Do the Tampa Bay Buccaneers play today? No. The Buccaneers are off on Sunday. Four teams have a bye week in Week 9. The Browns, Jets and Eagles join the Buccaneers. More: Bills st

Our live blog is up and ready for the Bucs final game before their Bye Week as they take on their divisional rival, Saints.

With two NFC frontrunners on the bye this week, the games on Sunday afternoon still packed a ton of playoff intrigue. With the Seattle Seahawks still to play on Sunday night, it could change a whole lot still before the end of Week 9.

In an eight-game stretch that included quite a few "wow" moments by Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers' offense, we debate which one was the best of them all

Baker Mayfield has not been himself to start the game, but he was able to lead the team down the field right before half for a touchdown. He hit Kameron Johnson in stride for a 36-yard score for the wide receiver's first touchdown of his career. The team went for two points and failed, so they go up 20-13 with 44 seconds left in the half.

Here's one of the surest signs yet that the Patriots are back in the upper echelon of the NFL: they're getting an elite broadcast team.

USA Today's NFL experts make their picks for a Week 6 showdown between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and San Francisco 49ers

The Krewe looks to bounce back in the Big Easy, where plenty is at stake as another NFC South showdown is about to unfold vs. the New Orleans Saints.

The Bucs are 6–2 and feeling good, but there’s a harsh reality tucked behind that shiny record: The next three weeks could define their season. They’ll host the Patriots, then head to Buffalo and Los Angeles to face the Rams.

The NFL has reached its mid-season point, and that means this is a perfect time to reflect on how everything has played out. There have been some teams and players who have played