Baker Mayfield and rookie Bucky Irving boost Buccaneers' rushing game as they secure NFC South title and prepare for playoff clash with Commanders
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SleeperBot• 12 mo ago
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had a notable 2023 season, securing the NFC South title for the third consecutive year and making improvements in their rushing game.
Quarterback Baker Mayfield highlighted the effective run game as a crucial difference for potentially advancing further in the playoffs.
The addition of rookie running back Bucky Irving has played a significant role in transforming their offense, contributing to their third-best yards per carry average in the league.
As they prepare to face the Washington Commanders in the playoffs, the Buccaneers aim to leverage their improved rushing game for a successful postseason.
Baker Mayfield and rookie Bucky Irving boost Buccaneers' rushing game as they secure NFC South title and prepare for playoff clash with Commanders
The @Buccaneers Week 18 injury report for Tuesday 🏥
Baker Mayfield is listed with an injury now to his throwing shoulder 😔
📸: @BuccaneersComms
Today Mike Evans was at @FifthThird in Tampa for a meet and greet with fans and to get his bobble head.
Evans was asked by some fans if he was coming back for another season. “We’ll see. There’s always a possibility.” 👀
🎥: @NFLSTROUD
Buccaneers Week 18 Power Rankings:
♦️The Athletic: 22 (-4)
♦️CBS Sports: 15 (even)
♦️ESPN: 19 (-2)
♦️Bleacher Report: 17 (even)
♦️Fox Sports: 22 (-2)
Which is most accurate as the losses mount? 🤔 #WeAreTheKrewe
Today at @Buccaneers practice is a walkthrough so its hard to gauge who’s participating, but Haason Reddick and Tristan Wirfs are both doing their drills with their position groups.
Jamel Dean was with the DBs, who weren’t doing much, per @riverhwells.
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After last nights Falcons victory on MNF the @Buccaneers can only make the playoffs if:
♦️ The Bucs beat the Panthers on Saturday
♦️AND the Saints beat the Falcons on Sunday
Will be Buccaneers be postseason bound?
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We need these @Buccaneers back right about now 🙏 #WeAreTheKrewe
🎥: via sleeperbuccaneers on TikTok
HC Bowles says his message to the team heading into this do-or-die game is “working on us.”
He says that the Bucs don’t play bad football for 60 minutes, and that it comes in “spurts,” and that they have to put it all together, per @riverhwells. 🤔
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NEWS: The @Buccaneers have waived rookie RB Josh Williams.
Williams returned to practice last week following an NFL suspension and the team until Monday to either activate him to the 53-man roster or waive him, per @ScottSBucs.
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