The Bucs get right back in the fast lane this weekend when they host the New England Patriots. New England's won six games in a row, and the Bucs know they can't afford to come out flat on Sunday.

"Those guys are playing really, really hard. They communicate well, they disguise well," Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield explained. "On tape, it looks like it is a [Mike] Vrabel-coached football team. They play hard and it is a good, sound defense."

Tampa Bay's hit mid-season slumps in each of the past three seasons, and they know they need to have balance on both sides of the ball if they want to avoid a fourth.

"I've hit on it a thousand times. Talking about the culture here. The competition level within the building, trying to elevate the standard and to just elevate our game overall," Mayf

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