The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a tricky team to figure out.
After starting the year 3-1, losses in six out of seven games seemingly tanked any chance that the Buccaneers would be a playoff team. Three straight wins to start December has changed things, though.
Now Tampa Bay is 7-7 and out front in the NFC South with only a few weeks left in the season.
The Jacksonville Jaguars are headed in the opposite direction after three consecutive losses erased their lead in the AFC South. When the Jaguars travel to central Florida on Sunday afternoon, will they see a Buccaneers team that is on the rise, or will they meet an inconsistent team that has feasted on lackluster competition?
We asked River Wells of BucsNation five burning questions to get a better idea of what competition is on the way for the Jaguars in Week 16: