Pewter Preview For Week 3

BUCS vs. EAGLES

WHEN: Monday, September 15, 2023 | WHERE: Raymond James Stadium | KICKOFF: 7:15 p.m. ET | TV: ESPN

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Recreation day is approaching, and it’s time for the Pewter Report employees to make its weekly sport predictions and provide up our sport preview of this week’s matchup. Tell us what you suppose within the article feedback part and add your prediction, too.

Scott Reynolds: Bucs Aren’t Prepared To Topple An NFC Energy Simply But

I wish to choose the Buccaneers as a result of I imagine on this workforce. I picked Tampa Bay to have a profitable report this season. In years previous I’ve let the thrill and construct up about prime time video games in Tampa Bay cloud my judgement. The 30-27 loss to Pittsburgh on Monday Evening Soccer in 2018 involves thoughts. I picked the Bucs to win, however that was the night time the FitzMagic ended. In 2020 I picked the Bucs to lastly beat the Saints, however they kicked Tampa Bay’s ass, 38-3, on Sunday Evening Soccer as a substitute and continued their dominance over this workforce.

I feel the Bucs can beat the Eagles, however all the pieces has to go proper for the boys in pink, white and pewter. Tampa Bay has to proceed to play turnover-free soccer on offense and proceed to take the ball away on protection. That’s loads to ask for a workforce that has expertise, however not as a lot as a lot expertise because the defending NFC champions do. Baker Mayfield must be protected in any respect prices and can want large video games from each Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, as will probably be an actual problem for the Bucs to run the ball towards the league’s top-rated run protection.

This sport will likely be determined within the trenches. The Bucs defensive position stacks up higher towards the Eagles offensive line than Tampa Bay’s offensive line stacks up towards Philadelphia’s defensive position. The Eagles have seven first-round picks in defensive tackles Fletcher Cox, Jordan Davis and Jalen Carter, and edge rushers Brandon Graham, Derek Barnett, Haason Reddick and Nolan Smith. That’s an awfully spectacular two-deep, and that may give the sting to the Eagles in the long run. I hope I’m flawed, however I simply don’t suppose this Bucs workforce is able to beat such a formidable opponent simply but.

REYNOLDS’ GAME PREDICTION: Eagles 24, Bucs 17REYNOLDS’ SEASON RECORD: 2-0

Matt Matera: Protection Helps Bucs Keep In It, However Fall Late In The Recreation

There isn’t a greater stage for the Bucs to show so many flawed than the brilliant lights of Monday night time soccer. Humorous sufficient, that is the one matchup out of your entire slate of video games this week that options two 2-0 groups towards one another. The Bucs have been good, however not nice, though have exceeded many (not our’s) expectations. The Eagles then again haven’t discovered their groove simply but and have managed to win within the first two weeks.

All of it comes all the way down to the trenches on this sport. The Bucs’ offensive line obtained warmups towards the Vikings and Bears, however it is a utterly totally different take a look at. Tampa Bay will likely be matched by Philadelphia’s pace and physicality. Whereas I belief Tristan Wirfs, I don’t understand how the younger guys in Robert Hainsey, Cody Mauch and Luke Goedeke will handle. The Eagles carry their lineman in waves. Even their backups can be starters somewhere else. Working the ball is vital for the Bucs, however I don’t see a lot room for Rachaad White. Offensive Coordinator Dave Canales must get extra artistic than traditional.

Final week that they had a profitable end-around run with Deven Thompkins, I anticipate these varieties of totally different dashing performs to maintain the Eagles off guard and throw warning to the wind. It wouldn’t assist Tampa Bay to throw all of it sport, but when they must, they will exploit the center of the sector because the Eagles are injured within the secondary. Chris Godwin has been nice outdoors, though for this sport plan I’d wish to see him within the slot a bit extra.

To ensure that the Bucs to remain on this sport, it’s going to maintain from the protection. That is the hardest offense they’ll face but, with expertise all over the place. The primary order of enterprise is stopping the run. Vita Vea, who’s dominated early within the season, must proceed his run. He could be a sport wrecker and mess up any plans that the Eagles had. Quarterback Jalen Hurts has nice mobility and is a high-quality passer, however you fairly have him doing the latter.

That also means it’s vital for the secondary to maintain it collectively towards A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith. We’ll see if Carlton Davis is offered, however his presence would go a good distance. The Eagles have had their struggles and the Bucs hope that continues. It’s only a matter of what they do upfront if they will get stress on the sting. I feel the Bucs’ protection retains them within the sport nicely into the fourth quarter, however the Eagles provide you with the large play late within the sport to win it.

MATERA’S GAME PREDICTION: Eagles 20, Bucs 14MATERA’S SEASON RECORD: 1-1

Bailey Adams: The Bucs Simply Aren’t Up To The Eagles’ Stage (But?)

This looks like a wakeup name for the 2-0 Bucs. They’ve crushed two groups with a mixed report of 0-4 thus far this season, and now they’re dealing with the category of the NFC. It wouldn’t be a shock to see the Eagles return to the Tremendous Bowl once more this 12 months. However I actually do imagine the Bucs have extra of an opportunity to win this sport than many would possibly suppose.

