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The Detroit Lions beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24-9, and are now 5-2. Nick Wright, Chris Broussard, and Kevin Wildes ask what the Lions proved on Monday night, and if the Buccaneers have bigger issues to address.
The Detroit Lions haven't lost two consecutive games since October 2022, just before they realized the breakthrough that spurred their franchise rebirth.
Detroit, sitting at 4-2 and in second place in the NFC North, is coming off a 30-17 defeat at the hands of the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night. Meanwhile, Tampa Bay – sitting in first place in the NFC South with a 5-1 record – is coming off a 30-19 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Week 6.
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Studs and duds from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Week 7 loss to the Detroit Lions
The Buccaneers could not overcome injuries and inconsistency against a dominant performance by the Detroit Lions.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers take a trip up North to visit the Detroit Lions in the first game of a Monday Night Football double header.
Detroit got a superb all-around performance from its linebacking corps, as Jack Campbell, Alex Anzalone and Derrick Barnes were all exceptional. Campbell stuffed the stat sheet with eight total tackles, a sack, two tackles for loss and a pass defensed.
Hold up on that MVP talk. Slow down on giving the Tampa Bay Buccaneers the No. 1 seed. Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers crashed in Detroit against a depleted defense missing its entire starting secondary.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions will face off in Detroit. Here are the best prop bets for the Monday Night Football matchup.
It was all about the defense in Dan Campbell's locker room speech at Ford Field after the Lions win over the Bucs, 24-9, on Monday night.
NFL Week 8 odds, picks, predictions, TV channel, streaming information for Sunday football game between Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New Orleans Saints.
The Saints, meanwhile, have been more competent than expected offensively, but their defense is a problem — allowing nearly 27 points per game and constantly digging early holes. They’re 2–5 ATS in first halves, which makes Tampa Bay -2.5 in the first half my best bet for the game.