-Todd Bowles says rookie G Luke Goedeke (foot injury) is out for Thursday's game and Nick Leverett will start at left guard. Others ruled out include TE Cameron Brate, CBs Carlton Davis and Sean Murphy-Bunting, S Antoine Winfield Jr. and WR Russell Gage.

-Mike Evans confirms that he was NOT signing an autograph for a ref on Sunday. Says the conversation was about golf.

-Tom Brady says the Bucs’ offense is capable of making plays but is not doing so consistently. One good play will be followed by a bad play and you can’t win football games that way.