The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Baker Mayfield look to improve their postseason odds on Thursday Night Football, as they face the down-on-their-luck Atlanta Falcons at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Florida, at 8:15 pm ET.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Atlanta Falcons Depth Chart
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Depth Chart
Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Offense
| Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
| QB | Baker Mayfield | Teddy Bridgewater | Connor Bazelak | – |
| RB | Bucky Irving | Rachaad White | Sean Tucker | Josh Williams SUSP |
| WR | Mike Evans Q | Jalen McMillan Q | Kameron Johnson | – |
| WR | Emeka Egbuka | Tez Johnson | Jaden Smith IR | – |
| WR | Chris Godwin Jr. | Sterling Shepard | – | – |
| TE | Cade Otton D | Payne Durham | Devin Culp | Ko Kieft IR |
| LT | Tristan Wirfs | Benjamin Chukwuma | Graham Barton | – |
| LG | Mike Jordan | Elijah Klein | Ben Bredeson IR | – |
| C | Graham Barton | Ben Bredeson IR | – | – |
| RG | Dan Feeney | Luke Haggard | Cody Mauch IR | – |
| RT | Luke Goedeke | Charlie Heck | Benjamin Chukwuma | – |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Defense
| Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
| LDE | Elijah Roberts | Calijah Kancey IR | – | – |
| NT | Vita Vea | Elijah Simmons | – | – |
| RDE | Logan Hall | Greg Gaines | – | – |
| WLB | Yaya Diaby | Chris Braswell | David Walker IR | – |
| LILB | SirVocea Dennis O | Deion Jones | John Bullock | – |
| RILB | Lavonte David | Nick Jackson | – | – |
| SLB | Haason Reddick | Anthony Nelson | Markees Watts | – |
| LCB | Jamel Dean | Benjamin Morrison | Josh Hayes | – |
| SS | Antoine Winfield Jr. | Christian Izien | Rashad Wisdom IR | – |
| FS | Tykee Smith D | Kaevon Merriweather | JJ Roberts IR | – |
| RCB | Zyon McCollum | Kindle Vildor | – | – |
| NB | Jacob Parrish | – | – | – |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Special Teams
| Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
| PK | Chase McLaughlin | – | – | – |
| P | Riley Dixon | – | – | – |
| H | Riley Dixon | – | – | – |
| PR | Kameron Johnson | Rachaad White | Tez Johnson | Jalen McMillan Q |
| KR | Sean Tucker | Emeka Egbuka | Kameron Johnson | Josh Williams SUSP |
| LS | Evan Deckers | – | – | – |
Atlanta Falcons Depth Chart
Atlanta Falcons’ Offense
| Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
| QB | Kirk Cousins | Easton Stick | Michael Penix Jr. IR | Emory Jones IR |
| RB | Bijan Robinson | Tyler Allgeier | Nathan Carter | – |
| WR | Drake London O | Dylan Drummond | Jamal Agnew | – |
| WR | Darnell Mooney | Deven Thompkins | Casey Washington | – |
| WR | David Sills V | KhaDarel Hodge | Malik Heath | – |
| TE | Kyle Pitts Sr. Q | Charlie Woerner | Teagan Quitoriano | Feleipe Franks |
| LT | Jake Matthews | Michael Jerrell | Storm Norton IR | Tyrone Wheatley Jr. IR |
| LG | Matthew Bergeron | Kyle Hinton | – | – |
| C | Ryan Neuzil | Jovaughn Gwyn | – | – |
| RG | Chris Lindstrom | Kyle Hinton | – | – |
| RT | Elijah Wilkinson | Jack Nelson | Kaleb McGary IR | – |
Atlanta Falcons’ Defense
| Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
| LDE | LaCale London | Elijah Garcia | Zach Harrison IR | – |
