The 2-1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers play the 2-2 New England Patriots in their first nationally televised game of the season. The Bucs are hosting the game, and a win would vault them into a tie for the NFC South lead. Meanwhile, the Patriots are dying to recover from a mediocre start to the season.
The Bucs have been very up and down this year, beating the terrible Chicago Bears comfortably, losing embarrassingly against the Case Keenum-led Minnesota Vikings, and eking out a close win full of kicking woes against the New York Giants last week.