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The patrons, oops, “pirates”, on-board the ship also toss beads and T-shirts and prizes to the crowd when the “Yo Ho (A Pirate’s Life for Me)” song blares through stadium loudspeakers at various times on game day. With a home game against the NY Giants during Week 9, the Buccaneers had a chance to get on a serious roll heading down the stretch, and put themselves right in the thick of playoff contention. He just four tackles the past three games combined.

Of course, Tampa Bay quarterback Jameis Winston isn’t a typical rookie.

The Buccaneers are on pace to set a single-season record for most penalties and it is players like Spence who continue to rack up those unnecessary flags.

“When you have a 3-5 record, you’re not where you want to be at that moment, ” Smith said. Though at least the Bucs aren’t getting blown out now.

“Absolutely not. Everything we do I believe in and has a proven success rate”, Smith said. A few of our stars we expect them to play like stars each week.

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Darren McFadden has become the starting running back due to Lance Dunbar’s season-ending torn ACL and the release of troubled Joseph Randle. In his last three games, McCoy has a total of four tackles and no sacks. Picked up by Tampa Bay after he was cut by the Bears, he’s now a free agent again – he played seven snaps on special teams Sunday after being inactive in the previous two games.

After Sunday’s game, when the defense let NY chew the last five minutes off the clock, McCoy was so upset he refused to speak to reporters before leaving the locker room.

“When you’re playing a team like New England, historically they’ve been great at home, you’ve got to play your best”, Washington coach Jay Gruden said.

When assessing Eli Manning’s effectiveness and the threat presented by the Giants’ passing attack, Bill Belichick on Tuesday praised Manning and “a very good skill group, ” including Victor Cruz, “who we have to be ready for in our preparations as well”.

Mike Evans had a strong game for the Buccaneers with eight catches for 152 yards, but Evans also had six drops in the game. Evans blamed himself for the loss.

“I know he’s going to bounce back”, Winston said. “That’s Mike, Mike is a competitor”. It’s rare that that may happen but I know that he’s going to bounce back. “But it’s going to be a big challenge and we’re up for a challenge”.

A rainy atmosphere last weekend contributed to Evans’ problems, though sunny skies are forecast this Sunday in Tampa. The favorite has covered the point spread in five of the last six meetings of these two. Lee, with a team-high 66 tackles, has not missed a game. The leaders here are Kwon Alexander, who ranks second in tackles along with two interceptions and one fumble recovery, and Chris Conte, who ranks third in tackles, with one interceptions and two forced fumbles.