM ET/10:00 AM PT</p><p>TV: FOX</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/football/?irad=356362&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">Free Trial</a>)</p><h2><b>Why The Buccaneers Could Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are poised to secure a crucial victory against the New Orleans Saints in Week 6, despite being on the road. Coming off a tough overtime loss to the Falcons, the Bucs will be eager to bounce back and maintain their position in the NFC South race.</p><p>Baker Mayfield has shown flashes of brilliance this season, particularly in wins against Washington and Philadelphia. With 10 days of rest, Mayfield should be well-prepared to exploit the Saints’ defense, which has struggled in recent weeks. The potential return of key players like Calijah Kancey and Luke Goedeke could provide a significant boost to Tampa Bay’s offensive line.</p><p>While the Buccaneers’ defense showed a poor performance against the Falcons, they will be motivated to redeem themselves. The possible return of Antoine Winfield Jr. could be a game-changer for the secondary. Facing a Saints offense that has sputtered recently without Derek Carr, Tampa Bay’s defense has an excellent opportunity to regain its form.</p><p>New Orleans has been inconsistent this season, sitting at 2-3. Their offense, which started the year explosively, has lost its spark in recent weeks. Without Derek Carr, the Saints will likely rely heavily on Alvin Kamara, making them more predictable and easier for the Bucs’ defense to contain.</p><h2><b>Why The Saints Could Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>Despite the absence of Derek Carr due to injury, the New Orleans Saints are poised to secure a crucial victory against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at home in Week 6.</p><p>The Saints’ defense has been a bright spot this season, ranking seventh against the pass and surrendering an average of just 194.7 yards per game2. Their ability to limit opposing quarterbacks to a 58% completion percentage will be crucial against Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers’ passing attack.</p><p>Alvin Kamara remains the Saints’ offensive centerpiece, leading the NFL in touches and scrimmage yards. His versatility will be key in keeping the Buccaneers’ defense off-balance, especially with Carr sidelined.</p><p>Tampa Bay’s defense has shown vulnerabilities, ranking 24th in total defense and allowing over 356 yards per game. The Saints’ offense should be able to exploit these weaknesses, even with rookie Spencer Rattler at the helm.</p><p>In this pivotal divisional matchup, expect the Saints’ defense and creative offensive game plan to overcome the loss of Carr and secure a hard-fought victory at home.</p><h2><b>Final Buccaneers-Saints Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>The Buccaneers-Saints Week 6 matchup promises to be a closely contested divisional battle. Despite the Saints losing Derek Carr, their strong home-field advantage and Alvin Kamara’s versatility will keep them competitive. However, Tampa Bay’s offense, led by Baker Mayfield, has shown flashes of brilliance this season1. The Buccaneers’ defense, while vulnerable, should be able to contain a Saints offense that has a rookie quarterback being thrown into the fire.</p><p>The Saints have historically performed well at home against NFC South opponents in October, but Tampa Bay’s offensive firepower may prove too much to overcome. Expect a tight game, but the Buccaneers should edge out a victory and cover the 3.5-point spread.</p><p><b>Final Buccaneers-Saints Prediction &amp; Pick: Tampa Bay Buccaneers -3.5 (-110), Under 41.5 (-105)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Buccaneers vs. Saints prediction, odds, pick for NFL Week 6

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bears-news-owner-addresses-alleged-recruitment-tom-brady-2020-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bears owner addresses alleged ‘stealth’ recruitment of Tom Brady in 2020 free agency');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Owner-addresses-alleged-stealth-recruitment-of-Tom-Brady-in-2020-free-agency.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Bears owner addresses alleged ‘stealth’ recruitment of Tom Brady in 2020 free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-10T09:52:47-07:00">October 10th, 9:52am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-10T09:52:47-07:00">October 10th, 9:52am</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Chicago Bears chairman George McCaskey <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41718310/bears-owner-confirms-stealth-pursuit-tom-brady-2020" rel="noopener">recently confirmed</a> the team’s pursuit of quarterback Tom Brady during the 2020 free agency period. In an interview with ESPN’s Courtney Cronin, McCaskey reflected on the Bears’ efforts to sign Brady before he ultimately joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.</p><p>McCaskey’s comments followed <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-news-tom-brady-almost-chicago-over-buccaneers">Brady’s revelation during Fox’s Week 4 broadcast</a> of the Philadelphia Eagles-Tampa Bay Buccaneers game. During the broadcast, Brady mentioned that the Chicago Bears were “very stealth in their recruitment” as they attempted to lure him after he left the New England Patriots.