Tampa Bay Buccaneers DVOA, Stats, & NFL Rankings

Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Cade Otton saw more involvement in the offense after posting a dud last week. Otton hauled in four of his seven targets for 20 yards during Sunday's overtime victory over the Carolina Panthers. It wasn't a great day for Otton on the field, but the seven targets tied him for second on the team only behind wide receiver Mike Evans. Fantasy managers need to prepare for Otton to only be a TE2 going forward. He has failed to surpass 35 receiving yards in a single game since Week 9. Otton should be treated as a TE2 for next week's matchup with the Las Vegas Raiders.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Sterling Shepard was once again heavily involved in the passing attack. Last week, Shepard saw seven targets during the win over the New York Giants. On Sunday, the 31-year-old hauled in four of his seven targets for 47 yards in the overtime victory over the Carolina Panthers. This marks 14 targets over the last two weeks for Shepard who was expected to take a backseat in this offense with Mike Evans back in the mix. Sadly, Shepard hasn't really been able to do anything with the targets, so his fantasy value isn't great. He'll be worth a look as a low-end flex option against the below average Las Vegas Raiders defense in Week 14.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans has showed no signs of slowing down since returning from his three-game absence. The veteran wideout hauled in eight of his 12 targets for 118 yards and a touchdown in the overtime win over the Carolina Panthers. Evans made easy work of this banged up secondary and made some clutch catches down the stretch to help this team get the victory. The 31-year-old is clearly quarterback Baker Mayfield's favorite target and it's going to stay that way with Chris Godwin (ankle) done for the year. Evans is a locked-in WR1 for the Week 14 matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Bucky Irving put together a special performance during Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers. The rookie back looked unstoppable as he rushed 25 times for 152 yards and a touchdown in the overtime victory. Irving also hauled in all three of his targets for 33 yards through the air. It's worth noting that Irving did suffer a hip injury before halftime, but he didn't have any issues in the second half of this game. It appears Irving has run away with the lead back job in Tampa Bay after three straight strong performances. Fantasy managers shouldn't expect another 25-carry game every week, but Irving has made himself a RB1 going forward.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Rachaad White has been non-existent on the ground throughout most of the season. In fact, White only had one 50-plus rushing performance on the season coming into Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers. Finally, White finds room to run as he rushes for 76 yards on 11 attempts during the overtime victory. To be fair, White got 38 on those yards on one carry which helped the Bucs get in position for the game-winning field goal. Fellow back Bucky Irving outshined White once again and continues to pull away as the top dog in Tampa Bay. White is falling into flex appeal for next week's matchup with the Las Vegas Raiders.