TAMPA, Fla. -- The "FitzMagic" is set to make a return.
Ryan Fitzpatrick will be starting quarterback against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Head Coach Dirk Koetter announced.
The decision is the alternative over starting Jameis Winston.
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"This is just about (how) we have to do a better job of protecting the football," said Koetter on choosing Fitzpatrick.
10Sports' Ryan Bass and Justin Granit contributed to this report.
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