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The entire AFC North began the season with a win to get to 1-0. Well, everyone except for the Cleveland Browns. While the Pittsburgh Steelers, Cincinnati Bengals, and Baltimore Ravens all left Week 1 with a win, the Browns were the victims of a 34-10 beatdown at the hand of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Deshaun Watson […]
What guys say at a news conference and what they’ll say in the locker room are often different takes. Joe was in the losing locker room yesterday in Cincinnati, and so was Buccaneers Radio Network sideline reporter Jay Recher. Recher […] The post Locker Room Reactions From Todd Bowles, Baker Mayfield appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
Joe has gone back to the Alex Anzalone film against the Bengals. It might be worse than it appeared on Sunday. Anzalone had multiple whiffs, tackles broken and a couple of questionable efforts, and issues adjusting in coveage. Rough day […] The post Misses, Whiffs And Bewilderment appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
The Cincinnati Bengals started the 2026 season with a huge victory on Sunday. Cincinnati defeated Tampa bay 33-27 on the backs of their improved defense. The Bengals have a lot to improve, but that isn’t stopping one NFl insider from speeding up their hype train. Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated is more excited than ever […] The post NFL insider drives Bengals hype train after Week 1 win without ‘Supermen’ balling out appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The first game of the season is in the books. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost 27-33 to the Cincinnati Bengals. It’s a game that leaves a lot of blame to go around. With that said, there was some good in this game too. There is no shame in losing to the Bengals and it certainly isn’t a death sentence to the season. Here are my Buccaneers week one takeaways. Bad Baker Baker Mayfield did not give the Bucs a realistic chance to win this game. When you fumble in your own territory and the defense ret...
Fantasy football managers spend months preparing for their drafts, only for Week 1 to turn carefully constructed lineups into rubble. Sunday delivered several painful performances from early-round stars, including Drake London, Terry McLaurin and Ja’Marr Chase. One ugly box score should not trigger a panic trade, but usage, health and offensive environment can reveal which […] The post Fantasy football bad beats to worry about: Drake London, Terry McLaurin and more appeared first on ClutchPo...
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ league-best run of five straight Week 1 victories came to an end Sunday in Cincinnati, falling 33-27 in a game that mixed frustration with flashes of promise. Tampa Bay kept pace throughout, but the Bengals’ late surge proved too much to overcome. Even in defeat, several Buccaneers delivered standout performances that will shape early-season expectations. A Tough Opener With Bright Spots For Tampa Bay Baker Mayfield opened his fourth season in Tampa with one of the mo...
Each week following every Bucs game, Pewter Report will take a close look at the snap count distribution for Tampa Bay on offense and defense. We’ll assess what we can learn from who played the most and least in the game. Let’s get a closer look at the Bucs players who received the highest and lowest number of snaps in their 33-27 underwhelming loss to to the Cincinnati Bengals on the road in the season opener. Bucs Offense The Bucs went with a ton of 11 personnel, also known as three wide rec...
For the first time since Todd Bowles became the head coach, the Bucs have lost a season opener. Tampa Bay fell 33-27 to the Cincinnati Bengals in a road game that they could have won if they executed just a little bit more. Bowles had previously been 4-0 up until this latest season. Ultimately, this game will be remembered for two big reasons. The negative side is that the Bucs fumbled four times, including three from star quarterback Baker Mayfield, who was just given a three-year $165 millio...
The first week of the 2026 NFL season is in the books and we saw quite a few clinics from […]
The Cincinnati Bengals held on for a 33-27 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Here’s what we learned. The defense is hungry and confident After a long offseason of conjecture, we finally know what the defense can actually do. Yes, they’re still a little leaky, missing tackles. And they were flagged for being line up […]
Gia Duddy seems to have missed a golden opportunity to seal herself as an NFL WAG officially by not showing up at the Bengals vs. Bucs opener. Duddy has been teasing her romance with Andrei Iosivas for quite some time now, even showing up to the Bengals training camp to show her support for the […] The post Gia Duddy Gets 2-Word Response From Haley Cavinder After Missing Andrei Losivas’ Opening Game appeared first on Gridiron Heroics .
One of the biggest strategies in fantasy football is streaming defenses. Each week, owners will look at matchups and make waiver wire acquisitions to find their starting defense. Here are fantasy football defenses to stream in Week 2. (Note: All defenses mentioned are owned in less than 50 percent of ESPN leagues. Stats are from before Monday Night Football) 1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay scored eight points in Week 1 against the Bengals. They had one sack, one interception more The post ...
