It’s been a tough stretch for the Bucs, but could this be the week when Tampa Bay rights its ship?Â
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.Â
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.Â
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 participantÂ
- CB Jamel Dean — hamstring — full participant
- DL Greg Gaines — foot — did not participateÂ
- DL William Gholston — knee — full participantÂ
- CB Troy Hill — ankle — did not participateÂ
- RB Bucky Irving — toe — full participantÂ
- CB Zyon McCollum — hamstring — did not participateÂ
- WR Jalen McMillan — hamstring — full participantÂ
- S Tykee Smith — knee — limited participantÂ
- 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 participantÂ
- WR Bryce Ford-Wheaton — achilles — limited participantÂ
- TE Theo Johnson — back — limited participantÂ
- DT Dexter Lawrence — knee — limited participantÂ
- LB Darius Muasau — hamstring — limited participantÂ
- S Tyler Nubin — back — limited participant
- LB Kayvon Thibodeaux — wrist — limited participantÂ
- G Greg Van Roten — abdomen — limited participantÂ
- WR Darius Slayton — concussion — full participantÂ
Isaiah De Anda Delgado is a sports journalist and storyteller from Citrus County, Florida. He is currently a student at the University of Central Florida pursuing a degree in print journalism with a minor in sociology. He writes for Pewter Report and SI.
