LIVE UPDATES: Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Philadelphia Eagles

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are hosting the reigning NFC Champion Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Night Football in Tampa in a 2-0 showdown.
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We’re LIVE from Raymond James Stadium to give you full coverage throughout the Buccaneers versus Eagles on primetime Monday Night Football. 

Bucs inactives:

-LB SirVocea Dennis, CB Carlton Davis III, DT Deadrin Senat, OLB Markees Watts, OL Brandon Walton, TE Payne Durham,DL Calijah Kancey are all OUT vs. the Eagles

- Cody Mauch, Vita Vea, Devin White are all active 

Eagles inactives:

Bucs vs. Eagles Pregame

1st Quarter

- Baker Mayfield and the Bucs offense showed that they can move the ball, but he had a few misses that stalled the Bucs first offensive drive

- The Eagles started off hot and moved the ball downfield with ease but the Bucs got a crucial stop on both third and fourth down to stuff the Eagles offense in the red zone

- The Bucs punt unit struggled to bring down the Eagles kick returner who set up Philadelphia at the Tampa 44-yard line on a 52-yard return

- Jamel Dean went down in the first quarter with an injury and has not re-entered the game yet

- Tampa was able to stop the Eagles offense in their own territory to force them to settle for a successful Jake Elliot 36-yard field goal

Eagles 3 - 0 Buccaneers

- The Bucs are still struggling to get a drive going on offense and go three and out

- Jamel Dean has returned to the game

2nd Quarter

- The Bucs defense has been good so far, only allowing the one-scoring drive. They just forced an Eagles punt

- The Bucs offense led a 13-play drive downfield, by far the best drive tonight but Mike Evans was not able to secure a 3rd down catch that would have been a touchdown, so the Bucs settle for 3 points

Eagles 3 - 3 Buccaneers

- Bucs defense is slowing the Eagles offense down some, but Jalen Hurts made a key play to score

- Jalen Hurts makes a great throw while taking a hit in the pocket to score the first touchdown of the game

Eagles 10 - 3 Buccaneers

- Baker Mayfield throws his first interception of his Buccaneers career, setting up the Eagles in their own territory

- Philadelphia was driving downfield before a mistake from their offense, Devin White picks off Jalen Hurts

- Two plays later Rachaad White puts the ball on the ground and gives it up to the Philadelphia offense with a chance to go up 2 scores at halftime

- The Eagles drive down the clock and finish the half with a Jake Elliot 38-yard field goal

Eagles 13 - Buccaneers 3

3rd Quarter

- Eagles get the ball to start the half

- Jamel Dean goes down on the Buccaneers first defensive drive of the half

- Philadelphia goes the length of the field and finishes off their drive with a Jalen Hurts sneak for a touchdown

Eagles 20 - Buccaneers 3

- Bucs struggle to get their offense going on the other side of the touchdown and Baker Mayfield walks off the field with an apparent injury

- Buccaneers PR staff says Jamel Dean is questionable to return

- Jalen Hurts throws an interception to Dee Delaney who makes a diving catch

- The interception puts the Buccaneers in bad field position, as far backed up as they can be and the Eagles get a safety

Eagles 22 - Buccaneers 3

- AJ Brown is shredding this beat-up Bucs secondary

4th Quarter

- Philadelphia drives downfield again, behind Swift and AJ Brown and settles for a 26-yard Jake Elliot Field Goal

Eagles 25 - Bucs 3

- Mike Evans makes an incredible one-handed catch to keep the Bucs offense going

- Bucs go back to Mike Evans for a touchdown on the 1-yard line, they finally get a touchdown drive, then a 2-point conversion to Chris Godwin

Eagles 25 - Buccaneers 11

- Jamel Dean has been downgraded to OUT for the game

- Buccaneers have an opportunity to stop the Eagles drive and allow a first down on 3rd and 13

- Eagles draw out the clock and put away the Buccaneers

FINAL: Eagles 25 - Buccaneers 11

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