Following a 30-7 win over the Giants last Sunday, which snapped a much-needed losing streak, the 5-6 Bucks will open December with another road game this coming Sunday — this one. It’s a game against the Panthers, who are 3-8.
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Tampa Bay has dug itself into a hole with four straight losses, and every game from here on will be critical to the team’s playoff chances. bucks We regained some momentum last week, but But to stay alive in the postseason race, they’ll need to do something they haven’t done since Weeks 1 and 2. The goal is to beat the Panthers and win back-to-back games.
A win would get Todd Bowles back to .500 for the first time since late October and give him a chance to get over .500 with a third straight win against the Raiders in Week 14. Things first, that’s Reunion with offensive coordinator Dave Canales And his Carolina teams have won two of their past three games.
As always, there’s more to the story in this Week 13 game, 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.
last week, Mike Evans passed Derek Mason for the 29th most receiving yards in NFL history, and Lavonte David tied TJ Watt for the second-most forced fumbles among active players.
Here’s how things stand heading into week 13.
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Bucks QB Baker Mayfield – Photo courtesy of USA Today
After not throwing a touchdown pass in last week’s game against the Giants, Mayfield will have another chance to make a historic move this Sunday against the Panthers. One passing touchdown would tie him with Tom Brady (2020-2022) as the only quarterbacks in Bucs history to throw for 25 or more touchdowns in consecutive seasons. His next touchdown pass will tie Brady (2022) and Josh Freeman (2010) for the eighth most in a single season by a Tampa Bay quarterback (25).
With two more passing touchdowns, Mayfield will tie Brad Johnson (2003) for the seventh-most passing touchdowns in a season (26) in franchise history. With three more hits, he will be tied with Freeman (2012) for 6th place (29 hits).
One more rushing touchdown would put Mayfield on par with Doug Williams (four in 1980 and 1981) and Josh Freeman (four in 2011) for the most rushing touchdowns in a single season by a quarterback. That number ranks fourth in team history.
Mayfield also needs two more total touchdowns to tie himself (2023) and Jameis Winston (2016) for fourth-most offensive touchdowns in a season in Bucs history. is.
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Evans needs one receiving yard to pass Hines Ward (12,083) for 28th place in NFL history, but he needs 64 more to pass Charlie Joyner (12,146) for 27th place. He is 205 shots away from overtaking Jimmy Smith (12,287) for 26th place, and will then chase former teammate Antonio Brown (12,291) for the top 25 all-time spot. It will be.
Bucks WR Mike Evans – Photo courtesy of USA Today
With seven more receptions, Evans will reach 800 in his career. He becomes the 41st player in NFL history to reach that mark.
Evans needs one more receiving touchdown to pass Tim Brown and Steve Largent (100) for ninth place in NFL history. And if he scores any type of touchdown, he will pass Largent (101) for the 23rd-most total touchdowns in league history.
Evans will play his 163rd game with the Bucks on Sunday, leaving him just one game behind John Lynch (164) for seventh place in franchise history.
Ratchard White
White needs one receiving touchdown to pass Warrick Dunn and James Wilder (nine) to become the second-most running back in team history. The only player with a better record is Mike Alstott (13).
With 51 more receiving yards, White would pass Charles Sims (1,190) for the sixth-most receiving yards by a running back in Tampa Bay history.
Cade Otton
Otton is five away from passing Tim Wright (54 in 2013) for the seventh-most receptions in a single season by a tight end in franchise history. His six receptions moves him past Rob Gronkowski (55 in 2021) for sixth place, and his eight receptions moves him past Cameron Brate (57 in 2016) for fifth place.
Otton is also 48 yards away from passing Calvin McGee (1,379) for ninth-most receiving yards by a tight end in Buccaneer history.
Will Gholston
Sunday will be Gholston’s 181st game, two behind Paul Gruber (183) for fifth place in franchise history.
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Bucs NT Vita Vea and LB Lavonte David – Photo courtesy of USA Today
Bear also had a sack last week, bringing his career total to 29.5. He needs four more to pass Jason Pierre-Paul and Brad Culpepper (33.0 points) for ninth place in franchise history.
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Sunday will be David’s 193rd game with the Bucks. He is already third in franchise history, behind Derrick Brooks (224) and Ronde Barber (241).
David needs three more sacks to pass David Logan (39.0 sacks) for sixth place in team history.
If David can defend one more pass, he will surpass Bobby Wagner (69) for the most among active linebackers. David only needs to defend five more passes to pass Carlton Davis (73) for fourth in Bucks history.
Another forced fumble puts David ahead of TJ Watt (31) and tied with Khalil Mack (32) for the most among active players.
Jamel Dean
Dean needs six more passes to defend more passes than Aqib Talib (54), who ranks seventh in franchise history.
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Bucs FS Antwon Winfield Jr. and Panthers QB Bryce Young – Photo by Cliff Welch/PR
Winfield has sacks in three consecutive games against the Panthers, and his sack on Sunday joins Adam Archuleta, Bill Bates and Roman Harper (18.0) in making sacks an official statistic in 1982. This is the 11th-most sacks by a defensive back since 2011. He needs three more to tie for 10th place with Charles Woodson (20.0 points).
With two more forced fumbles, Winfield will be tied for seventh in franchise history with Hardy Nickerson (13). With one more fumble recovery, he will be tied for fourth all-time among Bucks defenders with Lee Roy Selmon (10).
Chase McLaughlin
Only 11 games into his second season with the Bucs, McLaughlin already has the most field goals of 50 yards or more in franchise history. With just one hit left, he will set a new team record (16 hits).
