Holder sounds off on Bucs’ schedule

Well, everyone, I'd say the Bucs reallllly lucked out here. Games against Denver, Chicago and Kansas City come before the cold weather. That's a huge break. Plus, they close the season with two straight home games during the holidays. That's a huge advantage (for both the team and its beat writers!). Only drawback for them might be the two pairs of back-to-back road games: Cowboys followed by the Chiefs and, later, Panthers followed by Falcons.

-- Stephen Holder, Times Staff Writer