The Tampa Bay Buccaneers enter their Week 15 matchup against the Atlanta Falcons badly in need of a win. Tampa Bay has lost four of its last five games, falling to 7-6 on the season. The Bucs still lead the NFC South thanks to a tiebreaker over the Carolina Panthers. But the team has tailed off following a 6-2 start.

The Buccaneers signed Jason Pierre-Paul to the practice squad earlier this week. The veteran pass rusher had been out of football for nearly two years before reuniting with Tampa Bay. Now the three-time Pro Bowler is ready to make his return.

However, he won’t be on the field for the Bucs on Thursday night. Tampa Bay elevated two players from its practice squad for the game against Atlanta. But Pierre-Paul isn’t one of them according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

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