“Must Win For Tampa”
November 29th, 2025
Bucs have the edge.
One ESPN talking head seems to think the nonsense stops tomorrow.
Big play after big play given up by the defense, screen plays to nowhere on offense, the Bucs looking are not like a playoff team but like a team that’s going to have a top-10 pick in the draft.
No more, said ESPN NFL analyst Mina Kimes.
On her podcast this week, Kimes made it clear she believes the tide turns tomorrow. One reason is urgency. If the Bucs gag against a team that has lost 8 of its last 9 games, well, then it’s time to panic.
And oh yeah, the Stinking Panthers are nipping at the Bucs’ ankles.
“Must win for Tampa, it feels like,” Kimes said. “They’ve been playing a lot of really, really good teams and losing. …
“I’m on Tampa here.”
Kimes just thinks the Cardinals are a pathetic team and there is too much at stake for the Bucs. Add all the injuries the Cardinals have, and she cannot fathom how the Cardinals have to fly cross-country and play a 10 a.m. game (their body clocks) and rise up and beat the Bucs who are now fighting for their playoff lives.
Advantage: Bucs, Kimes believes.