</p><p>Speaking with Cronin, McCaskey said, “That seems like ancient history at this point. I do remember we were interested in pursuing him. It didn’t work out for us. Worked out great for him in Tampa.”</p><h2><b>Bears explored multiple quarterback options, including Tom Brady, after Trubisky’s 2019 struggles</b></h2><p>At the time, the Bears were coming off a disappointing 2019 season, where former first-round quarterback Mitchell Trubisky had struggled, and the team missed the postseason a year after winning the NFC North.</p><p>McCaskey explained that the team explored several options during the free agency period. “Any time you’re in a situation like that, you’re not putting all of your eggs in one basket. You’re looking at alternatives. It’s the same in free agency, it’s the same in the draft. If the person you’re targeting isn’t available, you want to make sure you’ve done your due diligence on all other options. So that was one option that we were looking at.”</p><p>While the Bears didn’t land Brady, they turned their attention to quarterback Nick Foles, acquiring him via trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars in March 2020. Foles went on to compete with Trubisky for the starting role that season.</p><h2><b>Monsters of the Midway prepare rookie QB Caleb Williams for NFL spotlight</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Caleb-Williams-18-looks-on-from-the-sideline-against-the-Carolina-Panthers.jpg"><figcaption>© Daniel Bartel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Now, four years later, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-news-caleb-williams-stats-that-have-fans-ready-to-believe">Bears are looking ahead with rookie quarterback Caleb Williams</a>, whom they drafted first overall. McCaskey also discussed Williams’ development and the structure the team has built to support him.</p><p>“I think it’s gone very well,” McCaskey said. “We wanted to have a structure in place for him to succeed, and a lot of that was protecting him from the inevitable distractions when you’re the starting quarterback of the Chicago Bears. Everybody wants some of your time, and unfortunately, in order for him to do his job properly, he doesn’t have time for everyone. We have to protect him, we have to act as buffers, and I think we have a good support system in place for him.”</p><p>McCaskey also praised Williams’ “irrepressible spirit,” highlighting his work ethic and leadership qualities as essential to his smooth transition to the NFL.</p><p>Heading into their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-news-chicago-rules-out-3-players-london-game-jaguars">Week 6 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars</a>, the Bears sit at 3-2 and will face off at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London at 9:30 a.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bears owner addresses alleged ‘stealth’ recruitment of Tom Brady in 2020 free agency

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/buccaneers-news-tom-brady-makes-donation-hurricane-milton-victims');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ex-Buccaneers QB Tom Brady makes $100,000 donation to Hurricane Milton victims');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tom-Brady-makes-100000-donation-to-Hurricane-Milton-victims.jpg"></figure><h1>Ex-Buccaneers QB Tom Brady makes $100,000 donation to Hurricane Milton victims</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-10T08:24:42-07:00">October 10th, 8:24am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-10T08:24:43-07:00">October 10th, 8:24am</time><address><a>Preston Byers</a>Preston Byers is an experienced writer and journalist who currently serves as an associate editor for ClutchPoints and as a staff writer at The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, where he covers sports in the Mahoning Valley. Previously, Preston worked as an associate editor for Dot Esports and a site expert for FanSided's Union and Blue.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady announced today he will be donating $100,000 in aid to those who have been impacted by Hurricane Milton, which has impacted millions in Florida.</p><p>Brady, who played three seasons for the Buccaneers from 2020 to 2022, <a href="https://twitter.com/TomBrady/status/1844380701246079436" rel="noopener">said that he will</a> donate $100,000 in order to “help get essentials like food, water and first aid to fellow Floridians in need.” Additionally, Brady said that Gopuff, a delivery platform, is matching his donation and any others that are made via ‘Give with Gopuff,’ which goes toward the Volunteer Florida Foundation.</p><p>“Keep those impacted by these storms in your prayers, look out for your neighbors, and continue to help out anyway you’re able. Stay safe, and stay strong Florida,” Brady wrote on his Instagram Story.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Stay safe, and stay strong, Florida 💪 <a href="https://t.co/inP0BTvtoT">pic.twitter.com/inP0BTvtoT</a></p><p>— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomBrady/status/1844380701246079436?