Coming off a long-awaited bye week, the 4-6 Bucks will return to the field on Sunday for a must-win Week 13 matchup against the 2-8 Giants at MetLife Stadium. If Tampa Bay is to turn its season around and make a run toward an NFC South title or an NFC Wild Card berth, it must start now.
Bucks at Giants: Pewter Gameday Live Show, Sunday 1:00 PM ET
The Pewter Gameday live show resumes Sunday afternoon. #backs in the face of #Giants. A great way to receive news and analysis during the match. Please watch and join in the fun!
— Pewter Report
(@PewterReport) November 22, 2024
The Bucks ended the bye week with a 1.5 game lead in the division, but considering the Falcons hold the head-to-head tiebreaker, it’s more like a 2.5 game lead. Tampa Bay also has a lot of work to do as they are 2.5 games out of the NFC’s No. 7 seed. Fortunately for Todd Bowles, they’ve gotten healthier this stretch run, and their final seven games will be against teams with a combined record of 24-47.
Bucs RB Rathard White and 49ers ILB Fred Warner – Photo courtesy of USA Today
these The next three games are important For the Bucks, wins against the 2-8 Giants, 3-7 Panthers, and 2-8 Raiders would be enough to get them back over .500 at 7-6 and regain their confidence after four straight losses. Probably.
As always, there’s more to the story in this Week 12 contest, and that’s why we’re here now. As we do every week here at PewterReport.com, this week we take a look at what else is coming up during this week’s games. Of course, we’re talking about records and milestones that some Bucks are aiming for.
In the 10th week, Rathard White passed Doug Martin as a running back with the seventh-most receiving yards in franchise history, and Cade Otton passed Jackie Harris as a tight end with the sixth-most receiving yards in franchise history. Lavonte David also played in his 191st game as a backup.which ranks third in history. He is currently chasing only Rondo Barber and Derrick Brooks.
Here’s how things stand heading into week 12.
baker mayfield
Sunday will be Mayfield’s 100th regular season game.
With one passing touchdown, he ties Tom Brady (2020-22) as the only quarterbacks in Bucs history with 25 or more passing touchdowns in consecutive seasons. The passing touchdown would tie Brady (2022) and Josh Freeman (2010) for the eighth-most single-season passing scores (25) in team history.
Bucs WR Mike Evans and QB Baker Mayfield – Photo by Cliff Welch/PR
His two passing touchdowns tie Mayfield and Brad Johnson (2003) for the seventh-most in a single season (26) by a Buccaneer quarterback. If Mayfield gets three, he will be tied for sixth in a single season (27) behind Freeman (2012).
With three total touchdowns, Mayfield can tie himself (2023) and Jameis Winston (2016) for the fourth-most offensive touchdowns in a season in franchise history.
mike evans
If Evans is able to return to action against the Giants, he will be chasing history right away. He is 47 yards away from passing Derek Mason (12,061) for 29th place in NFL history.
Evans is 69 yards away from passing Hines Ward (12,083) for 28th place in league history and needs 132 yards to pass Charlie Joyner (12,146) for 27th place.
One more receiving touchdown would put Evans ahead of Tim Brown and Steve Largent (100) for the ninth-most single touchdowns in NFL history. And regardless of the type of touchdown, Evans would pass Largent (101) for the 23rd-most total touchdowns alone in league history.
Unfortunately, Evans faces an uphill battle in extending his 1,000-yard receiving streak to 11 seasons, which would tie Jerry Rice for the longest streak in NFL history. Tampa Bay’s all-time leading receiver would need to average 95 yards per game to break 1,000 yards in his final seven games.
Sunday will be Evans’ 162nd game, two games behind John Lynch (164 games) for seventh place on Bucks history.
Ratchard White
White needs one more receiving touchdown to pass Warwick Dunn and James Wilder (nine) to become the second-most running back in Buccaneer history. The only player with a better record is Mike Alstott (13).
White is also 61 yards away from passing Charles Sims (1,190 yards) for sixth place all-time among Buccaneer running backs.
Cade Otton
Bucks TE Cade Otton – Photo courtesy of USA Today
Otton is six receptions away from passing Tim Wright (54 in 2013) for seventh place for most in a single season among Tampa Bay tight ends. Seven catches would move him past Rob Gronkowski (55 in 2021) for sixth place, and nine catches would move him past Cameron Brate (57 in 2016) for fifth place.
Otton’s 78 receiving yards are the ninth-most by a tight end in Bucs history, passing Calvin McGee (1,379).
Will Gholston
Gholston is scheduled to play 180 games with the Bucks, three games behind Paul Gruber (183) and fifth in franchise history.
labonte david
David needs three more sacks to pass David Logan (39.0 sacks) for sixth place in team history. He also had six passes defensed before passing Carlton Davis III (73), which ranks fourth in Tampa Bay history.
Sunday will be David’s 192nd game with the Bucks, which ranks him third behind Derrick Brooks (224) and Ronde Barber (241).
Jamel Dean
Dean needs six more passes defensed to pass Aqib Talib (54) for seventh place in franchise history.
antwone winfield jr.
Bucks FS Antwon Winfield Jr. – Photo by Cliff Welch/PR
Winfield is one sack away from tying Keith Bostic (17.0) for 14th most sacks among defensive backs since sacks became an official statistic in 1982. He needs two more sacks to tie Adam Archuleta, Bill Bates and Roman Harper (18.0) for 11th most, and three more to tie him for 10th with Charles Woodson (20.0).
He needs three more forced fumbles to pass Hardy Nickerson (13) for seventh place on Bucks history.
With one more fumble recovery, Winfield will tie Lee Roy Selmon (10) for fourth place all-time among Buccaneer defenders.
Chase McLaughlin
McLaughlin needs one more field goal from 50 yards or more to set a new franchise record for field goals from 50 yards or more.
