The Tampa Bay Buccaneers came into Week 17 having won four games in a row with a blistering offense, and that didn’t seem to show up when they played the New Orleans Saints at home in a division-clinching matchup.
The Bucs largely got demolished 23-13 at home, only scoring points in the fourth quarter when the game was all but over. As a result, the team now has to defeat the Carolina Panthers on the road in Week 18 to go to the playoffs as the No. 4 seed.
With a putrid offense and a sieve for a defense, Tampa Bay didn’t do too much to boost any of their rankings amongst the NFL against the Saints. Here is where the Bucs currently stand statistically, according to Team Rankings: