Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17, Atlanta Falcons 3o (Jan. 8)
So here the Tampa Bay Buccaneers sit at 8-9, a losing record. What if I told you they have a losing record but they’re in the playoffs, and they clinched their division in week 17 against the North Carolina Panthers? Well I am telling you – because it happened. That’s right, ladies and gents, our boys won the bad division lottery.
They capped off the regular season by losing (an albeit inconsequential game) this week to the division-rival Atlanta Falcons. It doesn’t bother me that they lost the game, but that they lost it 30-17. And it could have been a lot worse. Yes, the Bucs pulled most of their starters during the second quarter. I understand the Bucs not playing their starters and risking them getting hurt. I understand that’s the bigger picture. Read more.
