Tampa Bay at Miami

Tampa Bay has plenty to prove after a last place finish in 2017. The Buccaneers had an impressive offseason, shoring up their weakest area, the secondary, adding three players with a pair of second-round picks in cornerbacks M.J. Stewart and Carlton Davis, along with fourth-round pick safety Jordan Whitehead. The young Bucs upgraded their defensive line by adding Jason Pierre-Paul, Vinny Curry, Beau Allen and Mitch Unrein, along with 12th overall pick mammoth DL Vita Vea. Tampa Bay's offense had the ninth ranked passing attack and returns QBs Jameis Winston and veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick. The defense played great last preseason allowing 13.9 points per game and they face a Miami Dolphins squad with all kinds of changes and weak areas. Starting quarterback Ryan Tannehill is off knee surgery and is wearing a brace, so expect to see more of backup QBs David Fales, Brock Osweiler and Bryce Petty, who have all been released by other teams. They let Jarvis Landry walk, so there is no clear No. 1 receiver on the roster. The Dolphins are employing a committee approach that includes some combination of newcomer Danny Amendola, DeVante Parker, Kenny Stills, Albert Wilson and Jakeem Grant. The tight end unit also looks shaky. And speaking of shaky, Miami's defense is short on depth to a unit that rank #29 in points allowed with a linebacker corps that was one of the NFL's slowest unit in 2017. The visitors match up well and are more than capable of winning the game. Play Tampa Bay to win this one straight-up.