The Bucks are off to a 3-1 start prior to the Week 5 bye, and will face the 3-1 Lions in Week 6 on Oct. 15 at Raymond James Stadium. , an even bigger game in the NFC world. As a result, the NFL has changed its kickoff time from 1 p.m. to 4:25 p.m., the league announced Monday. The game will be televised on FOX as part of a national doubleheader that afternoon.
This game in Week 6 is shaping up to be a huge occasion for Tampa Bay, and the team will get a lot of attention during team action. In this year’s “Creamsicle Game,” they are wearing nostalgic uniforms. For the first time since 2012, the Bucks will wear their old orange and white uniforms and face a former NFC Central opponent.
The team unveiled a nostalgic uniform. In July, an incredible video was released featuring images of Derrick Brooks, Rondo Barber, Mike Alstott, and the late Lee Roy Selmon. Current players Mike Evans, Lavonte David, Chris Godwin and Antwon Winfield Jr. also appeared in the video, as did comedian Bert Kreischer and makeup entrepreneur Jaclyn Hill.
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Bucks have chance to make a big statement in Week 6
Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown – Photo courtesy of USA Today
This Week 6 game was already a big one for Todd Bowles and the Bucs, but now they were given a national stage. The Lions are his one of the hottest teams in the NFL going back to the second half of last season. The Bucks could make a statement if they win against Ray Jay on October 15th.
Under head coach Dan Campbell, they had a strong run in 2022, narrowly missing the playoffs. Even after losing early in Week 18, Detroit made a mess in the final game of the season by defeating Green Bay at Lambeau Field, finishing the regular season 9-8 and keeping the Packers out of the playoffs. Ta.
The way last season ended made the Lions favorites to make the playoffs and potentially win this year’s NFC North. And they’re playing like a team poised to miss out on that division title since the division was reclassified into the NFC. In fact, the Bucks won the division more recently than the Lions, winning in 1999 and Detroit last winning in 1993.
History aside, the Lions started this new season with wins over the Chiefs (Kansas City), Falcons and Packers (Thursday Night Football in Green Bay). Their only loss was a 37-31 overtime loss to the Seahawks in Week 2. They are scheduled to play the 0-4 Panthers in Week 5 and then face the Bucs in Tampa Bay, giving the Bucs a chance to steal a piece of the NFC. The home win puts them in the spotlight.
The Bucks have been waived all offseason after losing Tom Brady to retirement, finishing last in the NFC South and giving them a shot at a potential top-five pick in the 2024 draft. Some people nominated me. So far this season, it has become clear that reports of Tampa Bay’s collapse have been greatly exaggerated.
Bucks head coach Todd Bowles – Photo courtesy of USA Today
The Bucks started the season by defeating the Vikings and Bears and will face the defending NFC champion Eagles on Monday night. But after that game, they faced the Saints in the Superdome and entered their bye week as the NFC South leaders.
So this Week 6 matchup will feature two division leaders, with the Bucks looking to unseat the Lions as one of the conference’s most talked about teams outside of Philadelphia and San Francisco. . The good thing for Bowles and his team is that they just finished a week of rest at home.
The bye means Mike Evans, Kaliyah Kanci, Vita Vea, Devin White, Carlton Davis, Jamel Dean and Ryan Neal are fully healthy for what will be an extended rest season with 13 players. This will be a chance to prepare. Consecutive game weeks.
This won’t be the last time the Bucs will be in the national spotlight, as they are scheduled to play the Bills on Thursday Night Football in Buffalo in a week and a half.
