The Eagles’ Week 4 matchup will be a road battle against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It will be the first matchup between the two teams since the 2023 Wild Card game, where the Bucs came out victorious.
Tampa Bay won the NFC South last season and is confident in its group once again this year.
The Buccaneers re-signed many of their key players from the playoff team, including Baker Mayfield, Mike Evans, Lavonte David, and Antoine Winfield Jr., among others.
In a division that will once again be open for the taking, the division champions are ready to defend their title.
2023 record: 9-8 (1st in NFC South)
Key additions: Jordan Whitehead, Bryce Hall
Key losses: Devin White, Carlton Davis III, Shaq Barrett
Top draft picks: G Graham Barton (Round 1, Pick 26), OLB Chris Braswell (Round 2, Pick 57), DB Tykee Smith (Round 3, Pick 89), WR Jalen McMillan (Round 3, Pick 92), RB Bucky Irving (Round 4, Pick 125)
As Training Camp continues for both squads, here are some of the top storylines surrounding Tampa Bay, as told by Scott Reynolds of PewterReport.com:
What have been the biggest storylines for the Buccaneers so far in Training Camp?
“The biggest thing is they’re adjusting to Liam Coen’s new offense. He’s the new offensive coordinator coming from the Los Angelos Rams organization, that Sean McVay coaching tree, and this is an offense that historically has given Todd Bowles defense some problems.
“(Baker) Mayfield has played in this offense for five weeks, so he’s hit the ground running and has looked pretty good in camp so far. So I think the expectation for the Bucs’ offense this year, with everybody back from Tristan Wirfs to Mike Evans and Baker Mayfield, and then adding some key pieces through the draft, is to increase the point production from 21 points per game last year to hopefully 24 points or more, and then also get their running game on track. And so far, so good for Tampa Bay’s offense.”
Where do the Buccaneers stand in terms of competing within the NFC South and the NFC as a whole?
“The Bucs are really pissed off right now, to be honest; they feel very disrespected. They went through this last year. Derek Carr comes to New Orleans right after Tom Brady retires. Baker Mayfield comes, he’s kind of a journeyman at that point, and everybody picks the New Orleans Saints to be crowned the NFC South Champions, despite the fact that the Buccaneers won the NFC South in…
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