TAMPA — Bruce Arians is not ready to reflect on the challenge of transforming the Tampa Bay Buccaneers into winners.
With the 68-year-old coach and six-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady leading the way, the Bucs (10-5) are headed to the playoffs for the first time since 2007. They enter Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Atlanta Falcons as one of the hottest teams in the NFC.
A fourth consecutive win would clinch their best finish in 15 years, as well as send them into the postseason as a No. 5 seed.
“I think our guys made a commitment in August to each other, that if we beat the virus, we’d have a chance.