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Payne Durham Payne Durham May have bigger role Sunday
Fri, Dec 20, 2024, 4:02 PM
Durham could have an expanded role Sunday in Dallas with Cade Otton (knee) listed as doubtful for the contest, Greg Auman of Fox Sports reports.
Analysis: More snaps for Durham may not result in an expanded role in the passing game, as he's earned just two targets in 13 games this season. Position mates Ko Kieft and Devin Culp, a rookie seventh-round pick, haven't been targeted at all, though, so Durham at least should be an option for QB Baker Mayfield considering the workload he likely will be taking on. In 26 appearances as a pro to date, Durham has a 7-92-0 line on nine targets, which is good for a 77.8 percent catch rate and 10.2 YPT. |
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Sterling Shepard Sterling Shepard Ready for Week 16
Fri, Dec 20, 2024, 3:27 PM
Shepard (foot) doesn't have a designation for Sunday's game at Dallas, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Analysis: Ahead of a Week 15 matchup with the Chargers, Shepard managed just one limited practice (Friday) due to a foot injury but still suited up this past Sunday, earning a 50 percent snap share and catching his only target for 16 yards. This time around, he sat out Wednesday but followed it up with back-to-back capped sessions due to the same health concern. With his status cleared for Week 16, Shepard will remain the No. 3 WR behind top options Mike Evans and Jalen McMillan. |
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Bucky Irving Bucky Irving Ready to play
Fri, Dec 20, 2024, 3:24 PM
Irving (back/hip) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game at Dallas, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Analysis: Irving has been playing through the hip injury all month and made an early exit Week 14 due to the back injury. He still hasn't missed a game this season, coming back last week to take 15 carries for 117 yards in a 40-17 win over the Chargers. Rachaad White and Sean Tucker also got carries in the blowout win, but both padded their stats late in the game, especially Tucker. Prior to the final two drives, Irving took 53 percent of snaps and 17 of the 30 RB touches, which is probably a reasonable expectation for his share of Tampa Bay's backfield in Week 16. |
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Cade Otton Cade Otton Doubtful for Sunday
Fri, Dec 20, 2024, 3:15 PM
Otton (knee) is listed as doubtful for Sunday's game against the Cowboys, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Analysis: Otton returned to practice Friday as a limited participant, using a large brace over his left knee, with Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles telling reporters that he expected the tight end to be a game-time decision Sunday. Things may not have gone as well in practice as Bowles was hoping for, and the Bucs now consider Otton unlikely to play, leaving Payne Durham, Ko Kieft and Devin Culp as candidates to pick up extra snaps at tight end. Durham has been getting the most playing time of the bunch in recent weeks, but he's caught just two passes all season (which is two more than Kieft or Culp). |
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Cade Otton Cade Otton Likely game-time decision
Fri, Dec 20, 2024, 12:27 PM
Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles said Friday that he expects Otton (knee) to be a game-time decision for Sunday's matchup with Dallas, according to The Pewter Report.
Analysis: Otton handled his usual, near-every-down role in last week's win over the Chargers but then missed practice Wednesday and Thursday. River Wells of Bucs Gameday spotted Otton at practice Friday, albeit with a large brace over his injured left knee. The Buccaneers figure to list their starting tight end as questionable on the final injury report unless he emerges from practice with a setback. |
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Trey Palmer Trey Palmer Working through illness
Thu, Dec 19, 2024, 6:16 PM
Palmer (illness) was listed as a DNP on Thursday's injury report.
Analysis: Palmer hasn't registered a catch over his last three games and it appears he is now under the weather. It's unclear what sort of ailment he's working through, but Friday's practice report should provide clarity on Palmer's status heading into Sunday's game against the Cowboys. |
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Sterling Shepard Sterling Shepard Limited Thursday
Thu, Dec 19, 2024, 3:59 PM
Shepard (foot) practiced on a limited basis Thursday.
