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Tom Brady, Tampa Bay Buccaneers hold off Green Bay Packers to punch Super Bowl ticket
Tom Brady is going back to the Super Bowl. For a 10th time. At the age of 43. But this time it comes as the quarterback of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Brady and the Bucs knocked off the No. 1-seeded Green Bay Packers 31-26 in Sunday’s NFC Championship Game at Lambeau Field. They now will […]
Continue readingTampa Bay Buccaneers WR Antonio Brown ruled out for NFC title game vs. Green Bay Packers
TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will not have wide receiver Antonio Brown for Sunday’s NFC Championship Game at the Green Bay Packers, coach Bruce Arians announced Friday. “I just talked to him this morning, and to put him on the plane and fly up there and have it swell more doesn’t make any […]
Continue readingTampa Bay Buccaneers activate Devin White, Steve McLendon from reserve/COVID-19 list
TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will have inside linebacker Devin White — arguably their best defensive player — back in time to face the New Orleans Saints this week in their NFC divisional game. White was activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday along with defensive lineman Steve McLendon after both missed the past […]
Continue readingTampa Bay Buccaneers won’t have Devin White, Shaq Barrett, Steve McLendon on Sunday
Inside linebacker Devin White, outside linebacker Shaq Barrett and defensive lineman Steve McLendon were placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Friday. Placement on the list means a player has either tested positive or been deemed a close contact to someone who has. The Bucs do not disclose who tests positive, but Barrett, a Pro Bowler in […]
Continue readingEmergency quarterbacks for all 32 NFL teams: Punters, high school QBs and more
The situation Kendall Hinton and the Denver Broncos were forced into Sunday was unprecedented in the NFL’s modern era. Hinton, a practice-squad wide receiver, played quarterback against the New Orleans Saints. The result was a 31-3 loss to the Saints, with Hinton completing 1 of 9 passes for 13 yards. The Broncos found themselves in […]
Continue readingNFL playoff risers in 2020: Are the Packers, Cardinals and Buccaneers really this good?
Last week, I looked at the NFL teams whose playoff chances have fallen most significantly since the start of the 2020 season. This week, I’m going in the opposite direction and looking at the five teams whose chances have improved the most since the beginning of the campaign, according to the estimates of ESPN’s Football […]
Continue readingNFL trade deadline tracker: Latest rumors and deals for 2020
The NFL trade deadline — 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 3 — is approaching, and teams have been making moves for the past few months. A few 2021 NFL draft picks were dealt, and the Jacksonville Jaguars were busy, including trading pass-rusher Yannick Ngakoue to the Minnesota Vikings. Elsewhere, the Las Vegas Raiders moved […]
Continue readingNFL Power Rankings Week 7: 1-32 poll, plus each team’s most impactful injury
Injuries play a huge part in how the NFL Power Rankings are ordered. The loss of a few key guys can wreak havoc on the ranking process — and the league at large. But few seasons have seen as many key injuries this early as 2020 has. Whether it’s the lack of preseason reps due […]
Continue readingTampa Bay Buccaneers acquire starting New York Jets nose tackle Steve McLendon
The Jets will receive a 2022 sixth-round draft pick in exchange for McLendon and a 2023 seventh-round pick. The move was surprising because of the timing. McLendon played 24 out of 56 defensive snaps in the Jets’ 24-0 loss to the Miami Dolphins. About 90 minutes after the game, the Tampa Bay Times reported the […]
Continue readingBiggest Week 6 injury questions for all 32 NFL teams: Baker Mayfield, Dalvin Cook, Cam Newton and more
Baker Mayfield has the Cleveland Browns on a winning tear they haven’t felt in a while, but will he be able to go in the NFL Week 6 showdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers? While Mayfield might be on the way out, Cam Newton might be on the way in for the New England Patriots after […]
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