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Buccaneers fans are back to losing faith in the team. Rightfully so.
After Tampa Bay’s 34-29 loss in Atlanta, the Bucs fan base continues to grow in pessimism even heading into this week’s matchup against Cleveland. That’s not saying much at all.
Below is the graphic for the confidence rating which shows the small decline.
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The confidence rating for Week 7 is down 6-percent as the team prepares to play the Browns this weekend. Fans ares till hurting from that Bears loss that seems to have demoralized many who are passionate about the team.
As for Browns fans, they are carrying a lot of confidence into Week 7. Despite their loss to the Chargers last week, fans of Cleveland have an 80-percent confidence rating in the team going into this weekend’s matchup against the Bucs.
Weekly FanPulse Confidence Ratings for the Bucs
Week 1 - 86%
Week 2 - 87%
Week 3 - 95%
Week 4 - 93%
Week 5 - 21%
Week 6 - 28%
Week 7 - 22%
Week 7 Staff Picks
Latest line: - Bucs by 3.5, over/under: 50.5
Gil (3-2): Browns 27, Bucs 23
James (2-3): Bucs 27, Browns 23
Evan (1-4): Browns 26, Bucs 20
Alex (2-3): Bucs 27, Browns 17
Jon (3-2): Browns 24, Bucs 17
Kyle (4-1): Bucs 31, Browns 20
David (1-4): Bucs 31, Browns 28
Bailey (1-4): Browns 31, Bucs 27
Dustin (1-4): Bucs 31, Browns 24