Buccaneers’ Defensive Back Keionte Scott saw significant action during his NFL debut against the Cincinnati Bengals. The rookie fourth-round pick played 47 defensive snaps in the season opener.
Buccaneers WR Jalen McMillan appears ready to make his season debut in Week 2 after missing the season opener with a knee injury. Tampa Bay WR Emeka Egbuka thinks McMillan’s downfield route running with strong hands will make the offense much harder to stop.
Josiah Trotter made one of the biggest impacts of any Buccaneers defender during the season opener. The rookie linebacker finished his debut with 11 tackles, a sack, and a pick-six.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will enter Sunday’s matchup against Cleveland without anyone carrying a doubtful designation. However, three players remain uncertain heading into the home opener.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have enough offensive firepower to win football games. They proved that during stretches of their Week 1 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.
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.
Buccaneers’ Defensive Lineman A’Shawn Robinson enters Week Two looking to make a bigger impact against Cleveland. The veteran defensive lineman joined Tampa Bay during the offseason.
Yaya Diaby enters Week Two looking to make a bigger impact against Cleveland. The Buccaneers need more disruption from their edge rushers after opening the season with a loss.
Buccaneers’ Wide Receiver Ted Hurst made an impressive first impression during Tampa Bay’s season opener against Cincinnati. The rookie caught three passes thrown his way for 36 yards.
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.
Cade Otton enters Week Two looking for a bigger role in Tampa Bay’s passing attack. He caught three passes for 26 yards on five targets against Cincinnati.
The start of Tampa Bay’s 2026 season is upon and it’s time for Baker Mayfield, Todd Bowles and the Bucs to go from being good to great. Plus some big questions
Overall, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers put together a disappointing performance in Week 1 vs. the Cincinnati Bengals. Although the 33-27 final score doesn't
Tykee Smith enters Week Two after making an active contribution during Tampa Bay’s season opener. Smith recorded four tackles and one pass breakup against Cincinnati.
Bucky Irving looked like himself again during the Buccaneers’ season opener against Cincinnati. Irving finished with 93 total yards and a touchdown in his 2026 debut.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers showed encouraging signs in Zac Robinson’s offense during their Week One loss. Unfortunately, the offensive line kept the offense from reaching its full potential.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers didn't play their best football in Week 1 against the Cincinnati Bengals. They lost 33-27 on the road, but now, they have a chance to pick up their first win of the NFL season against the Cleveland Browns at home on Sunday.
The Buccaneers need a big win against the Browns in Week 2 and the following five players not named Baker Mayfield have to have good games if they want that to happen.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have plenty of motivation to beat the Cleveland Browns in Week 2, but perhaps no one on the roster wants the win more than quarterback Baker Mayfield does.
A Wednesday report claimed that members of the Browns locker room are "already over" Watson serving as the club's starting quarterback instead of second-year pro Shedeur Sanders.
The Cleveland Browns squaring off against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is arguably the most intriguing NFL game in Week 2. That is all because of Baker Mayfield.
The Browns made Mayfield the first pick of the 2018 NFL Draft, and he guided Cleveland to a postseason win against the rival Pittsburgh Steelers in January 2021.
Joe Burrow throwing an interception won't make anyone in Cincinnati panic. Four pick-sixes since the start of last season, though? That's at least enough to ask the question.