Tampa Bay Buccaneers News and Rumors
Dancing, Yawning, And Picking Our Noses Into The Sunset: Your Sunday NFL GIF RoundupWe'll be putting all our GIFs for the day here, from every last person in the league—coaches, players, mascots—breaking out that one dance move they've been saving up all year, to a referee in New Orleans thinking he could pick his nose because no one… |
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Decisions looming for Ronde Barber, Dallas ClarkDec 30, 2012
Times Staff, tampabay.com ATLANTA -- Ronde Barber and his family gathered outside the visitors’ locker room at the Georgia Dome, and something about the whole scene seemed final. Barber and his wife and two daughters posed for pictures with Barber’s parents and friends, makin… |
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What they're saying about the Tampa Bay BuccaneersDec 30, 2012
Times Staff, tampabay.com Times wires Sunday, December 30, 2012 Greg Schiano, Bucs coach:"I'm really proud of our guys for locking in this week in practice and focusing on facing the No. 1 seed in the playoffs and going out and playing them in their place, and there are a l… |
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Scenes from Atlanta: Doug Martin finishes on up note, Josh Freeman sets more Bucs marksDec 30, 2012
Times Staff, tampabay.com Stephen F. Holder, Times staff writer Sunday, December 30, 2012 Wright stays on sidelineWhen the Bucs went through the trouble of activating CB Eric Wright from the suspended list Saturday night, it suggested he might play after all.But Wright ultimatel… |
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Tiebreaker sends Bucs to bottom of NFC SouthDec 30, 2012
Times Staff, tampabay.com ATLANTA -- The Bucs’ 7-9 finish puts them in a tie with their NFC South counterparts New Orleans and Carolina. But there’s technically an order of finish, and it’s not good for the Bucs. When tiebreaking procedures are applied, the Bucs fall the fo… |
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Times Staff, tampabay.com By Gary Shelton, Times Sports Columnist Sunday, December 30, 2012 ATLANTAIn the end, not even winning was enough.Yes, the Bucs finally won a game Sunday, and yes, that beats the alternative. If you have witnessed how desperately the Bucs have stumbled a… |
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Falcons, risking injuries, play to win vs. BucsDec 30, 2012
Times Staff, tampabay.com ATLANTA -- It’s a question that can be endlessly debated, but the Falcons made an emphatic decision when it came to playing their regular players in a game that was mostly meaningless. With the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs already sewn up, the Falcon… |
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Bucs cut back on blitzes to rush Matt RyanDec 30, 2012
Times Staff, tampabay.com ATLANTA -- Few teams have protected their quarterback as reliably this season as the Falcons, who had given up just 26 sacks entering Sunday’s game, fifth fewest in the NFL. But you might not have guessed that considering how the Bucs unleashed an assa… |
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Photo gallery: Bucs 22, Falcons 17Dec 30, 2012
Times Staff, tampabay.com Images of the Bucs' win over the Atlanta Falcons. |
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Smith optimistic on Falcons' injuriesDec 30, 2012
Atlanta coach Mike Smith was optimistic about two injuries the Falcons suffered in Sunday’s loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Cornerback Dunta Robinson suffered a head injury early in the game. Smith stopped short of saying Robinson suffered a concussio… |
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Bucs build their biggest lead of the day in AtlantaDec 30, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The Falcons entered Week 17 planning on playing to win. We’d hate to see what the score would currently be if they weren’t. After losing five games in a row, the Bucs have emerged from their slumber, pushing their lead to 12 points via a 40-yard touch… |
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Wrap-up: Buccaneers 22, Falcons 17Dec 30, 2012
Thoughts on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ 22-17 victory against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday at the Georgia Dome: What it means: For the Falcons, it means absolutely nothing. They already had clinched everything there was to be clinched for the postseason,… |
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Week 17 early inactivesDec 30, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Every week we’ll bring you all the inactives from the early games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. So check back often to see the full list as it becomes available. Buccaneers at Falcons Buccaneers: CB Eric Wright, RB Michae… |
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Could it be time for Jon Gruden to return to Philly?Dec 30, 2012
Doug Farrar, yahoo.com Former Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Jon Gruden, now positioned at the top of the ESPN NFL analyst tree, might be looking for a way back into an NFL head coaching position. This, from Dan Pompei of the National Football Post on Sun… |
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The day ahead in the NFC SouthDec 30, 2012
It’s going to be a unique day in the NFC South. On the surface, there’s nothing at stake. But, under the surface, all four teams still have something to play for. Carolina coach Ron Rivera’s job still may be on the line. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, wh… |
