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Bucs X-Factor: Rob Gronkowski should see a spike in usage against Indy

While the Buccaneers’ offense has arguably been the NFL’s best, there have clearly been times when Tom Brady has missed his biggest weapon and best bro, Rob Gronkowski.

Gronk suffered cracked ribs all the back in Week 3 against the Los Angeles Rams, and a combination of that and back spasms kept the massive tight end on the sidelines until last week against the New York Giants.

While he didn’t necessarily look dominant like he did in the first two games of the year, Gronk still hauled in 6 passes for 71 yards to provide some much-needed balance to the passing game outside of Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, and Leonard Fournette.