NEWSLETTER
Week 6 of the NFL season is here, and I don’t know about you, but this is flying by for me. I can’t believe we’re this far into the season already. Tom Brady, fresh off a five-touchdown performance against the lowly Dolphins, will bring his 4-1 Buccaneers into Philadelphia for a meeting with Jalen Hurts and the Eagles under the lights on Thursday Night Football.
It’s been rough sailing for the Eagles in the first month-plus of the 2021 season, and the last primetime performance they offered us was not very good when the Cowboys throttled them on Monday Night Football in Week 3. Hurts was picked off twice, and the Eagles gave up 41 points to Dallas in a 41-21 MNF beatdown. So let’s hope they have a better showing in the tank this week against the defending Super Bowl Champions.
Clear your schedule. You have TNF to watch. 🔥#GoBucs | #FlyEaglesFly
📺: #TBvsPHI — Tonight 8:20pm ET on NFLN/FOX/PRIME VIDEO
📱: NFL app pic.twitter.com/b4zymPS4sb— NFL (@NFL) October 14, 2021
Oh, by the way, the NFL dropped their first playoff picture today. Here’s how we’re looking after five weeks of action. (p.s., the Bears are in there!)
The playoff picture after Week 5! pic.twitter.com/STLexqdiWj
— NFL (@NFL) October 14, 2021
Game Info
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-1, 1st NFC South) at Philadelphia Eagles (2-3, T-2nd NFC East) – FOX, NFL Network (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews, Kristina Pink), Westwood One (Ian Eagle, Tony Boselli)
Kickoff Time: 7:20 p.m. CT
Site: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Referee: Clay Martin
Odds: TB -6.5, O/U 52.5 (via DraftKings Sports Book)
Game Thread
Your game thread is down in the comments, so let’s have some good, clean (safe-for-work) fun!
Coaches
Buccaneers: Bruce Arians (71-45-1, 22-15 w/ TB) vs. Eagles: Nick Sirianni (2-3)
Starting QBs and Projected Game Stats
Buccaneers: Tom Brady: 26/41, 305 passing yards, 3 TD, 1 INT; 2 carries, 3 rushing yards
versus
Eagles: Jalen Hurts: 25/40, 287 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 7 carries, 35 rushing yards, 1 TD
Week 6 projected stats via ESPN projections
Buccaneers Projected Starters
Offense
• QB Tom Brady
• RB Ronald Jones II, Leonard Fournette Jr.
• WRs Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Antonio Brown
• TE O.J. Howard
• LT Donovan Smith, LG Ali Marpet, C Ryan Jensen, RG Alex Cappa, RT Tristan Wirfs
Defense
• DLs Ndamukong Suh, William Gholston, NT Vita Vea
• OLBs Jason Pierre-Paul, Shaquil Barrett; ILBs Devin White, K.J. Britt
• CBs Carlton Davis III, Jamel Dean
• S Andrew Adams, Jordan Whitehead
Specialists
• Ryan Succop (kicker), Bradley Pinion (punter, holder), Carson Tinker (long snapper), Jaydon Mickens (kick and punt returns)
Eagles Projected Starters
Offense
• QB Jalen Hurts
• RB Miles Sanders, Kenneth Gainwell
• WRs DeVonta Smith, Jalen Reagor, Quez Watkins
• TEs Zach Ertz
• LT Jordan Mailata, LG Landon Dickerson, C Jason Kelce, RG Jack Driscoll, RT Brett Toth
Defense
• LDE Josh Sweat, LDT Javon Hargrave, RDT Fletcher Cox, RDE Derek Barnett
• SAM Genard Avery, MIKE Eric Wilson, WILL Alex Singleton
• LCB Darius Slay, RCB Steven Nelson, NCB Avonte Maddox
• FS Anthony Harris, SS Rodney McLeod
Specialists
• Jake Elliot (kicker), Arryn Siposs (punter, holder), Rick Lovato (long snapper), Kenneth Gainwell, Jalen Reagor (kick and punt returns)
Inactives
Inactives for #TBvsPHI ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/eS7ojyr2xE
— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) October 14, 2021
#TBvsPHI inactives pic.twitter.com/XSDSIWTycW
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) October 14, 2021
