Bucs In Tie For No. 1 Seed
December 14th, 2021
Top seed in reach with help.
With four games to go, the Bucs are currently tied for the No. 1 seed in the NFC.
As a result of the Rams beating the Cardinals on Monday Night Football, three of the NFC’s division leaders, the Bucs, Cardinals and Packers, are all tied with a 10-3 record. The Cowboys (who the Bucs have a tiebreaker over) are 9-4 as are the Rams.
The Packers hold the edge over the Bucs in a tiebreaker with a better conference record.
The Packers have a tiebreaker over the Cardinals as they beat the Cardinals 24-21 earlier this season.
For those who like to do puzzles and want to figure out who has a tiebreaker rule over who, here are the tiebreaker rules.
Remaining Schedules
Bucs (10-3)
Slimy Saints
@ Stinking Panthers
@ Jets
Stinking Panthers
Cardinals (10-3)
@ Lions
Colts
@ Cowboys
Seahawks
Cowboys (9-4)
@ Giants
WTF
Cardinals
@ Eagles
Packers (10-3)
@ Crows
Browns
Vikings
@ Lions
Rams (9-4)
Seahawks
@ Vikings
@ Crows
49ers
December 14th, 2021 at 12:05 am
I don’t want Brady to win that mvp. That seems like a curse. Stafford might have a good argument for mvp.
December 14th, 2021 at 12:14 am
Bucs just have to take care of their business week by week and let the chips fall where they may. GO BUCS !!
December 14th, 2021 at 12:15 am
Not sure how it plays out
I would rather face rams or packers only in final game . Not before
Mcvay has our number like payton does.. bad marchup
Packers defense is way better this year. If we play hope he is karen and not aaron
Bring on everyone else until the nfc champo game
December 14th, 2021 at 12:16 am
Lesko
Is that first name dutch romanian. Jk
😂
December 14th, 2021 at 12:23 am
By biggest issue with being the Number 2 seed is it’s likely we’ll play Washington or Rams, both teams beat us already one. Yikes. Both loses on the road.
But at home in Tampa! Should be a hell of a game. I just pray the Bucs don’t end up with the Monday night game, on the 17th. That seems crappy to whomever ends up having the short week coming out of that game.
Unless the Covid toe takes down rodgers, they will roll the Crows, Vikings, Lions and browns (combined win total for those teams is 20 wins (6, 6, 1, 7). Combined total for Buc appointments is 19 (Saints – 6, Panthers – 5, Jets – 3, Panthers – 5).
Even if the Bucs drop the saints, we should easily end up 13 – 4, best records in Bucs history (better than 12 / 4 2002 SB Win, or 2020 / 11 – 5 SB Win)
Some other interesting notes, bucs are on pace to have the highest points in franchise history (even corrected for a 16 game season) previous record was last year with 30.75 per game, this year is 31.53 per game)
But the Def this year is on pace with last year, but I’d bet with the schedule we have left, they come in under last years total of 22.18 per game (current is 22.84) but I don’t see the Jets and Panthers putting up much of a fight. Already far behind the 2002 amazing SB team that let up only 16.8 per game
December is becoming Bucsmas.
December 14th, 2021 at 12:27 am
I am sick of hearing about Payton having our number. This falls on the player.
December 14th, 2021 at 12:36 am
Just win your last four and go from there. 2 seed is good but I miss the extra bye. I just don’t really see a loss on the Packers schedule… maybe a desperate Browns team. Makes me hate the Bengals for missing like 9 field goals in a row against the Packers. The Cardinals could definitely lose to the Colts.
December 14th, 2021 at 12:39 am
Francisco
Why are you mad about that comment. You dont think football is chess (like)
Sure players play. No question
But if a coach knows what the other team is running …thats not an advAntage. Dude have you ever played team sports
Why do you think spygate was penalized
Or bookies watch everything in addition to players and tAlent
December 14th, 2021 at 12:42 am
Payton doesn’t have our number, we beat them last year when it mattered most. We are about to put a nice one on them this week too.
December 14th, 2021 at 12:43 am
Chips are falling nicely so far putting the Bucs in a great position to end with the number 1 seed…
Bucs likely favorite in their final games..
Cards very well could lose to Colts, cowboys and/or Seahawks…
Pack could possibly lose to the Vikings or Browns…
Time will tell but its great living in a time of a winning Bucs team!
December 14th, 2021 at 12:43 am
Why does every coordinator cover their mouths when calling a play?
Well coached teams beat better talented teams all the time
Look at the patriots with a rookie qb
He thew the ball 3 times last week and won against same bills
December 14th, 2021 at 12:44 am
A lot do. Some it’s just habit. Some are paranoid. Pretty sure the majority do because many stadiums are so loud.
December 14th, 2021 at 12:52 am
Joe
You dont think the other team wants to see the O coach call sluggo seam?
😂
December 14th, 2021 at 12:58 am
2 seed will play 7 seed in playoffs. That will be Washington, Vikings, saints, 49ers or Seahawks.
December 14th, 2021 at 1:00 am
Bucs certainly have the easiest schedule over Packers & Cards, so let’s go Bucs, take care of business and the rest will take care of itself!
December 14th, 2021 at 1:10 am
Not sure Packers can’t loose to the Crows, Browns or Vikings who beat them a few wks ago..Rogers complained after Bears game that the toe was worse than it was coming off their bye …He walked off the field at game’s end rather than run because of it ..
December 14th, 2021 at 1:41 am
The Pack essentially hold the top few tiebreakers so we have to win out if we want a shot at #1.
