Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Minnesota Vikings Official Game Day Thread: Season Opener Edition

[Bootz]

The Baker Mayfield era is upon us! Your NFC South Champions from a season ago, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers start their 2023 season in Minnesota as they take on the NFC North Champs, the Minnesota Vikings.

This is a bit of a transitional year for the Bucs as GOAT QB Tom Brady finally retired at age 45, leaving the Bucs with a $35mil+ dead cap bill for his services. In fact, 42% of the Bucs cap space is allocated to players who won't play a single down for them this season.

The Bucs look to former #1 overall pick, Heisman Trophy winning QB Jameis Win---Im sorry, Baker Mayfield, to help them defend their NFC South Crown.

Meanwhile, the Vikings look to improve on a season where they went 13-4 but got bounced at home in the playoffs by the Giants.

Bucs inactives





Let's hope for a great game, no injuries, and hopefully a 1-0 start for the Bucs.

Go Bucs!!

[wesmon]

Bowles and Licht are really convinced we are going to be a good team. So this week's game will be a referendum on their ability to evaluate talent.

[acmillis]

They won’t run on that front, but Kirk bout to go cray cray on us…. I DONT LIKE THAT

[Redrum]

[Snake]

I’d Baker Mayfield wants to come out and throw for like 400 yards and three touchdowns, I wouldn’t hate it…

[Central_Buc]

I have a feeling the Vikings are over looking us. They bought into the national media hype that we suck now.

[Redrum]

I’d Baker Mayfield wants to come out and throw for like 400 yards and three touchdowns, I wouldn’t hate it…

The Vikings corners are awful. Expect a lot of big nickel from them.

[Phantom]

It’s always nice to see Erin Andrews on tv again

LFG Bucs!

[Bootz]

Matt Ryan & Tiki Barber calling our game.

[mdb1958]

Go Bucs!

[TonyLip]

Crash that Party, Bucs!!!!
Let’s go!!

Thank god the season’s here!!!

[Grahamburn]

Devin White with the pre-game hype speech.

[Rocker]

Happy Kickoff, yall.

Go Bucs.

[Phantom]

Winfield!!

[Bootz]

Not gonna lie, the Vikings pre-game SKOL chant is among the best in football.

[Phantom]

Nice stop! D!

[Rocker]

Kancey and Winfield FLASHING!

You love to see it.

[Grahamburn]

Kancey, welcome.

[Kona]

Good first drive for the D

[Bootz]

Winfield had a pick if he didn't try to lay JJ out

[Bootz]

Nice return

[Buc2]

No holding on that return? Ok.

[Phantom]

I wouldn’t mind Brian Flores here if Bowles let go after this season

[Bootz]

0-2 throwing to Ko Kieft.

[Buc2]

Terrible route running by the receiver there.

[Rocker]

Goedeke abused.

Great ST play!

[Bucsfan83]

That return was sandwiched. Missed kickoff and the first couple of plays : I

[Snake]

Starting Goedeke is an embarrassment

[Grahamburn]

Starting Goedeke is an embarrassment

Trending that way.

[Bootz]

Zyon is gonna be a ST star

[Bootz]

Starting Goedeke is an embarrassment

This statement is as true today as it was in October of last year. We did it anyway.

[Bucsfan83]

I like how the defense is swarming at least

[Rocker]

Early on, I’m impressed by the D.

Edit: jinxed that shit.

[Bootz]

And then there's that

[Snake]

Kancey is legit looking like Sapp. He’s owning fools holyyyy shii