There isn't a lot to be happy about when it comes to this 2026 Tampa Bay Buccaneers team. The team started 0-2 and just dropped a game to a Cleveland Browns team it probably should have beaten, and multiple facets of the team's operation look sluggish and underwhelming.
The Buccaneers entered Sunday with a painfully simple defensive assignment: do not let Deshaun Watson look like a capable quarterback. They failed. Considering Watson’s recent struggles, that should not have been an unreasonable expectation.
The Minnesota Vikings did not have the sexiest win on Sunday against the Chicago Bears, but they had a beautiful moment on the field after securing the 9-3 victory over their NFC North rivals, and it involved backup quarterback JJ McCarthy.
How many of the 46 NFL quarterbacks to throw for 300 yards and three touchdowns in the same game at least 10 times in their career can you name in six minutes?
When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Rueben Bain Jr. with the 15th overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the expectation wasn’t for him to just be another guy on the defensive line.
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
The Buccaneers remain high on Alex Anzalone despite his disappointing start to the season. However, that should not prevent Tampa Bay from seriously evaluating his role on defense.
Todd Bowles is 35-35 in the regular season as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach. He is 1-3 in the playoffs and is 36-38 overall as the head coach of the organization.
Baker Mayfield waited years for the security Tampa Bay finally gave him. He signed a three-year, $165 million extension that runs through 2029. It made him the highest-paid player in Buccaneers history.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers could have had to prepare for multiple quarterbacks without knowing who would start for the Minnesota Vikings in Week 3, but now, they officially have their answer.
The Buccaneers remain high on Alex Anzalone after two very disappointing games, but that doesn’t change the fact they need to have a serious conversation about his role on defense.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have had a nightmare start to the 2026 NFL season. Tampa lost to Cleveland on Sunday, falling to 0-2 early in the regular season.
Murray completed just three of five pass attempts for 18 yards with an interception before he was knocked out of Minnesota's Week 1 game against the rival Green Bay Packers on Sept. 13.
It’s crazy to think this is a serious conversation after just two games into the 2026 season, but we’re seeing more of the same with Todd Bowles and the Buccaneers and something has to change at some point.
During a Monday afternoon appearance on "The Pat McAfee Show," NFL insider Adam Schefter of ESPN shared an update on the Vikings' quarterback situation.
It's no secret that many members of the NFL community thought that first-year Cleveland Browns head coach Todd Monken would bench Watson in favor of second-year pro Shedeur Sanders if Watson played poorly in Sunday's game at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Can you name one part of the Bucs roster or coaching staff that isn’t letting the team down right now in the team’s woeful 0-2 start? I’m struggling to find one.
When the Cleveland Browns were embarrassed in their Week 1 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, the jokes immediately started to roll in. One of the most notable ones came from longtime Browns nemesis, former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin, when he quoted JuJu Smith-Schuster on NBC, saying, "The Browns is the Browns."