The Buccaneers are (5-2) and flying high as they currently atop the NFC South and hold the NFC’s No. 3 seed.
Things have really begun to click. Tampa Bay leads the league in points scored (222) and are third in points per game (31.7). The defense has allowed the eighth-fewest total points and eighth-fewest points per game (20.3). It’s the same story when it comes to advanced metrics, where the Bucs currently possess the sixth-best offensive DVOA and the top defensive DVOA in the NFL.
It’s clear the Bucs are beginning to establish themselves and there’s no better opportunity to further that process against a reeling 1-6 Giants team on Monday Night Football.