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Rebilas-Imagn Images"></media:thumbnail><flatplan:sponsor></flatplan:sponsor><flatplan:author name="Joe Soriano"></flatplan:author></item><item><title>Buccaneers just dodged a Micah Parsons-sized bullet vs Packers</title><link>https://thepewterplank.com/buccaneers-just-dodged-a-micah-parsons-sized-bullet-vs-packers?utm_source=RSS</link><author>Josh Crysler</author><guid isPermaLink="false">01kt8nt8h111</guid><description>Micah Parsons is one of the best players in the NFL, but the Buccaneers won’t have to face him in their Week 4 matchup vs the Packers.</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:00:01 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_4497,h_2529,x_1428,y_233/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/50/01kt8nxf1fv9x5fwwk9m.jpg" caption="Micah Parsons will be sidelined when the Buccaneers face the Packers In Week 4. | Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images"></media:thumbnail><flatplan:sponsor></flatplan:sponsor><flatplan:author name="Josh Crysler"></flatplan:author></item><item><title>SI&#39;s NFL Power Rankings just gave Buccaneers some extra motivation</title><link>https://thepewterplank.com/si-s-nfl-power-rankings-just-gave-buccaneers-some-extra-motivation?utm_source=RSS</link><author>Joe Soriano</author><guid isPermaLink="false">01kt37jzckdm</guid><description>Yet the analysts in the mainstream are not quite giving the Buccaneers love, and perhaps after being burned badly by the Bucs in 2025, they are reticent to even consider the Bucs in the top half of all the teams in the NFL.</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:00:01 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_4837,h_2720,x_0,y_0/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/50/01kt37kn7bx87n3g0ypr.jpg" caption="Jan 3, 2026; Tampa, Florida, USA;  Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) throws a pass against the Carolina Panthers in the first half at Raymond James Stadium. 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Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images | Mark J. 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