UPDATE, 10:52 AM: Along with getting the CBS A-team broadcast crew for Week 2 against the New England Patriots, the Pittsburgh Steelers now know the broadcast crew for Week 3’s home game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Acrisure Stadium. According to Richard Deitsch, the Steelers will have Ian Eagle, Ross Tucker and Evan Washburn on […]
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers got off on the wrong foot in Week 1 against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium, losing 33-27 in a game that saw them fall behind 14-3 after the first quarter. Mayfield and the Buccaneers fumbled four times, including one near the goal line from Mayfield that caused frustration. A brilliant, […] The post Bucs’ Baker Mayfield laments strange problem during Bengals loss appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Cincinnati Bengals’ 33-27 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was a fairly tightly contested affair. You can take so many things away — both positively and negatively — from this game. One thing that is a bit of both, but we will spin as a positive, was the team winning despite Ja’Marr Chase and […]
Cincinnati scored 24 points off Tampa Bay’s turnovers.
This is that type of “I am too busy to think of a name for my create a coach” type of graphic that comes up in video games. Poor Al Golden doesn’t even get credit of being a defensive coordinator. Well after his defense has games like they did this Sunday, people may start to […]
Welcome to the Morning Commute. Today we’re talking about Josiah Trotter. After yesterday, how can you not? Sunday was the NFL debut for a few former Missouri Tigers, but only one really got to lay claim to the day. Even in the midst of his team’s 33-27 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, Josiah Trotter was […]
For the first time this season, Mike Florio, Devin McCourty and Jason Garrett sit down at the FNIA desk to look back on the Week 1 action, including how the Vikings’ comeback signals deeper defensive flaws with the Micah Parsons-less Packers and the Bears showing some serious confidence against the Panthers. Finally, the crew grades the new head coaches who won their debuts before handing out game balls to the Bengals defense, Josh Allen and Jahmyr Gibbs.#NBCSports #NFL #FootballNightInAmerica...
Gregg Rosenthal, Jourdan Rodrigue and Nick Shook recap every game from Sunday’s Week 1 action! 00:00 START 00:30 Bills at Texans 08:30 Packers at Vikings 17:50 Saints at Lions 25:30 Bears at Panthers 32:50 Commanders at Eagles 41:05 Cardinals at Chargers 48:50 Buccaneers at Bengals 56:30 Ravens at Colts 01:06:34 Falcons at Steelers ??? Jets at Titans 01:24:00 Dolphins at Raiders 01:29:45 Cowboys at Giants Watch live local and primetime games, NFL RedZone, and NFL Network on Plus.NFL.com Check ...
From the jump during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ season-opening clash against the Cincinnati Bengals, the Buccaneers looked overwhelmed by the Bengals’ aggressive defensive scheme. In the first quarter alone, Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield turned the ball over twice — with the Bengals sacking him and forcing a fumble on consecutive drives. Cincinnati’s first fumble recovery […] The post Buccaneers’ Baker Mayfield had to take the blame after giving ball away 3 times vs. Bengals appeared first on ...
Four turnovers are the easy explanation for Tampa Bay’s 33-27 loss to the Bengals on Sunday, and Todd Bowles did not try to dodge them. But in his postgame remarks at Paycor Stadium, the Buccaneers head coach made clear the giveaways were only part of what went wrong in the season opener. “Obviously you can’t […] The post Buccaneers HC Todd Bowles on what cost Tampa Bay against Bengals, and it’s not the 4 turnovers appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Last year, Mike Tomlin didn’t hide his feelings about the Cleveland Browns trading QB Joe Flacco to the Cincinnati Bengals. Sunday night, Tomlin didn’t mince words about the Browns opening their season with a blowout loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Appearing on NBC’s Football Night In America ahead of the New York Giants/Dallas Cowboys nightcap, Tomlin reacted to QB Deshaun Watson throwing an early interception to begin a terrible 34-10 loss. “Not off to a good start here,” Tomlin said as pa...
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers entered the 2026 season opener surrounded by plenty of preseason optimism. Instead, they delivered an ugly performance that exposed major problems across the team. The Buccaneers fell to the Bengals 33-27, that can only mean it’s time for Carter Brantley’s weekly article, “Captain’s Table / Walk The Plank”. Enjoy! Walk The Plank: Baker Mayfield Three fumbles. One of them, scooped and returned for a touchdown. The other was in the end zone of the Bengals. All three were...