Thursday’s NFL Matchup

TAMPA BAY (4-1) AT PHILADELPHIA (2-3)

KICKOFF: 8:20 p.m., FOX/NFL Network

OPENING LINE: Buccaneers by 6½, according to FanDuel SportsBook.

AGAINST THE SPREAD: Buccaneers 2-3, Eagles 2-3.

SERIES RECORD: Eagles lead series 10-9.

LAST MEETING: Buccaneers beat Eagles 27-21 on Sept. 16, 2018 at Tampa Bay.

LAST WEEK: Buccaneers beat Dolphins 45-17; Eagles beat Panthers 21-18.

PLAYERS TO WATCH: Buccaneers WR Antonio Brown had seven catches for 124 yards and two touchdowns against Miami . ... Eagles WR Quez Watkins is tied for first in the NFL with an average of 20.5 yards per catch.

KEY MATCHUP: Buccaneers RBs Leonard Fournette and

Ronald Jones vs. Philadelphia’s linebackers. The LBs are the defense’s biggest weakness. they’ve struggled against the run and in coverage against tight ends. Panthers backup RB

Chubba Hubbard ran for 101 yards against the Eagles.

KEY INJURIES: Buccaneers QB Tom Brady is bothered by a hand injury. … LB Lavonte David is out with an ankle injury. … TE Rob Gronkowski is uncertain because of injured ribs that forced him to miss the last two games. … Eagles RT Lane Johnson is expected to miss his third straight game because of a personal matter.

STATS AND STUFF: Tom Brady is coming off his first career game with 400 yards passing and five touchdowns. Brady is tied with Peyton Manning with nine career games with five TD passes, second most in the NFL. Brady is 5-2 vs. the Eagles, including 1-1 in Super Bowls. … WRs Mike Evans (393), Chris Godwin (366) and Antonio Brown (325) are on pace for 1,000-plus yards in receiving. … Brown last week became the fastest player ever to reach 900 career receptions and the fifth player to reach 12,000 career yards receiving in fewer than 150 games. … LB Shaquil Barrett is one of two players along with Pittsburgh’s T.J. Watt with at least 30 sacks since 2019. Barrett has 31. … The Buccaneers’ defense has allowed fewer than 20 points in each of the past two games. … The Eagles have won seven straight games on Thursdays. … Eagles QB Jalen Hurts has 2,284 yards passing, 528 yards rushing, 12 TD passes and six rushing TDs in nine career starts. … RB

Miles Sanders has 1,262 scrimmage yards in 15 career home games. … WR DeVonta Smith ranks second among rookies in yards receiving (314) and third in receptions (25). … TE Zach Ertz has three TD catches in his past four Thursday games. … DT Javon Hargrave has six sacks, first among interior linemen. … CB Darius Slay had his third career two-interception game vs. Carolina.