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Bucs need help from their receivers down the depth chart

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In the war of attrition that is the NFL, the Tampa Bay Bucs are trying to fix what’s broken while their team is on the move. In particular, the Bucs have trying to find wide receivers after injuries cut their available players to three last week. Tampa Bay has brought up Josh Huff, a former third-round pick of the Eagles out of Oregon, from the practice squad to help to fill in. Huff has made progress since joining the Bucs’…

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It’s December. Do you know where your Bucs are? (Hint: First place)

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It’s December, and the Tampa Bay Bucs matter. And when is the last time that happened? Do you count 2010, when the Bucs finished 10-6 but missed the playoffs? How about 2008, when they entered the last four games at 9-3 and lost four straight? How about 2007 when they made the playoffs (and were beaten in the first game). Or 2005, when they reached the playoffs (and lost in the first game). Or 2003, after the 2002 season, when…

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Bucs win their fourth straight game, tie for lead in NFC South

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The Tampa Bay Bucs, who have spent the better part of a decade learning to lose, may have finally figured out how to win. The Bucs won their fourth straight game Sunday and pulled into a tie with Atlanta for the NFC South lead. Tampa Bay beat San Diego, 28-21, after outscoring the Chargers 21-7 in the second half. For the Bucs’ defense, it was the fourth straight impressive start. The Bucs have allowed only 53 points in those four…

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Questioning the Bucs-Chargers game and the Tampa Bay winning streak

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5 questions to ponder about Sunday’s game between the Bucs and Chargers. 1. Tampa Bay has won three straight games. Shouldn’t they be a big favorite over San Diego? No, not on the road. The Bucs are actually a three and half-point underdog in the game. Hey, it’s a long way to San Diego, and it takes a long time to change the mind of the oddsmakers. The Chargers are only 5-6, but they’ve been snake-bit. They’ve lost by one…

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Now, more than ever, the Bucs are Jameis Winston’s football team

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The defense is playing better. More receivers are getting open. The safeties have been very good. Punter Ryan Anger has been special. But for the Tampa Bay Bucs, the key is still quarterback Jameis Winston. ā€œWhen Jameis takes care of the football, weā€™re tough,ā€ said Bucs’ coach Dirk Koetter Wednesday. ā€œWeā€™ve got to take care of the football, thatā€™s everybody. The main thing that weā€™re doing better in the last few weeks is weā€™re getting turnovers and weā€™re not turning…

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Bucs win another game, this time dumping the highly rated Seahawks

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Finally, theĀ Tampa Bay BucsĀ are a team worth taking seriously. Finally, you can talk about the future, or the playoffs, or the progress, and not sound silly. Finally, they matter. The Bucs won their third straight game, and their second against a bona fide Super Bowl contender, with a 14-5 victory over theĀ Seattle Seahawks. It was the team’s biggest win in, well, a week, since the team went into Kansas City and beat the Chiefs. The win could have been even…

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Bucs edge Kansas City behind Chris Conte’s big interception

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For most of the season, he has been a target. If not of opposing quarterbacks, then of his team’s own fans. Chris Conte has played too much chase, critics will tell you. He needs to be replaced. But Conte made the play of the game Sunday, as the Tampa Bay Bucs upset the Kansas City Chiefs 19-17. With the Chiefs on the verge of taking a lead in the fourth quarter, Conte stepped in front of Chiefs’ receiver Chris Conley,…

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