Here we go again.
As long as Tom Brady is eating his avocado ice cream and throwing a football, his team will be peaking heading into December.
It did not look as if that would be the case this year, though, as the Buccaneers were ravaged by injuries to their secondary — making Tampa Bay one of the worst defenses against the pass — and among Brady’s favorite targets, tight end Rob Gronkowski and receiver Antonio Brown.
Losses to the Trevor Siemian-led New Orleans Saints in Week 8 and the Taylor Heinicke-led Washington Football Team in Week 10 surrounded a bye week in which it was hoped the team might have recuperated.