Analysis: Shepard thus has made a bit of progress after sitting out Wednesday's session due to a foot injury and even is ahead of last week's practice regimen, when he didn't get back on the field until Friday as a limited participant. This Friday's practice report will reveal whether or not the wideout enters the weekend with a designation for Sunday's contest in Dallas. |
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Cade Otton Cade Otton DNP again Thursday
Thu, Dec 19, 2024, 3:55 PM
Otton (knee) was a non-participant at Thursday's practice.
Analysis: Otton has yet to take part in drills this week while donning a knee brace on the side at practice, per Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times. In the event that Otton isn't able to play Sunday in Dallas, offensive coordinator Liam Coen expressed confidence that Payne Durham, Ko Kieft and even rookie seventh-rounder Devin Culp will be able to fill in capably for Otton, according to Greg Auman of Fox Sports. Ultimately, the Buccaneers may make a ruling on Otton's upcoming availability as soon as they post their final Week 16 injury report Friday. |
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Bucky Irving Bucky Irving Another limited session
Thu, Dec 19, 2024, 3:41 PM
Irving (back/hip) practiced in a limited fashion Thursday.
Analysis: Irving maintained his activity level from Wednesday's session, giving him one more opportunity to get back to full participation before the Buccaneers potentially tag him with a designation for Sunday's contest at Dallas. In his last five outings in which he's earned at least a 40 percent snap share, he's averaged 19.0 touches for 124.2 yards from scrimmage per game while scoring three rushing TDs. |
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Baker Mayfield Baker Mayfield Logs full practice Thursday
Thu, Dec 19, 2024, 3:36 PM
Mayfield (knee) was a full practice participant Thursday.
Analysis: Mayfield was held out of drills Wednesday due to a knee injury, but his return to all activity one day later sets him up to continue to direct the Buccaneers offense Sunday at Dallas, whose defense has given up the second-most combined touchdowns (21 passing, eight rushing) to opposing quarterbacks in 14 contests this season. |
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Sterling Shepard Sterling Shepard Still working through foot injury
Wed, Dec 18, 2024, 5:44 PM
Shepard (foot) was listed as a DNP on Wednesday's practice report.
Analysis: Shepard was able to work through a foot issue this past Sunday against the Chargers, though he played in just 48 percent of the Bucs' offensive snaps and finished with one catch on as many targets for 16 yards. The veteran wide receiver should be able to play against the Cowboys on Sunday so long as he's able to practice in least a limited capacity over the next two days. Shepard has accumulated 14 catches (on 21 targets) for 137 yards in the four games since Tampa Bay's Week 11 bye. |
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Cade Otton Cade Otton Has knee injury
Wed, Dec 18, 2024, 5:29 PM
Otton didn't practice Wednesday due to a knee injury.
Analysis: Since he earned 10-plus targets in three consecutive games from Weeks 7-9, Otton has mustered a 15-179-0 line on 25 targets over the last five games. The downturn in production was aided by Mike Evans' return to the lineup Week 12, but Otton also has just three red-zone targets over the last four games and hasn't reached the end zone in any of them. Otton's health now is a concern as the Buccaneers prepare for Sunday's contest at Dallas. |
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Bucky Irving Bucky Irving Limited Wednesday
Wed, Dec 18, 2024, 5:21 PM
Irving (back/hip) was a limited practice participant Wednesday.
Analysis: Irving has been playing through a few health concerns for some time now, but he hasn't been inactive yet in his rookie season. He's also recorded two 100-yard efforts on the ground over the last three games, including a 17-touch, 113-yard performance in this past Sunday's win over the Chargers. In the end, Friday's injury report will reveal whether or not Irving enters Sunday's contest in Dallas with a designation. |
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Baker Mayfield Baker Mayfield Tending to knee issue
Wed, Dec 18, 2024, 5:17 PM
Mayfield didn't practice Wednesday due to a knee injury.
Analysis: In addition to Mayfield, three key skill-position players for the Buccaneers -- wideout Mike Evans (rest), tight end Cade Otton (knee) and wideout Sterling Shepard (foot) -- sat out the first practice of Week 16 prep, while running back Bucky Irving (back/hip) was a limited participant. As a result, the group will be monitored as the week goes on to see who will be available for Mayfield in the event the quarterback also is cleared to play Sunday at Dallas. |
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Payne Durham Payne Durham Blanked again in Week 15 win
Tue, Dec 17, 2024, 2:37 PM
Durham did not draw a target across 30 snaps in the Buccaneers' 40-17 win over the Chargers on Sunday.
