This Bucs season went into a wood chipper awhile back, so now it's just a matter of how they stack up the rest of the season. If there's any promise out there, we just hit the magic stretch. ...more

November 19, 2009

VIKINGS ...27 LIONS ...10 Brett Favre passed for a season-high 344 yards, 201 to Sidney Rice, and Detroit lost for the 31st time in 33 games. The Lions joined the Houston Oilers, from Nov. 21, 1982, through Nov. 4, 1984, as the only NFL teams to lose 31 games in a 33-game stretch, according to STATS. They've played tough this season several times, as the Vikings can attest, but after a slew of injuries in this game and more poor pass coverage they dropped their 12th straight at the Metrodome. Adrian Peterson lost a fumble but turned 18 carries into 133 yards and two TDs for Minnesota. The Vikings overcame a season-most 13 penalties. ...more

November 16, 2009

Plenty of Bucs players have been blamed for the team's 0-7 start, but the coaches are starting to publicly acknowledge responsibility. ...more

November 6, 2009

Since the NFL merger in 1970, there have been 80 quarterbacks selected with a first-round pick in the regular draft. Bucs rookie Josh Freeman, who gets his first start on Sunday afternoon against the Green Bay Packers, is No. 80. ...more

November 5, 2009

The odds are stacked against him. And in a big way, too. That doesn't seem to bother Bucs rookie quarterback Josh Freeman. ...more

November 5, 2009

The hits just keep on coming for Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who has experienced a season's worth of sacks in seven games. All that punishment is beginning to take its toll. ...more

November 3, 2009

the Bucs. That was assured on Sunday when the league's two other winless teams - the St. Louis Rams and Tennessee Titans - were victorious. ...more

November 2, 2009

Brett Favre still knows how to win big games at Lambeau Field, even if this one came for the enemy and to a chorus of boos. ...more

November 2, 2009

GAME OF THE DAY VIKINGS-PACKERS, 4:15 p.m. WHERE: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wis. ...more

November 1, 2009

Three times the Minnesota Vikings were ready to take the lead and possibly put away the Pittsburgh Steelers. ...more

October 26, 2009