December 14th, 2021 at 2:10 am
I’m worried about the 500 plus points curse. Last team to do it was the was 2009 saints.
December 14th, 2021 at 2:11 am
Zero chance the #2 seed plays the Rams (or Cardinals) in wild card round. that will be the #4 seed.
Packers are definitely a much better team this year. Defense is vastly improved, and Davonte Adams basically looks un-guardable. Like who is gonna cover him, Davis? Dean?
December 14th, 2021 at 2:17 am
Bird Says:
December 14th, 2021 at 12:16 am
Lesko
Is that first name dutch romanian. Jk
😂
_________
I believe that’s Scotch Romanian.
That pederast, Hanaran told me so.
God…..I admire you.
December 14th, 2021 at 2:25 am
Nice, feel good headline…but it’s simply not a tie. Bucs are 2 loses behind in the conference game(s) loss column. If both Tampa & Green Bay win out…Green Bay’s got it. The Cards aren’t tied with Tampa for the 2nd spot ( despite same record ) for instance.
December 14th, 2021 at 3:37 am
unbelievable i don’t think they’re that great defensively. I feel we match up well with them.
December 14th, 2021 at 4:51 am
Packers lose to the Vikings once a year, and they already lost.
If Lamar was healthy, the Ravens game would be the one you’d most want to put your hopes on, but the Packers get lucky once again, and will face a hobbled Jackson who is playing on one leg. Then they get a completely beat-up Browns team. Finally they get the lifeless Lions.
Even if Rodgers got hurt, they likely could still win all of those games except for the Ravens.
We shall see, but everyone should be sending their bad vibes and voodoo curses to Rodgers toe.
December 14th, 2021 at 4:56 am
This is all heading the right way…
An important lesson from this MNF game is that even though they lost, the Cardinals didn’t waste clock time. In the first half, instead of taking a knee to kill the 38 seconds, they actually tried to score, and got a field goal with 1 second on the clock. The Bucs have a deadly passing offense that can easily do the same…if they only take advantage of it.
December 14th, 2021 at 5:48 am
If after watching last nights game if anyone doesn’t think we need AB back for the playoffs they are delusional. Both the Rams and the Cards are going to give or Defense fits and our O is going to need to score a lot.
December 14th, 2021 at 5:58 am
It was nice to see Perriman score…. but he isnt AB …. and Tom likes routes run a certain way …. AB opens up a whole new dimension to the offense becaue they dont know who to double team.
December 14th, 2021 at 6:18 am
It’s fun to speculate but the reality is that the Bucs can control only one thing at this point…beat the team in front of it.
December 14th, 2021 at 7:03 am
What is great is right now with the #2 seed, we get two home play-off games
December 14th, 2021 at 7:19 am
I can’t imagine packers losing one of their games, unfortunately
December 14th, 2021 at 7:38 am
The Packers offensive line has been decimated by injuries, and their QB has a bad toe. Where have we seen this situation before?
December 14th, 2021 at 7:54 am
Bucs need that week off more so than homefield
December 14th, 2021 at 7:54 am
Veterans need the rest and bowles needs 2 weeks to prepare
December 14th, 2021 at 7:56 am
Francisco, Payton having Bucs number has nothing to do with players, it’s ALL about coaching. The PLAYERS especially D won the playoff game last year causing turnovers, not the coaches. Next.game should be interesting.
December 14th, 2021 at 8:04 am
@bird….. I dont know where my parents got my name but according to my grandma, they heard it from a stadium chant….. hahahahaha
December 14th, 2021 at 8:23 am
I want that bye bad.
Somebody, anybody, beat Green Bay!
December 14th, 2021 at 9:13 am
Heck of a MNF game last night. I was rooting for the Rams the entire way.
December 14th, 2021 at 9:15 am
It was Stafford’s foreplay that got the Rams beat three consecutive games. I don’t see how he can be most valuable player unless the Rams somehow snuck into the top seed. I am biased for two reasons. I’m a Buccaneers fan and I have Brady at plus 1200 to win the MVP.
December 14th, 2021 at 9:58 am
Expect nothing, and you won’t be disappointed.
Nothing matters except the Bucs winning out.
December 14th, 2021 at 10:27 am
I’m smelling a bye week. Packers will lose again and we WON’T. All our games at home and the bye week included. GO BUCS!
December 14th, 2021 at 10:42 am
I mentioned last night that this could be a totally different playoff team than the disaster regular season that is tied for first if we can stay somewhat healthy.
-Return of Gronk and AB makes this a new team.
-We have all starting CB finally (if that means much to QBs)
-Edwards return.
-Hopefully Whitehead can make it back before or at first playoff game.
December 14th, 2021 at 10:51 am
If my understanding is correct, we are ahead of Arizona because of Strength of Victory.
We have the same conference record, and we currently don’t have 4 common games with them. That would leave Strength of Victory, which is .492 for the Bucs and .446 for the Cards.
December 14th, 2021 at 10:53 am
There is a link in the story that details the tiebreakers. After head-to-head, it gets too far in the weeds for Joe to stomp through this time of the year.
December 14th, 2021 at 12:10 pm
Cumulative win percentage of remaining opponents
TB 36.4%
GB 39%
AZ 43%
LA 46%
DAL 50%
December 14th, 2021 at 1:07 pm
bucs will be going to Lambeau for the championship game
December 14th, 2021 at 3:37 pm
Yeah I am hoping for a Browns upset vs. Packers, we win out #1 seed!
GOBUCS!