Saints, Buccaneers and a Week 8
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Buccaneers WR Mike Evans will undergo surgery for his broken collarbone, with a recovery timeline of 6–8 weeks, per NFL insider Ian Rapoport.
The flip side here is that Tampa Bay's bye week is Week 9. If the Bucs want Irving to get maximum recovery time without hurting their lineup too much more, it'd make sense to keep him out through the bye and have him back in action in Week 10.
The Detroit Lions listed seven players on the final injury report ahead of their Week 7 matchup against the red-hot Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday Night Football inside Ford Field.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin and running back Bucky Irving will both be out for another week.
Baker Mayfield has grown into the big dawg of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, carrying an injury-ravaged offense on his shoulders as the leader in the MVP clubhouse.
Detroit Lions will take on Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Ford Field in one of two Week 7 Monday Night Football games. Here's start time, channel, streaming.