The Tampa Bay Buccaneers overcame a lot of adversity en route to a crucial 30-19 victory over the San Francisco 49ers that puts them in the driver's seat for the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoff picture.
Paired with a loss by Detroit on Sunday Night Football, one that might end up helping the Bucs more than initially thought, Tampa Bay now has at least a full game lead on the rest of the teams in the NFC. Green Bay is lurking but has a tie on its record and the Bucs now own the tiebreaker over San Francisco with the win on Sunday.