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Hurricane Milton had been recorded as having 180 mph winds in the past week, and it finally made landfall yesterday evening as a Category 3 storm about 70 miles south of Tampa. While Tampa was not hit directly by Milton, a widespread concern, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rays-news-tropicana-fields-roof-torn-off-amid-hurricane-milton-wrath">parts of the roof of Tropicana Field</a>, where MLB’s Tampa Bay Rays play, were torn off by the storm’s winds last night, and Raymond James Stadium, the home of the Buccaneers, flooded following the storm surge.</p><p>Local government officials had ordered evacuations in anticipation of Milton, which knocked out power to more than 3 million Florida residents and caused numerous tornadoes in the state, including on the other coast where at least four people have been killed.</p><p>Although he said the state had managed to avoid the “worst-case scenario,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said, “We will better understand the extent of the damage as the day progresses.”</p><p>Florida had felt the effects of Hurricane Helene just a few weeks ago, and with Milton coming so soon after, piles of debris had yet to be discarded by the time the latest storm hit.</p><p>The Buccaneers, who play the Saints this weekend, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-the-drastic-action-tampa-bay-took-saints-matchup-hurricane-milton">evacuated early this week</a> to New Orleans. After Sunday’s game, the team is scheduled to host the Baltimore Ravens on Oct. 21.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ex-Buccaneers QB Tom Brady makes $100,000 donation to Hurricane Milton victims

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/buccaneers-news-the-drastic-action-tampa-bay-took-saints-matchup-hurricane-milton');   ga('set', 'title', 'The drastic action Buccaneers took for Saints matchup due to Hurricane Milton');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Buccaneers-news-Glazer-family-provides-1-million-for-Hurricane-Helene-relief.jpg"></figure><h1>The drastic action Buccaneers took for Saints matchup due to Hurricane Milton</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-07T07:40:26-07:00">October 7th, 7:40am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-07T07:40:26-07:00">October 7th, 7:40am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have had a rough couple of weeks. Tampa Bay <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-baker-mayfield-injury-update-after-loss-falcons">suffered their second loss of the season on Thursday Night Football against Atlanta</a>, which seriously opens up the NFC South division. The state of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-glazer-family-provides-1-million-for-hurricane-helene-relief">Florida was also devastated by Hurricane Helene</a>, which caused a ton of destruction over the past few weeks. Now another storm system is entering the area, and Floridians are forced to take desperate measures once more.</p><p>The Buccaneers are taking drastic measures to prepare for their Week 6 matchup against the Saints. They are <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1843284633217348063" rel="noopener">evacuating Tampa and heading to New Orleans on Tuesday</a> ahead of their game there on Sunday, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.</p><p>The team was able to secure the necessary hotel rooms in New Orleans to avoid having another flight on Saturday.</p><p>The Buccaneers should be safely out of the way of Hurricane Milton as it approaches Florida’s west coast sometime this week.</p><h2><b>Buccaneers fans brace for Hurricane Milton as the storm races towards Florida’s west coast</b></h2><p>Hurricane Milton is looking like one of the scariest storm systems in recent memory. Milton was already a potentially life-threatening storm system, but it <a href="https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/tracking-hurricane-milton-florida-southeast" rel="noopener">intensified on Sunday into a Category 4 storm</a> with winds of 150 miles per hour.</p><p>The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported that sustained winds from Milton could increase to 155 miles per hour. This is just two miles per hour shy of bumping Milton up to a Category 5 storm.</p><p>Milton is on a collision course with multiple population centers in Florida, including Orlando and Tampa Bay. This has the state preparing for a massive evacuation.</p><p>“We are preparing … for the largest evacuation that we have seen, most likely since 2017, Hurricane Irma,” Kevin Guthrie, executive director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, said on Sunday.</p><p>The Tampa Bay area is still <a href="https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-milton-helene-florida-557c5c512135e0a8661b298e45e17c92" rel="noopener">cleaning up extensive damage from Hurricane Helene</a> just a few weeks ago. 12 people died as Helene swept up the west coast of Florida and ravaged the barrier islands from St. Petersburg to Clearwater.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The drastic action Buccaneers took for Saints matchup due to Hurricane Milton

