At no point during the Bucs’ Tom Brady era have things looked bad as they do right now. The lowest point of the 2020 season saw the team sitting at 7-5. Last year, it was a 9-0 loss to the Saints that included four or five injuries to key players. Even then, Tampa Bay went on to win 13 games and came a play away from potentially hosting the NFC Championship Game.

No, things have never been this bad — not since Brady came to town, anyway. Of course, of course, there were some years in this team’s history when 3-4 through seven games would’ve been a dream. But expectations have changed (and rightfully so). Where the Bucs are right now is on the verge of disaster. You might be thinking: “Haven’t the last two weeks been enough of a disaster?” And I’d honestly say that yes, they have been. But the scary part is, it very well could get worse.

Tampa Bay returns home after two horrible road losses to Pittsburgh and Carolina. The good news? The team has its next two games in front of the home fans at Raymond James Stadium. The bad news? Those two games are against the 4-3 Ravens and the 3-3 Rams.

Sure, those two teams don’t have the best records and they’ve had their own problems this year. But one has Lamar Jackson and the other won the Super Bowl last year and has a coach that has gotten the best of Todd Bowles three times in the last two years.

So, there’s plenty on the line for the Bucs on Thursday night when Baltimore comes to town for a primetime matchup. A loss drops Bowles’ team to 3-5 and sets up the horrifying possibility of a “beat the Rams or you’re 3-6 through nine games” situation. But outside of all of that, of course there are some players looking to continue rising up the ranks of the franchise and NFL record books. There always are, right?

Last week, no one really made any moves. Let’s see where things stand heading into this week, shall we? Let’s get into it.

Bucs QB Tom Brady – Photo by: USA Today

Tom Brady

On the team side of things, Brady needs 34 completions to pass Trent Dilfer (1,117) for fourth-most in franchise history. He’s still searching for his 28th win as the Bucs’ quarterback, too, which will tie him with Jameis Winston for third-most all-time.

There aren’t many league records that Brady doesn’t own, but there are some milestones he can still hit. He needs one more fourth-quarter comeback to to tie Peyton Manning (43) for most all-time.

As far as milestones, he needs 39 completions to become the first player in NFL history with 7,500 in his career. He is also 489 passing yards away from becoming the first in NFL history to pass for 100,000 in his career (between the regular season and playoffs).

Leonard Fournette

Fournette needs one rushing touchdown to tie Ricky Bell (16) for ninth-most in team history and three more to tie Ronald Jones II (18) for eighth-most.

His next receiving touchdown will tie him with Adger Armstrong, Michael Pittman and Charles Sims (six) for fourth-most receiving touchdowns by a running back in franchise history. It would also tie him with Sims (four in 2015) for the most in a single season by a running back. And with 31 receiving yards, he can pass Jerry Eckwood (956) for eighth-most by a Bucs running back.

Bucs WRs Mike Evans – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

Mike Evans

Evans is still 21 points away from passing Michael Husted (502) for second-most in franchise history.

With his 128th career start on Thursday, he will be two away from tying Warren Sapp (130) for eighth-most in Bucs history.

On the receiving yards front, Evans is 198 away from passing Chad Johnson (9,952) for 10th-most by a player in NFL history through nine seasons. And to extend his 1,000-yard receiving streak to nine seasons, he needs to average 54.6 yards per game over Tampa Bay’s final 10 contests.

Chris Godwin

With a touchdown of any kind, Godwin will tie Kevin House (31) for sixth-most total touchdowns in team history. He’ll also tie House (31) for the fourth-most receiving touchdowns in franchise history with two more.

Godwin needs 83 receiving yards to pass Mark Carrier (5,018) for second-most in franchise history.

Bucs LB Lavonte David – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

Lavonte David

Thursday night’s game will be David’s 157th as a Buc, leaving him one away from tying Mike Alstott (158) for seventh-most in franchise history. It will also be his 157th start, which means he needs 26 more to tie Paul Gruber (183) for third-most all-time.

David’s 27 career sacks have him 1.5 away from tying David Logan (28.5) for 10th-most in Bucs history. He can also tie Logan and Mike Washington (four) for third-most defensive touchdowns in franchise history with one more.

Will Gholston

Gholston will play in his 144th game with the Bucs on Thursday, leaving him four behind Shelton Quarles (148) for ninth-most in franchise history.

Shaquil Barrett

Barrett needs one more forced fumble to tie Hardy Nickerson (13) for sixth-most in team history.