To say that the Buccaneers have had a rough few weeks would be an understatement. In a 9-0 loss to the New Orleans Saints (-6.5)
, the Bucs lost wide receiver Chris Godwin for the rest of the season, lost wide receiver Mike Evans and running back Leonard Fournette to hamstring injuries, and lost linebacker Lavonte David to a foot injury. Then, in a 32-6 win over the Carolina Panthers (+6.5), the Bucs lost outside linebacker Shaquil Barrett to an MCL sprain.
Follow that up with Mike Evans as well as cornerbacks Jamel Dean and Sean Murphy-Bunting, and head coach Bruce Arians all testing positive for Covid and you have yourself a makeshift group of players finishing out the regular season as well as an interim head coach ahead of a road game that is still a must win.