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/how-baker-mayfield-managed-save-nfl-career-traded-from-browns');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Baker Mayfield managed to save his NFL career after being traded from the Browns');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/0How-Baker-Mayfield-managed-to-save-his-NFL-career-after-being-traded-from-the-Browns0.jpg"></figure><h1>How Baker Mayfield managed to save his NFL career after being traded from the Browns</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-05T06:14:16-07:00">October 5th, 6:14am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-05T06:14:16-07:00">October 5th, 6:14am</time><address><a>Derick Quinanola</a>With a proficient background in basketball, NFL, and football, Derick Quinanola uses his knowledge to write blogs for readers that are both entertaining and informative. He has been writing with ClutchPoints for years and has developed an understanding of the type of content fans resonate with.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Evergreen</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Like in every professional sport, expectations are always high for a top overall pick. Some expect that player to produce from day one while some expect him to be the franchise savior. For Baker Mayfield, it was both. As the No. 1 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns expected Mayfield to change their fortunes quickly.</p><p>However, after four seasons and only one playoff win, the Browns got impatient. They <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-the-browns-texans-deshaun-watson-trade" rel="noopener">traded for Deshaun Watson</a>, leaving Mayfield to rebuild his career from the ground up.</p><h2>Mayfield’s inconsistency in Cleveland ultimately led to his demise</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/How-Baker-Mayfield-managed-to-save-his-NFL-career-after-being-traded-from-the-Browns.jpg"><figcaption>Philip G. Pavely-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>In his rookie season, Mayfield lived up to the hype. He’d set the record for <a href="https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/video/baker-mayfield-sets-rookie-quarterback-touchdown-record-with-27#:~:text=Baker%20set%20the%20rookie%20record%20for%20most%20touchdowns%20by%20a" rel="noopener">most touchdown passes by a rookie</a> with 27, which allowed him to help the Browns match their highest win total in 10 seasons. Despite his early flashes of brilliance, Mayfield struggled with turnovers and injuries took a toll on his performance. His best moment came in the 2020 season when he led the Browns to their first playoff victory in over 25 years with a 48-37 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers.</p><p>However, the following season was followed by disappointment. By 2022, the Browns felt Mayfield overstayed his welcome in Cleveland and was traded to the Carolina Panthers for a conditional fifth-round pick. Mayfield’s first few months after his trade to the Panthers were rough, to say the least. While he did win the role as starting quarterback, he struggled. Through his first six games, Mayfield went 1-5 as a starter and completed less than 50% of his passes. Struggling to find his rhythm, Mayfield was eventually benched in favor of quarterbacks like PJ Walker and John Wolford, two players who are no longer in the NFL as of 2024.</p><p>By the time the Panthers released him mid-season in 2022, Mayfield was claimed off waivers by the Rams. This was when things started to change for Mayfield. While he was mostly used as a backup, he showed flashes of brilliance whenever he stepped on the field.</p><h2>Baker Mayfield finds himself in the perfect situation</h2><p>In 2023, he signed a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. On his third team in less than a year, Mayfield knew his career could be hanging in the balance. He’d eventually win the starting role as quarterback of the team once again. But this time around, he made sure to make his opportunity count.</p><p>Mayfield didn’t just win the starting job, he thrived. He was named to his first Pro Bowl, threw for over 4,000 yards which included 28 touchdowns, and led the Buccaneers to the divisional round of the playoffs, marking one of the deepest playoff runs the franchise has been on in two decades when you exclude the three years they had Tom Brady.</p><p>The Buccaneers rewarded Mayfield’s play by resigning him to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-baker-mayfield-truth-bomb-100-million-extension-tampa-bay" rel="noopener">lucrative three-year, $100 million contract</a> with at least half of it fully guaranteed. Mayfield’s resurgence has been one of the best comeback stories in recent years and he’s proven that his first season in Tampa Bay was no fluke. It took a while for Mayfield to find his footing in the NFL, but it was worth the wait.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Baker Mayfield managed to save his NFL career after being traded from the Browns

