Leftwich helping Brady transform potent Buccaneers offense

Byron Leftwich was a young quarterback in his second NFL season when he led the Jacksonville Jaguars into Green Bay in December 2004. He returns this weekend, a little more than a week after his 41st birthday, as the offensive coordinator of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Vita Vea in, Antonio Brown out for Bucs in NFC title game

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers bolstered their defense for Sunday's NFC championship game, activating nose tackle Vita Vea from the reserve/injured list.

Not all football fans in Wisconsin identify as cheeseheads

There are Green Bay Packers fans all over the country -- and it turns out, that goes for fans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as well.

Brady, talented Buccaneers playmakers developing chemistry

When Tom Brady drops back in the pocket he has a bunch of options to attack opposing defenses, including a talented collection of receivers that’s possibly the best he’s played with in more than a decade — maybe even his entire career.

Super Host? Bucs can become first to play Super Bowl at home

No team has ever played a Super Bowl in its home stadium. Tom Brady and the underdog Bucs will try to become the first to do so by winning the NFC championship game against the Packers.

Bucs designate Vita Vea to return from injured list

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have designated nose tackle Vita Vea to return from the reserve/injured list and the third-year pro is expected to resume practice ahead of Sunday's NFC championship game at Green Bay.

Buccaneers' defense helps Brady top Brees; NFC championship up next

Tom Brady's best game in three tries against New Orleans kept the Buccaneers moving on in the NFL playoffs, and has Saints quarterback Drew Brees headed home -- perhaps for good.

Saints’ Brees views playoff clash with Brady’s Bucs as fate

When six-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady decided to leave New England and begin a new chapter with Tampa Bay, in the NFC South, Drew Brees couldn’t escape the sense that he’d see Brady in a high-stakes game in January.

Bucs not intimidated by Saints' dominance

There's no secret voodoo with New Orleans. The Saints are not in the Buccaneers’ heads. It just comes down to one simple fact.

Tom Brady and Drew Brees: A matchup for the ages and aged

The NFL has never seen a playoff matchup quite like the upcoming one between Tom Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Drew Brees’ New Orleans Saints.

Brady vs. Brees: Bucs to face Saints in divisional round

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New Orleans Saints will once again face off for a third time this season.

Brady outduels Heinicke, leads Buccaneers past Washington for playoff win

Tom Brady threw for 381 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers past Washington 31-23 in their NFC wild-card game Saturday night for their first playoff victory since 2002. 

Brady vs. Young showdown highlights Bucs at Washington

Young and NFC East champion Washington will get Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday night in the wild-card round.

Tom Brady excited, ready to lead Tampa Bay Bucs into playoffs

The six-time Super Bowl champion who left New England for sunny Florida is eager to build on a legacy in his first postseason appearance with the Bucs.

Bucs' defense looking to outshine Washington's defense

It's a wildcard matchup of two contrasting styles. The Buccaneers will bring to Washington the most explosive offense in franchise history to go against the NFL's second-most stingiest defense against passing attacks.

Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians on Chase Young calling out Tom Brady: 'You better watch what you wish for'

Washington defensive end Chase Young may have bitten off more than he can chew ahead of Saturday’s playoff game against Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- at least Bruce Arians seems to think.