TAMPA - The NFL scriptwriters may be getting a little lazy these days because Bucs fans have seen this one before.
"Last year they had a couple of guys out. They weren't at full strength, and we weren't at full strength," Bucs head coach Todd Bowles said, recalling last year's game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
When the Eagles and Bucs meet on Sunday, it will be the fourth time in three seasons the two teams have played.
It's also a matchup that pits a pair of undefeated teams against one another.
"It's a team that lines up, and they do what they do, and they do it really well," said Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield.
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"So, we have to do the same thing and match that energy."
That energy is