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/buccaneers-news-baker-mayfield-injury-update-after-loss-falcons');   ga('set', 'title', 'Buccaneers’ Baker Mayfield gets injury update after loss to Falcons');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/0-Baker-Mayfield-gets-injury-update-after-loss-to-Falcons0.jpg"></figure><h1>Buccaneers’ Baker Mayfield gets injury update after loss to Falcons</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-04T12:39:19-07:00">October 4th, 12:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-04T12:39:19-07:00">October 4th, 12:39pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tampa Bay <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-todd-bowles-hits-team-with-blunt-reality-check-week-5-loss">Buccaneers were in a tight battle</a> with the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday Night Football, with the help of Baker Mayfield and his outstanding play. Mayfield finished the game with 180 yards and three touchdowns, completing 19 of his 24 passes. At one point during the game, Mayfield had his ankle rolled up, but he continued the game. When asked about status, there were all positive signs <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1842275654265446423" rel="noopener">regarding the injury</a>, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.</p><p>“Bucs QB Baker Mayfield, who got a little banged up when his ankle got trapped but didn’t miss a play last night, is “good,” source said. No real issues,” Rapoport tweeted on X, formerly Twitter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Baker Mayfield <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/gobucs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#gobucs</a></p><p>Limped off the field here. You can see his right/ankle foot gets forced into a bent position and knee gets twisted. Didn’t seem to be in too much pain. Doesn’t appear to have train in staff working on him so he’ll probably return <a href="https://t.co/5qWyd5uyEo">pic.twitter.com/5qWyd5uyEo</a></p><p>— Tom Christ, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT (@FantasyInjuryT) <a href="https://twitter.com/FantasyInjuryT/status/1842029871129608407?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Mayfield is a tough competitor, so there was no way he was going to come out of the game, especially in the type of environment they were in against a divisional rival.</p><h2>Buccaneers fall short in OT game vs. Falcons</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Baker-Mayfield.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Buccaneers had a three-point lead with less than two minutes remaining in regulation after intercepting Kirk Cousins. They were in field goal range at the start, but from there, they lost yards on a run play, and then a penalty was called, which pushed them back even further. By the end of the drive, the Buccaneers had to punt, which gave the Falcons the opportunity to tie the game with a field goal and send it into overtime.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-baker-mayfield-reveals-big-regret-in-loss-to-falcons">Baker Mayfield spoke after the game</a> and felt like he left some plays on the field that could have won the Buccaneers the game. Mayfield finished with 180 passing yards and three touchdowns while completing 19 of his 24 passes.</p><p>“All I care about is wins,” Mayfield said. “We’ve gotta find a way to finish that out on offense.”</p><p>With Mayfield looking like he won’t miss any time, the Buccaneers are hoping to keep stacking wins throughout the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Buccaneers’ Baker Mayfield gets injury update after loss to Falcons

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He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tampa Bay <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-todd-bowles-hits-team-with-blunt-reality-check-week-5-loss">Buccaneers were so close to a 4-1 record</a>. Buccaneers linebacker Lavonte David intercepted a Kirk Cousins pass with 1:52 left in the game and it felt like victory was assured. In fact, Next Gen Stats gave the Buccaneers a 95.7% win percentage at that time. However, a series of blunders led to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-baker-mayfield-reveals-big-regret-in-loss-to-falcons">Buccaneers punting the ball and never seeing it again</a>.</p><p>Tampa’s locker room was full of frustration after they let the game slip away. Tackle Tristan Wirfs was one of the most animated players in the locker room, <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/tristan-wirfs-on-buccaneers-collapse-it-should-hurt-it-should-suck?campaign=Twitter_atn" rel="noopener">giving a fiery interview to the media</a> with his heart on his sleeve.</p><p>“It was a back-and-forth game,” Wirfs said after the game per NFL.com’s Kevin Patra. “We had an opportunity to close it out, and we didn’t. So, it sucks. We have three days to let it steep. It should hurt, it should suck. Just give it a couple weeks, we have the Saints next week and then they (Falcons) are coming to Tampa a couple weeks after that. Gotta move on. It sucks. I’m pissed. I’m not happy about it.</p><p>Wirfs was particularly upset about the team’s last offensive possession, which could have easily won the game if not for several mistakes.</p><p>“It was right there. They gave it to us,” Wirfs continued. “They threw the Lavonte pick and said, ‘Here you go. You guys win.’ And we sh—ed down our leg. So, we need to move on.”</p><h2><b>Buccaneers searching for answers after disappointing loss to Falcons on Thursday Night Football</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Buccaneers_c2d419.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Buccaneers are still 3-2 but they are <a href="https://www.buccaneers.com/news/bucs-falcons-week-5-recap-postgame-report" rel="noopener">left searching for answers after a brutal loss</a> on Thursday Night Football.