Joey Galloway was deactivated for the big loss to the Falcons on Sunday. ...more

December 16, 2008

Dear Jeff Garcia, Get well. Soon. Get well by Sunday, please. That's when San Diego comes to Ray-Jay to face the Buccaneers, and Tampa Bay simply has to win. The Bucs are the sixth seed in the NFC playoff picture and continue to control their destiny. If they win their final two games, they're in as no worse than the second wild card. ...more

December 15, 2008

Welcome to "Name That Anamoly." And let's greet our next contestant. ...more

December 14, 2008

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- More than a few people have said lately that tonight's game for the Bucs against Carolina is the most important regular-season game in franchise history. I won't quite go that far, but it's clearly the biggest this season -- maybe in a long, long time. Even though a date on "Monday Night Football" isn't quite what it used to be back in the day, it's still a national stage for one of the best games in the league this year. People have been grudgingly slow to take the Bucs seriously, but it's all right there for them to take the NFC South by the throat and move a step closer to a first-round playoff bye. ...more

December 8, 2008

He has been written off more than a few times in some of the down years after the Super Bowl season. What in the world was he doing? ...more

December 6, 2008

TAMPA Every time Jon Gruden slides in a tape of a Carolina game, he sees No. 89 making a highlight-reel catch. ...more

December 6, 2008

Jon Gruden has been watching horror films this week. Every time Tampa Bay's coach slides in a tape of a Carolina Panthers game, he sees No. 89, big-play receiver Steve Smith, making a highlight-reel catch. ...more

December 5, 2008

Bucs are Bucs. But blood is blood. That's what it will probably come down to in the not-so-curious case of near-legendary Bucs defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin, who appears ready to take the plunge after this season to join his son Lane at the University of Tennessee. ...more

December 1, 2008

They are unbeaten at home, resilient on the road and in no mood to mess with history. ...more

November 27, 2008

If you're waiting for Rod Marinelli to show signs of desperation, good luck. Detroit's embattled head coach has remained resolute throughout the 0-10 start of the Lions, who face the Bucs Sunday at Ford Field. ...more

November 21, 2008