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Coach Jon Gruden came close to joining the Bucs' ever-growing injury list during last week's 24-7 loss at San Francisco. In the first half, tight end Todd Yoder caught a pass near the sideline and ran into Gruden, knocking the coach off his feet.

Gruden scrambled to get his headset back on so he could call the next play and showed no lingering effect from the collision. He'll be back on the sideline today, play-card in hand.

"I'm questionable, but by God, I'll be there," Gruden said. "I got up quick, too. Did you see me get up? I thought Yoder could hit hard. I was expecting more out of Yoder."

The Bucs are 0-2 at home. Granted, the defending Super Bowl champions lost both games in overtime to then-undefeated teams - the Panthers and the Colts - but with four of their next five at Raymond James Stadium, the Bucs would like to re-establish homefield dominance.

2 - Cowboys on the injury report.

8 - Bucs on the injury report.

13 - total games missed by vital Bucs players.

Cowboys linebacker Al Singleton played six seasons with the Bucs and was the starting strongside linebacker in the Super Bowl. Singleton has 22 tackles, two interceptions and a fumble recovery this season.

No self-respecting Bucs fan would be caught dead wearing cowboy boots or a 10-gallon hat today. Blue jeans are acceptable, but stick to sneakers and ball caps.

"We're set up for failure, but we're set up for success. It's all in front of us and it all depends on how you look at it. This is the point where we're going to go left or right, and hopefully we go right." - defensive end Simeon Rice.

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