The New Orleans Saints dealt the playoff hopes of the Tampa Bay Bucs a big blow on Sunday with a 24-17 road win over the Buccaneers. The win avenged an earlier season loss to the Bucs in New Orleans when Tampa Bay won 26-19. New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees threw a …
Read More »Bucs & Jags Look to Stay in Playoff Chase, Fins Aim to Build Late-Season Momentum
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, positioned just one game back in the NFC wild card picture, welcome the sputtering Falcons into town for Week 13 action. These two division rivals faced off back on November 1, with the Bucs escaping the Georgia Dome with a 23-20 victory in overtime. Atlanta committed four turnovers …
Read More »Florida NFL Teams Fall Short This Week
It was disappointment all around for Florida’s NFL teams. In Jacksonville, the Jaguars lost 31-25 to the Chargers, breaking San Diego’s six game losing streak. The Jags couldn’t finish in the red zone, scoring only once in their four times inside the 20 yard line. Quarterback Blake Bortles threw his …
Read More »Florida NFL Recap: Two wins and a close loss
Florida NFL teams played hard this weekend – The Miami Dolphins won big against the Houston Texans, The Jacksonville Jaguars took on Bills in London, and the Tampa Bay Bucs suffered a last minute loss to Washington. The Dolphins made a winner of interim head coach Dan Campbell in a lopsided win over Houston at home. Miami blew the Texans away as …
Read More »Florida NFL Recap: A Win, a Loss, and a Bye
Each Florida NFL team had a different outcome this weekend as Miami beat Tennessee, Jacksonville lost to Houston, and Tampa Bay was in a bye week. Miami’s win came at a crucial time, after losing the past three games in a row, which cost head coach Joe Philbin his job. …
Read More »Tampa Bay Earns Bragging Rights Over Jacksonville in a Sunshine State Showdown
Cannons fired in Tampa Bay on Sunday as the Buccaneers beat the Jaguars 38-31. This win snapped the Bucs’ 11-game losing streak on their home field. Quarterback Jameis Winston threw for 209 yards and no interceptions, which was a big improvement from his five turnovers to Carolina last week. “It’s my …
Read More »Florida NFL Teams All Post the Same Record
As Sunday’s NFL games wrapped up, Jacksonville, Tampa Bay and Miami all saw their records drop to 1-3 after losses. Up in Indianapolis, the Colts edged out the Jags in overtime with a tie-breaking field goal by Adam Vinatieri. The game ended with the Colts winning 16-13. “We just didn’t finish. We didn’t finish. So I’m …
Read More »LSU-Mississippi State Preview
The 14th ranked LSU Tiger football team heads to Starkville this Saturday where they’ll take on #25 Mississippi State. The game will be LSU’s season opener after their first game against McNeese State was cancelled due to poor weather in the area. Mississippi State opened up their season with a victory, taking …
Read More »From Southern California to Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay Buccaneer defensive back Alterraun Verner is quickly establishing himself as one of the most elite corners in the NFL. Verner started playing football at a young age thanks to some help. “My Dad just signed me up for a lot of sports and football was one of them …
Read More »NFL: Dolphins, Buccaneers, Jaguars Preview
It’s Week 15 in the NFL and most teams are doing everything possible to win each week in hopes of making it to the playoffs. With the exception of the Miami Dolphins at times, it hasn’t been the greatest of seasons for Florida’s NFL teams. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers(2-11) are …
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