Analysis: Durham's snap count was his second highest of the season, but he went without a single pass from Baker Mayfield for the third straight game. The second-year tight end, who has just two catches all season, remains a complete nonfactor on offense despite serving as Cade Otton's direct backup. |
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Rakim Jarrett Rakim Jarrett Blanked in Week 15 win
Tue, Dec 17, 2024, 2:35 PM
Jarrett did not draw a target over seven snaps in the Buccaneers' 40-17 win over the Chargers on Sunday.
Analysis: After logging between one and four targets in four straight games between Weeks 8 and 12, Jarrett hasn't had a pass thrown his way in three consecutive contests. Additionally, unlike the first two instances in which he was blanked on offense, Jarrett didn't see any returne work either Sunday, making it a washout of a day from a fantasy perspective. Jarrett's exact positioning on the depth chart is hard to determine on a game-by-game basis, but it is accurate to say he's no better than a co-No. 4 receiver alongside Trey Palmer at the moment. |
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Trey Palmer Trey Palmer Exclusively works as returner again
Tue, Dec 17, 2024, 2:31 PM
Palmer did not see a target over 17 snaps from scrimmage and returned one punt for 10 yards in the Buccaneers' 40-17 win over the Chargers on Sunday.
Analysis: Palmer saw the fourth-most snaps among Tampa Bay's wide receivers, but he failed to draw a target for the second straight contest. The speedy second-year man has a modest 10-141-1 receiving line on the season and 118 total return yards, but his current fantasy value would be limited to very deep leagues that factor in special-teams statistics. |
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Jalen McMillan Jalen McMillan Another strong fantasy line Sunday
Sun, Dec 15, 2024, 10:00 PM
McMillan had five receptions (on six targets) for 75 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 40-17 blowout win over the Chargers.
Analysis: McMillan followed up his breakout performance against Las Vegas in Week 14 with another gem against Los Angeles on Sunday. The speedy rookie is coming into his own as the No. 2 option behind star wideout Mike Evans (9-159-2). McMillan has racked up 134 yards and three touchdowns over his last two contests. The third-round selection has leapfrogged his way from fantasy afterthought to a potential playoff hero for managers across all formats. McMillan can really put his name on the map under the bright lights in Dallas when the Buccaneers visit the Cowboys for Sunday Night Football in Week 16. |
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Rachaad White Rachaad White Productive off 17 touches Sunday
Sun, Dec 15, 2024, 9:13 PM
White took 15 carries for 64 yards and lost a fumble while adding two receptions for 17 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 40-17 win over the Chargers.
Analysis: Bucky Irving (back/hip) wound up suiting up after getting injured last week against Las Vegas, leading to an even split in carries between Tampa Bay's tailbacks. White scored the backfield's lone touchdown as a receiver while Irving stole the show with 117 rushing yards with his 15 totes. The latter is the preferred fantasy option in this timeshare, but White retains deep-league value for next Sunday's tilt at Dallas. |
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Bucky Irving Bucky Irving Valiant effort Sunday
Sun, Dec 15, 2024, 8:36 PM
Irving (back/hip) rushed 15 times for 117 yards while losing two yards on a pair of receptions in Sunday's 40-17 win over the Chargers.
Analysis: Irving was truly a game-time decision after suffering injuries to his back and hip in last week's win over the Raiders. The explosive rookie was seen stretching his affected areas on the field leading up to Sunday's kickoff, but he looked crisp in action once play commenced. It was Irving's second 100-yard performance over his last three games, bringing the rookie up to 852 rushing yards on the year. Co-starter Rachaad White also saw 15 carries -- albeit with far less efficiency -- and brought in one of Baker Mayfield's four touchdown passes. Now healthy, Irving has a shot at increasing his national presence in a plus matchup against the Cowboys on Sunday Night Football in Week 16. |
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