| NT | Ruke Orhorhoro | Kentavius Street | – | – |
| RDE | David Onyemata Q | Brandon Dorlus Q | Sam Roberts IR | – |
| WLB | Leonard Floyd | Arnold Ebiketie | – | – |
| LILB | Divine Deablo | JD Bertrand | Josh Woods | DeAngelo Malone IR |
| RILB | Kaden Elliss | Ronnie Harrison Jr. | Troy Andersen O | – |
| SLB | Jalon Walker Q | James Pearce Jr. | Bralen Trice IR | – |
| LCB | A.J. Terrell Jr. | Natrone Brooks | – | – |
| SS | Jessie Bates III | DeMarcco Hellams IR | – | – |
| FS | Xavier Watts | Malik Verdon O | – | – |
| RCB | Mike Hughes | Cobee Bryant | Clark Phillips III IR | – |
| NB | Dee Alford | Mike Ford Jr. | Billy Bowman Jr. IR | – |
Atlanta Falcons’ Special Teams
| Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
| PK | Zane Gonzalez | – | – | – |
| P | Bradley Pinion | – | – | – |
| H | Bradley Pinion | – | – | – |
| PR | Jamal Agnew | Mike Hughes | – | – |
| KR | Jamal Agnew | Mike Hughes | – | – |
| LS | Liam McCullough | – | – | – |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Atlanta Falcons Injury Reports
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Injury Report
| Player | Position | Injury | Mon | Tue | Wed | Game Status |
| SirVocea Dennis | LB | Hip | DNP | DNP | DNP | OUT |
| Mike Evans | WR | Collarbone | LP | LP | LP | QUESTIONABLE |
| Chris Godwin Jr. | WR | Fibula | LP | FP | LP | (-) |
| Bucky Irving | RB | Shoulder | FP | FP | FP | (-) |
| Christian Izien | SAF | Neck | DNP | LP | FP | (-) |
| Baker Mayfield | QB | Left Shoulder | FP | FP | FP | (-) |
| Jalen McMillan | WR | Neck | LP | LP | LP | QUESTIONABLE |
| Benjamin Morrison | CB | Hamstring | FP | FP | FP | (-) |
| Cade Otton | TE | Knee | DNP | DNP | LP | DOUBTFUL |
| Haason Reddick | OLB | Ankle | DNP | LP | FP | (-) |
| Tykee Smith | SAF | Neck/Shoulder | DNP | DNP | LP | DOUBTFUL |
| Tristan Wirfs | OT | Oblique | LP | LP | FP | (-) |
| Rashad Wisdom | SAF | Quad | FP | FP | FP | OUT |
Atlanta Falcons Injury Report
| Player | Position | Injury | Mon | Tue | Wed | Game Status |
| Kaden Elliss | ILB | Elbow/illness | FP | FP | FP | (-) |
| KhaDarel Hodge | WR | Shoulder | LP | LP | FP | (-) |
| Kyle Pitts | TE | Knee | LP | LP | LP | QUESTIONABLE |
| Jalon Walker | ED | Quad | LP | LP | LP | QUESTIONABLE |
| A.J. Terrell | CB | Neck | LP | LP | FP | (-) |
| Brandon Dorlus | DL | Groin | LP | LP | LP | QUESTIONABLE |
| Chris Lindstrom | G | Foot | LP | LP | FP | UNSPECIFIED |
| David Onyemata | DL | Foot | LP | LP | LP | QUESTIONABLE |
| Drake London | WR | Knee | DNP | DNP | DNP | OUT |
| Leonard Floyd | ED | Not injury-related — resting | (-) | (-) | LP | (-) |
| Jake Matthews | T | Not injury-related — resting | (-) | (-) | LP | (-) |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Atlanta Falcons Prediction
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are clearly the better team in this encounter, and this game is very important for them if they wish to remain in the running for a playoff spot. Expect Tampa Bay to win, as they’re 4.5-point favorites and the ESPN game predictor gives them a 63.5% chance of winning the encounter.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27-20 Atlanta Falcons.
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