If there was ever a game to win in the regular season, it’s this one.
Not only do the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have the opportunity to clinch the NFC South at home on New Year’s Eve, but they have the opportunity to do so against one of their biggest rivals in the New Orleans Saints. Win this game and Tampa Bay is in — lose, and they’ll have to try again next week against the Carolina Panthers.
The Bucs drubbed the Saints in New Orleans 26-9 last time they played each other in Week 4, but this matchup will bring a different set of circumstances with far more desperation from the Saints. Bucs Wire puts in our predictions for each game every week, and this week, our staff all seems to be on the same page: