Buccaneers schedule starting to change after Week 2 win

Even the most optimistic Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans would've struggled to see the vision that brought the team to where it is currently at. Not only do the Buccaneers not look bad after the departure of Tom Brady and the decision by the front office to retain Todd Bowles, they actually look very good. In […]

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Sep 17, 2023; Tampa, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Christian Izien (29) celebrates with fans after he intercepted a pass against the Chicago Bears during the second half at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports
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Even the most optimistic Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans would've struggled to see the vision that brought the team to where it is currently at.

Not only do the Buccaneers not look bad after the departure of Tom Brady and the decision by the front office to retain Todd Bowles, they actually look very good.

In fact, the Bucs look good enough right now to put together a very impressive season, and that wasn't always on the season projection for this season.

At the start of the year, beating the Vikings seemed out of the question. The Bucs changed that fast.

The Bears always seemed likely a probable win due to their current situation with question marks on offense, but there wasn't a whole lot of easy on the schedule beyond that.

Now, almost every game looks winnable due to how the Bucs have won these games.

The Eagles have been pretty good for most of the year, but how well are they going to keep up with Tampa's defense, a defense that looks like the second-best in the NFL right now?

How are the Lions going to fare when their offense gets shut down by a dominant defense and gives up easy yards to a new Buccaneer offense?

Even the Bills look like more of the same. Tough, but not impossible, and that is a pretty impressive change to make in the outlook of a team after just two games.

No one needs to get too crazy with any changing projections just yet, but the Bucs putting up a fight in some of these difficult games does seem all the more likely now.