The Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Monday Night Football game is somewhat a tale of David vs. Goliath. The Eagles, undefeated and coming off of a Super Bowl appearance, will battle the Buccaneers, who were the odds-on favorite to be the worst team in the league with Baker Mayfield under center.
Now, both teams are looking to extend their win streaks to three, and both can take the lead in their respective divisions. Will the Mayfield magic continue? Will Jalen Hurts and this Eagles offense be too much for the Bucs to handle?
Find out here as we update you on all the big plays, highlights, and results from the game.
Eagles vs. Buccaneers Box Score and Results
We will update this section as the Eagles vs. Buccaneers game is played.
Highlights and Analysis
Second Quarter: Eagles 10, Buccaneers 3
8:17 p.m. ET: The Bucs played with fire and got burned. This Eagles offense is simply too good. Hurts took a deep shot to Olamide Zaccheaus for a 34-yard TOUCHDOWN. The Eagles are now up 10-3. Unfortunately for the Buccaneers, when it rains, it pours. On the very next drive, Mayfield makes a bad throw in the center of the field and the Eagles get the INTERCEPTION. Eagles are now at the 37-yard line and are driving again.
Jalen Hurts does it again!
He has now thrown 13 TD passes when attempting a pass of 20+ yards since the 2022 season — most among #NFL QBs (stats by @IE_NFL).
— Pro Football Network (@PFN365) September 26, 2023
8:05 p.m. ET: Think the Bucs were listening to me? As soon as I criticized the offense, they finally got something going. Although they had an excellent shot at a TD with Mike Evans, the Eagles’ defense managed to stop Mayfield and limit the Bucs to a FIELD GOAL. We have a tied game! And under 44.5 betters are enjoying the snail’s pace this one is currently moving at. 8:33 remaining in the second.
7:55 p.m. ET: At the start of the second quarter, the Buccaneers brought a ton of pressure on Hurts and forced a three-and-out. Tampa Bay now needs to find a way to get this offense going. Mayfield has completed just four passes for 44 yards.
First Quarter: Eagles 3, Buccaneers 0
7:44 p.m. ET: Eagles get the first points of the night thanks to a chip shot FIELD GOAL from Jake Elliott. The Bucs are lucky to only be down three at this point. The Eagles have not had a tough time moving the ball.
7:37 p.m. ET: Swift makes another impressive run, causing Troy Aikman to proclaim that he could play tailback with this Eagles offensive line in front of him. We have our doubts Mr. Aikman. We have our doubts.
7:33 p.m. ET: And just like that, the Buccaneers go three-and-out, punt the ball, and the Eagles are already past midfield thanks to an impressive 52-yard punt return. Tampa Bay will not beat this talented Eagles team making mistakes like that.
7:25 p.m. ET: As good as that drive was for the Eagles, it came to a surprising end as the team went for it on 4th and less than five. Kenneth Gainwell failed to convert and it is once again Buccaneers ball. Guess the Eagles can’t always rely on pushing their QB forward for a few yards.
7:20 p.m. ET: The Buccaneers start the game with the ball but fail to move it downfield. They got one first down and then needed to punt. The Eagles, meanwhile, have not had a hard time moving the ball. The first play from Jalen Hurts was a 26-yard pass to A.J. Brown. Then, followed that up by another deep ball for 16 yards. D’Andre Swift then rushed for 7.
After a quiet Week 2, A.J. brown gets catches on the first two plays of the game for the #Eagles!
Brown leads the #NFL with 16.0 yards per reception on Early Downs since the 2021 season. (stats by @IE_NFL) pic.twitter.com/u6pF0iFXSm
— Pro Football Network (@PFN365) September 25, 2023
How To Watch Eagles vs. Buccaneers
ESPN airs the second of three 2023 Monday Night Football doubleheaders tonight. Like Week 2’s Monday night matchups, the game between the Eagles and Buccaneers will kick off at 7:15 p.m. ET on ABC and ESPN+.
The longtime commentating duo and ESPN’s primary crew, Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, will call tonight’s tilt between Philadelphia and Tampa Bay.
- Start time
7:15 p.m. ET - Channel
ABC, ESPN+ - Live stream options
Youtube TV, Hulu + Live TV
Eagles vs. Buccaneers Picks and Predictions
All odds are from DraftKings Sportsbook unless stated otherwise.
- Spread
Eagles -5 - Moneyline
Eagles -225, Buccaneers +185 - Total
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Bearman: Not all 2-0s are created equal, as we saw with Washington on Sunday. Give credit to the Bucs for starting 2-0, but now the NFC champs are coming to town.
I expect Hurts and company to move the ball at ease to give the Bucs their first loss of the season.
The Eagles’ weakness this season has been their pass defense, but I don’t think Mayfield and the Bucs will be able to exploit it.
I’d also play Hurts to score a touchdown like we did last week.
Picks: Eagles -5 (-110 at DraftKings), Jalen Hurts anytime touchdown (-105 at DraftKings)
Katz: There’s a lot more optimism surrounding Rachaad White after his admittedly much-improved Week 2 performance. But let’s not forget he faced the Bears — you could probably run for 60 yards against them.
In Week 1, White carried the ball 17 times for 40 yards against a Vikings run defense that just allowed D’Andre Swift to run for 175 yards. Now, he gets an Eagles run defense that completely stuffed Alexander Mattison and Rhamondre Stevenson in each of the first two weeks.
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Philadelphia has yet to allow a single run of 10+ yards. Stevenson and Mattison combined to total just 53 yards over the first two weeks.
White also has just one carry for 10+ yards on the season, and it came last week against the Bears (13 yards). Essentially, this is a two-unit play on White split into two bets that I love.
Picks: Rachaad White under 47.5 rushing yards (-115 at DraftKings) and Rachaad White longest rush under 11.5 yards (+100 at DraftKings)
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