On the surface, it wouldn’t appear that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-6) have an important game on Sunday. The New York Giants (2-7) are destined to land a top-five draft pick, and the Bucs are hot on their trail for another top-ten selection.
However, the Bucs need a win this week. Losers of three straight, the optimism has once again faded. Tampa Bay was a fun team early in the season. They couldn’t, and still can’t, stop a nosebleed, but the offense was lighting up the scoreboard like no other team in the conference.
The team has regressed to what many had predicted, but the Bucs are still alive, technically.