The Tampa Bay Buccaneers now have sole control of the NFC South. Their playoff berth is entirely dictated by themselves as they took a lead over the Atlanta Falcons in the division last week.
Now, the Buccaneers have to take on a solid Los Angeles Chargers squad, and they are quite banged up heading into the matchup.
On Wednesday, the Buccaneers’ injury report had ten non-participants listed. That number dropped on Thursday, though Tampa Bay is still limping into their coming contest.
The Buccaneers only have eight non-participants compared to ten yesterday, though Antoine Winfield, Bucky Irving, Mike Evans, Tristan Wirfs and Christian Izien remaining on the non-participant list is quite brutal.
Alarms shouldn’t be sound quite yet, as those injuries have been persistent all season — at least for Irving, Evans and Wirfs — and they could be getting extended rest to remain healthy for a potential playoff push.
