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00:00A couple of really big divisional games this weekend, and of course, one of the sad realities
00:08at any stage of an NFL season, but especially as we go deeper into the year, it's injuries
00:14starting to add up.
00:15We talked about San Francisco, Joe, if there's another spot that key offensive contributors
00:20are missing in a large way, it's in Tampa.
00:23The Bucks, of course, without Chris Godwin for the remainder of this year.
00:27He leads the NFL currently in the most receptions with 50 throughout this season.
00:32Mike Evans is going to be on the sideline for a few weeks as well.
00:37So here are the Bucks now at a 4-3 record tied alongside Atlanta for the top spot in
00:45the NFC South, but a couple of weeks ago in a short week Thursday night game, the Falcons
00:50taking advantage of miscues from the Buccaneers late to win in overtime 36-30.
00:56They have that direct tiebreaker.
00:58Can the Bucs get the Dirty Birds back as a two and a half point home favorite this week
01:02in Tampa?
01:03Yeah, Ben, I was at this Tampa Baltimore game Monday night in Tampa, and if I didn't see
01:10it with my own eyes, this defense of Tampa is horrific, especially in the secondary.
01:18And they lost both of their starting cornerbacks too.
01:22Jamil Dean and Tyric Smith are out.
01:26The backups were terrible.
01:27They made Lamar Jackson look like Joe Montana.
01:31It was absolutely out of control, not to mention that when you lose Godwin and Evans, whatever
01:39you think you saw in the first meeting between these two teams, that is not the same Bucs
01:45team that you are going to get in this game without Godwin and Evans.
01:50The minute Evans went down, you could see the shift in the Buccaneers' offense.
01:55When Godwin went down in that game when it was already out of way, it was completely
01:59over the top.
02:01They can still run the ball a little bit, the Bucs, but you cannot overcome Godwin and
02:06Evans in a game where you're in all likelihood going to have to score a ton of points to
02:11keep up with Atlanta.
02:13Why?
02:14Because your secondary is trash.
02:15If he threw for 509 Cousins the first time against you, I shudder to think what they're
02:20going to be able to throw against him in this one.
02:23Tampa's in rough shape right now.