It’s been a tough stretch for the Bucs, but could this be the week when Tampa Bay rights its ship? 

The Bucs have fallen to a disappointing 4-6 record after starting the season 3-1, but the good news is that this week, the team will face the Giants, a team that is 2-8 and just promoted its third-string quarterback Tommy DeVito into the starting role. 

A win this week could be Tampa’s last opportunity to keep its playoff hopes alive, but that could depend on how healthy this team is coming off a bye week.

Bucs’ Bye Week Bounce Back?

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

A large part of the Bucs’ struggles came after they lost superstar wide receiver Mike Evans, but this week, the future Hall of Famer is expected to return to action for the first time since his hamstring injury in Week 7. 

Unfortunately, Evans is far from the only player on this roster dealing with an injury. Star left tackle Tristan Wirfs sustained an injury against the San Francisco 49ers, so his availability is expected to remain up in the air until kickoff.

With that, here is the Bucs injury report after Wednesday:

• WR Mike Evans — hamstring — limited participant
• G Ben Bredeson — shoulder — full participant 
• CB Jamel Dean — hamstring — full participant
• DL Greg Gaines — foot — did not participate 
• DL William Gholston — knee — full participant 
• CB Troy Hill — ankle — did not participate 
• RB Bucky Irving — toe — full participant 
• CB Zyon McCollum — hamstring — did not participate 
• WR Jalen McMillan — hamstring — full participant 
• S Tykee Smith — knee — limited participant 
• LT Tristan Wirfs — knee/foot — limited participant

Giants Injury Report

Here is the New York Giants injury report after Wednesday:

Bengals QB Joe Burrow and Giants DT Dexter Lawrence – Photo by: USA Today

• OLB Matthew Adams — knee — limited participant 
• WR Bryce Ford-Wheaton — achilles — limited participant 
• TE Theo Johnson — back — limited participant 
• DT Dexter Lawrence — knee — limited participant 
• LB Darius Muasau — hamstring — limited participant 
• S Tyler Nubin — back — limited participant
• LB Kayvon Thibodeaux — wrist — limited participant 
• G Greg Van Roten — abdomen — limited participant 
• WR Darius Slayton — concussion — full participant