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ArticleBuccaneers Preseason Week 1 Winners and LosersAugust 15, 2026

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Connor Bazelak needed a good performance to keep Daniels at bay, and he did not provide that. The second-year signal caller out of Bowling Green looked rattled by his short-notice start after Jake Browning's back injury.

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Browning's back injury sidelines him for Bucs' preseason week 1.

QB Jake Browning suffered a back injury that forced him to miss the Buccaneers' preseason opener, leading to Connor Bazelak getting a short-notice start in his place.