Match context Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Arizona Cardinals 
The Cardinals keep turning up gutsy performances but can’t swing results their way. Their overtime loss to Jacksonville sums up the season: Brissett clean and productive, an aerial attack that can hurt you… but too many defensive lapses to finish the job. At 3-8, Arizona are playing with nothing to lose — which makes them more dangerous than the record suggests.
Tampa Bay, meanwhile, are in their worst patch of the year. Three straight defeats, an offense smothered in Los Angeles, and Baker Mayfield a doubt — fighting pain and inconsistency. The Bucs still have massive offensive potential thanks to their playmakers, but their pass defence is one of the biggest sinkholes in the league. At 6-5 this is a big game: a win to breathe, a loss to slide back down.
Keys to the clash Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Arizona Cardinals 
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Arizona will again lean on Brissett, whose safe game matches up perfectly against a Bucs unit that gives up everything through the air. If McBride logs his usual volume and Wilson can pick apart a shredded secondary, the tempo could flip quick in Arizona’s favour.
For Tampa Bay it all hinges on a fit Mayfield. Without him the explosiveness collapses. Even with him the blueprint’s clear: establish the ground game to ease pressure on a passing attack that hasn’t found a rhythm in a month. Fail that and the Bucs will give away too many possessions.
Free Pick Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Arizona Cardinals
Result : Arizona Cardinals +3,5
The gap between these teams isn’t as big as the table makes it look. Arizona are loose. Tampa are tense. In that mood it’s hard to trust a side riddled with doubt and still porous in coverage. The Cardinals have the pieces to keep up the pace and maybe even spring a surprise.
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