</p><p>“We just have to close out games,” coach Todd Bowles said, via the team’s official website. “Had opportunities on both sides of the ball, [but] we didn’t finish. We did some good things; we did a lot of bad things to lose the ballgame. So we’ll get some rest, and we’ll get some guys healthy, and we’ll get ready for next week. We’ve got a good football team; we didn’t finish the game.”</p><p>Bowles did not hold back when talking about where things went wrong.</p><p>“We were not where we were supposed to be,” said Bowles. “We missed a lot of plays; we can’t play the Bucs and the Falcons.”</p><p>Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield had another impressive performance in Week 5. However, Mayfield did not seem to care about his stats after the game.</p><p>“All I care about is wins,” Mayfield said. “We’ve got to find a way to finish that game out on offense. We have to make the plays when they’re there. In the second half, we’ve got to take care of the football and we’ve got to finish on offense.”</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/schedule/upcoming">Buccaneers have a chance to rest before taking on the Saints in Week 6</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tristan Wirfs goes on ‘pissed’ NSFW rant after Buccaneers collapse vs. Falcons

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Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tampa Bay <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-todd-bowles-hits-team-with-blunt-reality-check-week-5-loss">Buccaneers lost a thriller in overtime</a> against the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday Night Football. The Buccaneers had a three-point lead with less than two minutes remaining in regulation after just getting an interception. They were in field goal range, but from there, they lost yards on a run play, and then a penalty was called, which pushed them back. By the end of the drive, the Buccaneers had to punt, which gave the Falcons the opportunity to tie the game with a field goal and send it into overtime.</p><p>The Falcons received the ball, and they finished the game with a 45-yard touchdown. Buccaneers’ fans were not happy with the way head coach Todd Bowles finished the game, and they let him hear about it <a href="https://x.com/EMT_Ashlie/status/1842043792322408929" rel="noopener">on social media</a>.</p><p>“Todd Bowles coached the worst 2 minutes of football I’ve ever seen. This should have been OVER with the Lavonte pick. F—–g unreal,” one user said.</p><p>“Worst loss in the Todd Bowles era. Inexcusable,” another user said.</p><p>“Todd Bowles might be my least favorite coach in football LMFAO legit only sends 8 rushers when he plays Philly,” another user said.</p><p>It’s obvious that some fans are fed up with Bowles’ decision-making, and it may take them a while to get over this loss.</p><h2>Todd Bowles, Buccaneers’ players react to loss vs. Falcons</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Todd-Bowles.jpg"><figcaption>Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After the game, Todd Bowles spoke to the media and put an emphasis on <a href="https://www.joebucsfan.com/2024/10/todd-bowles-was-not-happy-with-yac-given-up/#google_vignette" rel="noopener">their tackling</a>, which was one of the major factors that led to their loss.</p><p>“It wasn’t very good is all I can say,” Bowles said. “A lot of catch and run, five-yard catch and runs. We made these tackles against Detroit, [and] we missed them in this game.”</p><p>Adding on to the defenses’ shortcomings, Bowles was asked about the Falcons being able to attack the middle of the field, and Bowles had a simple answer.</p><p>“Yeah, we were not where we were supposed to be,” Bowles said.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-baker-mayfield-reveals-big-regret-in-loss-to-falcons">Baker Mayfield spoke after the game</a> and felt like he left some plays on the field that could have won the Buccaneers the game. Mayfield finished with 180 passing yards and three touchdowns while completing 19 of his 24 passes.</p><p>“All I care about is wins,” Mayfield said. “We’ve gotta find a way to finish that out on offense.”</p><p>The Buccaneers will have a chance to leave this loss behind when they play another divisional opponent next week, the New Orleans Saints.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Buccaneers’ fans up in arms over Todd Bowles’ coaching during Falcons meltdown

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He's also an award-winning author and Ken Jeong's best friend.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Celebrity</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Tampa Bay Buccaneers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-baker-mayfield-reveals-big-regret-in-loss-to-falcons">quarterback Baker Mayfield</a> teamed with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mark-wahlberg-giants-eli-manning-joke-exclusive">New York Giants legend Eli Manning</a> for a Chad Powers-like skit for Prime Video.</p><p>In the new series, The Undercovers, Mayfield went undercover as a Buccaneers super fan. He <a href="https://twitter.com/EliManning/status/1841933834889183513" rel="noopener">donned a long-haired wig</a> and mustache operating under the name Gus Swayze. To be honest, he looks a lot like the Las Vegas Raiders’ quarterback Gardner Minshew.