By james art The Tampa Bay Bucs found themselves in the middle of a downward spiral after losing back-to-back weeks.
Unfortunately for the Buccaneers, they face a formidable opponent this week as they will have to play the only undefeated team in the NFL, the Kansas City Chiefs, on the road at Arrowhead Stadium for a primetime Monday Night Football game.
Oddly enough, despite Tampa’s 4-4 record, the team proved it had grit and did so on the road
against the Detroit Lions in Week 2, handing this Super Bowl contender its only loss of the season, and will need to maintain that same upset mentality to have a chance this week in Kansas City.
Bucs RB2 Bucky Irving plagued by injury all season?
Bucs RB Bucky Irving – Photo by: USA Today
It’s well established that the Bucs will be playing with a depleted core of wide receivers after losing stars Mike Evans and Chris Godwin in Week 7, but those aren’t the only skill position players dealing with injuries.
Rookie Bucky Irving appeared on last week’s injury report with a toe injury that head coach Todd Bowles said has plagued him since he was in college. After this revelation, Bowles also shared how it will affect him for the rest of this season.
“Bucky will practice towards the end of the week, but he’s going to have this problem all year,” Bowles said. “We’ll limit him during the week so he can play in the games.”
With that, here’s the Bucs injury report after Thursday:
- G Ben Bredeson – shoulder – limited participant
- LB Lavonte David — Ankle/Chest — Did not participate
- LS Evan Deckers — hamstring — full participant
- WR Mike Evans — hamstring — did not participate
- DL Greg Gaines — Calf — Did not participate
- DL William Gholston — Knee — Limited participant
- RB Bucky Irving — thumb — out
- WR Sterling Shepard — hamstring — did not participate
- S Tykee Smith — Concussion — Limited participant
Injury report to chiefs
There it is Bosses injury report after Thursday:
- OT Ethan Driskell — illness — did not participate
- S Neezah Johnson — concussion — did not participate
- WR Juju Smith-Schuster — hamstring — did not participate
- DE Michael Danna — Pectoral — Limited participant
- RB Kareem Hunt — Quadruple — Limited participant
- WR Mecole Hardman — Knee — Full participant
- QB Patrick Mahomes — ankle — full participant
- CB Trent McDuffie — knee — full participant
- NT Derrick Nnadi — triceps — full participant
- LB Drue Tranquill — chest — full participant