Veteran quarterback Baker Mayfield has the Tampa Bay Buccaneers rolling this season. The Buccaneers lead the NFC South with a 5-1 record before they play the Detroit Lions on “Monday Night Football” in Week 7.

Not long after nearly losing a fumble on a sack, Mac Jones finally unravels for the 49ers, tossing a deep pick to Jamel Dean that just might seal a home victory for Tampa Bay, which is getting heroic stuff from its own gunslinger in Baker Mayfield:

Despite the onslaught of injuries to begin the season, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have started hot at 4-1 after a big victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Week 5

After spending the first two decades of his career with the New England Patriots, Tom Brady took his talents to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for his last three years in the NFL. The three-time AP MVP won six Super Bowls alongside Bill Belichick in New England before securing one final championship in Tampa in 2021.

PHILADELPHIA -- To say the Philadelphia Eagles have struggled against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is putting it lightly. As the Eagles and Buccaneers head for another NFC showdown in Tampa, the Eagles are playing in a city in which they have lost two consecutive games and four of the past five overall.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' defense has defined strengths and weaknesses. They rank first in expected points allowed against the run and 27th in the same statistic against the pass. If the San Francisco 49ers want to beat the Buccaneers, they are going to need to expose this weakness.

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The NFL fined 49ers left tackle Trent Williams $11,593 for unnecessary roughness in San Francisco's Week 6 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.