Buccaneers Prepare for NFL Week Eight Amid Injury Concerns
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00:03 This show is called The Early Line.
00:05 We look at the early lines now for week number eight of the NFL season.
00:10 The kicks off tonight in Buffalo between the Bills and the Buccaneers.
00:14 I am Ben, he is Donnie, and the man in the middle once again for
00:18 a second straight segment is Joe Ranieri.
00:21 So Joe, as we get ready for week number eight to start tonight,
00:24 let's start with the opening game of this week.
00:27 On this Thursday in Western New York, who will circle the wagons?
00:31 Will it be the Bills winning and maybe even covering as a strong eight and
00:36 a half point favorite at home?
00:38 Or can the Buccaneers pull off an upset or
00:40 at least stay within this eight and a half point number?
00:43 The over-under stands currently at 43 and a half.
00:47 Joe, what is your approach to Thursday night football that kicks off week number
00:50 eight?
00:52 >> Probably not to watch it.
00:53 No, what we're gonna get here tonight there, Ben,
00:57 is more of the same like we've gotten on Thursday night.
01:00 These two teams come in a little banged up, a little frustrated here with,
01:07 especially Tampa, because I don't, is Baker Mayfield or Godwin going?
01:12 They've been still questionable here.
01:14 There were some, Baker didn't even practice on Monday.
01:18 So they are certainly a little banged up there, and so is Buffalo.
01:23 And Buffalo's gotta figure some things out defensively.
01:27 Two big issues with Buffalo.
01:29 Stop turning the damn ball over in these three losses with nine turnovers, okay?
01:34 That's the first thing.
01:35 And second, they gotta figure out what they're gonna do in that secondary.
01:38 They lost Matt Milano, they lost Rodavious White, and
01:42 they have got some issues there.
01:44 Von Miller played a couple of snaps Sunday against the Patriots and
01:49 didn't even dress in the second half.
01:51 So they can't get to the quarterback.
01:53 They did not get to Matt Jones,
01:55 which is what allowed him to be able to push the ball down the field on him.
02:00 They've got a lot of defensive issues right now they gotta work through on a short
02:04 week.
02:04 The problem is, is Tampa, who's averaging what,
02:07 14 points a game here over these last three games?
02:12 Is this a team we can trust to expose that defense?
02:16 I think not, and Tampa's got the same problem.
02:19 If you're going to blitz, and we know Todd Bowles loves to blitz, and
02:22 you don't get home to Josh Allen, he's gonna score 40 points here tonight.
02:27 He's gonna hit digs all over the place.
02:29 So, lot of question marks with both of these teams defensively tonight.
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