Tampa Bay’s profitable recipe has concerned stopping the run, getting after the quarterback and producing takeaways on protection along with defending the ball and enjoying complementary soccer on offense. That recipe interprets, but it surely’s more durable to execute towards a workforce like Philadelphia.

The Bucs protection has the fellows to match up and include Jalen Hurts and the Eagles offense, although the move rush may have its fingers full with Philly’s elite offensive line. Nonetheless, there’s the potential for Todd Bowles’ unit to maintain Hurts and Co. within the 21-24 level vary.

The place I’ve extra considerations is with the Bucs’ offense matching up towards the Eagles’ protection. I don’t suppose this offensive line is kind of to the purpose the place will probably be in a position to take care of this formidable group of Eagles move rushers. I feel that’ll actually restrict what the likes of Baker Mayfield, Mike Evans, Chris Godwin and Rachaad White can do.

The best way I take a look at it, the Buccaneer protection must actually carry it and maintain the Eagles to 21 factors or fewer with a purpose to win this one. It must be a 24-21 or 21-17 sport. I don’t fairly see that coming to fruition for Tampa Bay, which may wrestle offensively beneath the lights.

ADAMS’ GAME PREDICTION: Eagles 28, Bucs 17ADAMS’ SEASON RECORD: 2-0

Josh Queipo: Bucs Can’t Hold With Extra Proficient Opponent

The nationwide narrative on the Bucs is beginning to change. And it ought to. The workforce is a lot better than the lowly outlooks most pundits positioned on them. However they’re nonetheless dealing with the reigning NFC champs who function among the best offensive and defensive strains in all of soccer. And whereas the Bucs have proven promise from each of their trench fronts via two video games, in addition they haven’t confronted opponents as stacked within the center but. There will likely be a recalibration of simply how good Tampa Bay is throughout this sport.

Baker Mayfield has been a “Teflon Don” avoiding would-be sacks via two weeks, however that prowess is unsustainable and certain corrects itself on Monday Evening Soccer. The Eagles match up nicely with the Bucs in nearly each side of matchups whereas the Bucs matchup nicely in actually only one (Bucs receivers vs. Eagles secondary). The outcomes are prone to present the Bucs are higher than most thought, however nonetheless not the category of the NFC.

QUEIPO’S GAME PREDICTION: Bucs 20, Eagles 27QUEIPO’S SEASON RECORD: 2-0

Adam Slivon: Bucs Fly Simply Quick Of Catching The Hovering Eagles

After beginning the season 2-0, the Bucs face a mighty foe in an Eagles workforce that can be 2-0 and completed final season with a 14-3 common season report and fell simply in need of beating the Chiefs in Tremendous Bowl LVII.

Whereas the Bucs have impressed with their capacity to play complementary soccer, dealing with one of many high contenders for the Lombardi trophy is the place I imagine they are going to enter the loss column for the primary time. 

The Eagles have loads of expertise on each side of the ball, beginning on offense with quarterback Jalen Hurts. Tampa Bay saved Justin Fields from operating rampant towards them final week however Hurts is extra of an entire sign caller who can win video games along with his arm simply as a lot as his legs. He demonstrated his effectivity final 12 months as an rising MVP candidate and he’s aided by having two 1,000-yard receivers in A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith together with Dallas Goedert, who has had a gradual begin thus far however stays one of many higher tight ends in soccer.

The Bucs can “harm” Hurts’ capacity to take over – if they will meet him within the backfield. The Eagles’ offensive line is stout and has three of the most effective at their positions in Jordan Mailata, Jason Kelce, and Lane Johnson. Todd Bowles’ protection will want a repeat efficiency of bringing down Fields final week (six sacks, two interceptions) to have any probability at stopping Philadelphia’s potent offense. 

Defensively, the Eagles have among the best models within the NFL. Baker Mayfield has gotten off to a greater begin than anybody anticipated because the Bucs’ quarterback, however he’ll want each ounce of Mayfield Magic to maneuver the ball. Up entrance, Tampa Bay’s offensive line has saved Mayfield largely upright and he has proven the flexibility to evade move rushers. 

The one downside is – Mayfield must do a variety of evading Monday night time towards the Eagles’ entrance seven.

Haason Reddick leads the cost, recording 39.5 sacks and 13 compelled fumbles over the previous three seasons. He’s joined by Jalen Carter, Jordan Davis, Josh Sweat, Fletcher Cox, Brandon Graham, and others. The sport will come all the way down to how profitable Mayfield is getting the ball to Mike Evans and Chris Godwin and the way open they get dealing with a secondary led by Darius Slay, one of many sport’s greatest shutdown corners. 

Whereas many don’t anticipate the Bucs to return out with a win of their primetime bout, they need to have the ability to land some large blows and maintain the battle fascinating. To emerge victorious, Tampa Bay must take up loads of punches and channel a Rocky Balboa-esque stage of resilience within the remaining rounds. Finally, it’ll take extra coaching to carry down this challenger.

SLIVON’S GAME PREDICTION: Eagles 28, Bucs 20SLIVON’S SEASON RECORD: 2-0