Another “W” for Tampa Bay! The Bucs are a damn good team.
Injuries simply have not mattered to this club. The roster has been proven deep and ready to play. Well, not always the defense, but who needs defense early in a season when you can rack up 27-plus points a game?
The Bucs pumped out 20 points in the first half today and kept on rolling.
Rachaad White ran hard and the Bucs’ run game was diverse and a little creative. Sean Tucker even got a red zone carry and promptly ran it in (walked it in) from nine yards out. San Francisco was completely confused.
Baker Mayfield wasn’t razor sharp today (the bar is super high) but he spread the ball around and had a classic Mayfield moment — a 15-yard run on 3rd-and-14 (video below).
Mayfield also got drilled on his second-quarter touchdown throw to Kameron Johnson and popped right up to celebrate as officials threw a roughing-the-passer flag. (Video below.)
Tez Johnson, you get an A+ from Joe for your diving, 45-yard touchdown grab — but only a B+ on the celebration acrobatics.
For now, Joe’s not going to cry about the Emeka Egbuka hamstring injury. Hopefully, it’s not serious.
Hats off to backup cornerback Kindle Vildor for his first-quarter interception. And Joe is giving a standing ovation to Jamel Dean for his strip sack. That was the first sack of Dean’s NFL career! Maybe he should blitz more often? Joe won’t applaud Dean’s late interception on fourth down because he should have batted the ball down.
Joe hated to see stud 49ers linebacker Fred Warner’s ugly injury, but that’s football. Both teams are dealing with bad injuries.
The Bucs’ special teams covered kicks and played a solid game. Joe couldn’t wait to type that!
As for the Bucs’ defense overall, as expected, Mac Jones carved it up but it was not enough. Joe laughed when Todd Bowles said at halftime that it would help his defense if guys stopped falling down.
It’s all smiles and giggles. The Bucs are 5-1.
Stick with Joe for plenty from the locker room and much more.
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— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) October 12, 2025
Makin’ it look easy 🎯
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— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) October 12, 2025