Match results: The Buccaneers kept their playoff hopes alive by defeating the Panthers on Sunday. They plan to watch the Falcons on Sunday night to learn more about their playoff chances.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers may not be in control of their destiny to the postseason, but they are in control of their destiny to reach Week 18. Tampa, currently tied with the Atlanta Falcons for first place in the NFC South, is scheduled to open the season in Week 18. 17.
The red carpet will be rolled out in Tampa for the final two weeks of games between the Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints. They will need help.
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The Bucks and Falcons are tied for first place in the NFC South, but the Falcons hold the head-to-head tiebreaker. That means Tampa needs to finish better than Atlanta to qualify for the playoffs.
Tampa also made an outside shot in the final wild-card spot. Tied 10-7 with the Washington Commanders, Tampa needs to win the head-to-head tiebreaker to advance to the postseason, but Tampa needs to win two games and Washington needs to lose two games.
Impact on tiebreak
Tampa lost the first tiebreaker to the Falcons, so there isn't as much of a tiebreaker as we're worried about at this point. There will be a head-to-head tiebreaker with the Washington Commanders in the wild card, and a 10-7 three-way tie for the Seahawks and Washington in the NFC record tiebreaker.
