The Tampa Bay Buccaneers need Baker Mayfield to find the answer before Minnesota’s pressure finds him. The Bucs enter Sunday at 0-2 after a 23-19 loss to Cleveland, and their quarterback now faces a Minnesota Vikings defense that has made blitz pressure its calling card.
In the NFL, Cover 4 refers to a defensive coverage that aims to cover four deep zones on the field. Following that lead, I’m going to provide you with the same coverage of the Bucs – your favorite football team.
Less than a month ago everything was sunshine and rainbows in Tampa Bay (weather notwithstanding). Star QB Baker Mayfield had just signed a long-term contract extension, the team was looking healthy and the problems that cost them a fifth straight division title seemed like a distant memory.
How many of the NFL quarterbacks to rack up at least 4,000-passing-yards and toss at least 30 touchdowns in the same season can you name in six minutes?
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 0-2, and the offense Baker Mayfield just signed on to lead long term looks lost. But if you’re searching for a reason to hold out hope, ESPN’s Bill Barnwell has one.
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.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ 2026 season has gone off track quickly. They opened with a 33-27 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals after turning the ball over four times on fumbles, including three in the first half.
Baker Mayfield has struggled through the first two games of the season. Now, the Buccaneers quarterback is dealing with an undisclosed illness. That creates another concern for a Tampa Bay team desperately needing better play from its franchise quarterback.
Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield admitted in his post-game press conference that his poor Week 2 outing didn’t weigh on him that he lost to his former team, but that Tampa Bay has now fallen to 0-2 on the season.
Pewter Report president Hugh MacArthur, a life-long Bucs follower and NFL fan, offers up his weekly thoughts on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the rest of the league each Tuesday on PewterReport.com in The Dirty Dozen column.
The Buccaneers are in danger of having their 2026 season spiral out of control.
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.
Todd Bowles did not hide from the problems that doomed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. After another frustrating offensive showing defined by stalled drives and self-inflicted wounds, the head coach pointed a finger at more than just the offensive line.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have started the 2026 NFL season with a surprising and disappointing record of 0-2, following a loss to the Cleveland Browns at home.
Deshaun Watson outplayed Baker Mayfield in Week 2 and it was a big surprise across the NFL. After the game, Cleveland’s starting quarterback made it clear how he feels.
Frustration boiled over at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday, and this time it wasn’t a player who snapped. As the Buccaneers stumbled to a 23-19 defeat
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.
Baker Mayfield said on the "Fourth & South Podcast" this summer that he'd had Sunday's game against the Browns circled since the schedule came out.
The Bucs are 0-2 for the first time in more than a decade, and it’s looked ugly. The 2026 season began with a 33-27 loss at Cincinnati, and that was a game that saw the offense turn the ball over four times and the defense struggle to generate much of anything in the way of pass rush.
Deshaun Watson threw two touchdown passes and Cleveland's defense stuffed Tampa Bay after a lengthy weather delay, giving the visiting Browns a 23-19 upset of Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers on Sunday.
What's the return policy on an NFL quarterback contract? We're asking for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
It is time to take a look at some of the biggest winners and losers from Sunday's NFL Week 2 action.
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.
Watching the Sooners lose to the Wolverines in Week 2 of the college football season was a double whammy for 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.
Watson passed for just 100 yards with an interception through their Week 1 game's first three quarters.
Watson addressed the evaluation of his performance and facing Baker Mayfield, who the Browns jettisoned when they acquired Watson.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Cleveland Browns suffered two different types of Week 1 losses on Sunday.
Mayfield completed 23 of 28 passes for 216 yards with no scores or interceptions in Week 1, but he lost three fumbles that ultimately led to 17 points.
One might think Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield said "Ka-ching" after signing a three-year, $165M contract extension on Tuesday, but he may have said "Ka-chow" instead.
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