</p><p>Upon getting the fresh look, Mayfield called Manning. In a clip posted by Manning on X, formerly Twitter, he signed off on Mayfield’s new look. He wanted Mayfield to embrace the new alias.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Embrace it, enjoy it, live it, love it <a href="https://twitter.com/bakermayfield?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@bakermayfield</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PrimeVideo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrimeVideo</a> <a href="https://t.co/Wb6brlOZRd">pic.twitter.com/Wb6brlOZRd</a></p><p>— Eli Manning (@EliManning) <a href="https://twitter.com/EliManning/status/1841933834889183513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 3, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“You look amazing,” he said with a smile.</p><p>When asked for advice, Manning advised Mayfield to stay in character. This extends to his conversations with loved ones and friends.</p><p>“Try to stay in character all day,” Manning said. “Once I got the wig on, I was like, ‘This is home I’m talking,’ whether I’m on the phone with my wife or talking to some random person on the field. Stay in character, have fun with it. Just say random stuff [even] if it doesn’t make any sense whatsoever.”</p><p>The Chad Powers craze has taken the NFL world by storm ever since Eli Manning went undercover at Penn State. Glen Powell is adapting the concept <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/glen-powell-oregon-uniform-chad-powers-series">for a new Hulu comedy</a>. And now Mayfield has similarly gone undercover.</p><h2><b>Eli Manning’s legendary career with the New York Giants</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Baker-Mayfield-receives-Eli-Mannings-approval-for-Chad-Powers-like-1series.jpg"><figcaption>Danielle Parhizkaran/NorthJersey.com.</figcaption></figure><p>Both Eli Manning and Baker Mayfield are former first-overall picks in the NFL Draft by the New York Giants and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, respectively. The former was drafted in the 2004 NFL Draft, while the latter was drafted in the 2018 NFL Draft.</p><p>During his time with the Giants, Manning threw for over 57,000 yards and 360 touchdowns. He was named to four Pro Bowls and was inducted into the New York Giants Ring of Honor. The team also retired his jersey number (10).</p><p>Recently, Manning was named as a finalist in the NFL’s Hall of Fame voting in his first year of eligibility. Fans will have to wait and see if he makes it into Canton in his first try.</p><p>He is best known for his two Super Bowl wins. Manning led the Giants to two Super Bowl victories in his career, defeating the New England Patriots in both games.</p><h2><b> Baker Mayfield’s career resurgence with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers</b></h2><p>After starting his career with the Cleveland Browns, Mayfield has since played for the Carolina Panthers, Los Angeles Rams, and now the Buccaneers. His career got off to a shaky start despite throwing over 3,700 yards and 27 touchdowns in his first season.</p><p>In his next three seasons with the Browns, he led them to the playoffs once in 2020. He then jumped around to the Panthers and Rams before finding a home in Tampa Bay.</p><p>Mayfield led the Buccaneers to a 9-8 record and a playoff birth in his first season as the starter. He threw over 4,000 yards for the first time in his career, along with a career-high 28 touchdowns.</p><p>His 2024 campaign has gotten off to a great start. Mayfield is currently tied for the most touchdown passes in the league (11) and has just two interceptions. The Buccaneers are 3-2 and fresh off an overtime loss to the Atlanta Falcons.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Buccaneers’ Baker Mayfield receives Eli Manning’s approval for Chad Powers-like series

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/falcons-news-drake-london-3-word-message-kirk-cousins-historic-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Drake London’s perfect 3-word message after Kirk Cousins’ historic game'); 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As he walked through the tunnel toward Washington’s locker room, he directed that phrase at a member of the media.</p><p>In his fifth game with the Falcons, Cousins delivered one of the most remarkable performances in NFL history. He passed for 509 yards and four touchdowns, capped off by a game-winning 45-yard touchdown throw to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hbcu-standout-khadarel-hodge-secures-game-winning-touchdown-vs-buccaneers">wide receiver KhaDarel Hodge</a> in overtime, leading Atlanta to a come-from-behind win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.</p><h2><b>The Atlanta Falcons nail-biting comeback over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers</b></h2><p>The Falcons tied the game and pushed it into overtime with a 52-yard field goal by kicker Younghoe Koo as time ran out in regulation. They hurried to the line of scrimmage and managed to stop the clock with just one second left after Cousins spiked the ball following a completion.</p><p>In overtime, they received the ball first and secured victory with a four-play, 70-yard touchdown drive, featuring three completions from Cousins that totaled 69 yards.</p><p>Cousins set a new career high with his passing yards in a single game, becoming the 13th player in NFL history to throw for at least 500 yards and four touchdowns in a game, as noted by the NFL.