Losers of 5 consecutive games, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are not quite officially eliminated from playoff contention, but the formerly high hopes for a trip to the NFL’s post-season are no longer realistic. Chris Johnson of the Tennessee Titans didn’t sit around much, running for a season-high 190 yards in a win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on November 27, 2011 Wikimedia Commons This disappointment is a bitter pill for fans to swallow, as the team yet again is forced to play with an eye on next year.

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By Rick Stroud, Times Staff Writer In Print: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 Josh Freeman says that the cut to his right thumb he sustained on a firing range was “just cosmetic” and hasn’t affected his performance.

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By Rick Stroud, Times Staff Writer In Print: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 Josh Freeman says that the cut to his right thumb he sustained on a firing range was “just cosmetic” and hasn’t affected his performance. [DANIEL WALLACE | Times] TAMPA — Quarterback Josh Freeman had more trouble with his trigger hand than first believed. Freeman needed five stitches in his right thumb when a gun he was firing at a shooting range recoiled Oct.

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TAMPA – Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris is not giving up on the season despite a five-game losing streak that has all but ended any playoff hopes.

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The Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are both in very similar positions heading into week thirteen of the NFL football season. Both teams can’t stop anybody on defense and both teams have struggled to close out games all year long

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