</p><p>He was only the second player in league history to record a 500-yard, four-touchdown passing performance in a prime-time game. The first was Tom Brady, who achieved this milestone during a 2011 game for the New England Patriots against the Miami Dolphins.</p><h2><b>Things are looking up for Kirk Cousins and the Falcons</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Falcons-Kirk-Cousins-against-the-Buccaneers.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Falcons, now 3-2, entered a first-place tie with the Buccaneers at the top of the NFC South, sitting half a game ahead of the New Orleans Saints as Week 5 began. With the hiring of Raheem Morris as head coach and the acquisition of Cousins, who signed a lucrative four-year deal worth $45 million per season in free agency, Atlanta has high hopes for this season.</p><p>The season has featured significant highs and lows, starting with a disappointing performance in the home opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers, which was quickly overshadowed by a thrilling victory on Monday night in Week 2 against Philadelphia.</p><p>Kirk Cousins is proving his health and productivity following the torn Achilles tendon that ended his last season with the Minnesota Vikings. His strong performance has quelled any quarterback controversy, particularly after the Falcons selected his backup and future successor, Michael Penix Jr., with the No. 8 overall pick in the NFL Draft.</p><p>Drake London hauled in 12 catches for 154 yards and a touchdown, while Darnell Mooney added nine receptions for 105 yards and two scores. In a season where scoring and passing have been lower than usual, the Falcons delivered a stellar offensive performance.</p><p>Atlanta enjoys a 10-day break before facing the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium in Week 6.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Drake London’s perfect 3-word message after Kirk Cousins’ historic game

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He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tampa Bay Buccaneers fell 3-2 in Week 5 after an overtime thriller loss to the Atlanta Falcons, who rode a 509-yard performance from Kirk Cousins all the way to his game-winning drive. With the win, the Falcons go up 3-2, proving their instincts correct when they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-news-atlanta-steals-kirk-cousins-away-from-vikings-4-year-contract">signed Cousins away from the Minnesota Vikings</a> in the offseason. The quarterback went 42-58 with 509 yards and four touchdowns plus one interception.</p><p>Meanwhile, Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield couldn’t quite continue his hot three-touchdown showing in the first half, finishing 19-24 for 180 yards, and three touchdowns.</p><p>Moreover, Cousins’ explosion represented another historic low for the Buccaneers. They have become “the only team in NFL history to allow an opposing QB to throw for 500+ passing yards on 4 separate occasions,” per <a href="https://x.com/SNstats/status/1842046715135672700" rel="noopener">a post</a> from Sportsnet Stats on X, formerly Twitter.</p><h2><b>Buccaneers meltdown on a career night</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kirk-Cousins-throws-a-pass-against-the-Bucs.jpg"><figcaption>© Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>For <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-todd-bowles-hits-team-with-blunt-reality-check-week-5-loss">Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles</a>, too many missed tackles were the story of their Week 5 loss to the Falcons, even beyond Kirk Cousins’ historic night.</p><p>For instance, one of these missed tackles was from cornerback Zyon McCollum, who whiffed on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hbcu-standout-khadarel-hodge-secures-game-winning-touchdown-vs-buccaneers">KhaDarel Hodge’s touchdown drive off Cousins’ 45-yard pass</a> in overtime that gave the Falcons a walk-off victory.</p><p>“The guy took off to make the play. He just missed the ball and he missed the tackle… Guys were where they were supposed to be,” Bowles said about the play, via <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/too-many-missed-tackles-lead-to-big-missed-opportunity-for-bucs-in-3630-ot-loss-to-falcons" rel="noopener">a report</a> from Associated Press shared on Fox Sports.</p><p>Meanwhile, Baker Mayfield didn’t blame any particular mishap or miscue for the loss.</p><p>“It looked like it was over a couple times. You know, the back and forth in there and stuff out there. Yeah, that was a crazy scenario there,” the quarterback said.</p><p>For his part, Bucs safety Christian Izen believes the team can move on from the loss, despite the many blown opportunities to take the game.</p><p>“We have to understand we’re very early in the season… We can’t let one loss ruin the season,” he said.</p><p>The safety might have a point, since a 3-2 record isn’t all that bad. From his first half, at least, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-baker-mayfield-pregame-mike-tyson-habit-fans-buzzing">Baker Mayfield’s Mike Tyson pregame routine</a> seemed to have worked.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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