While the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' season came to an anticlimactic finish in Week 18, fans were well-prepared thanks to the weeks of pre-grieving that took place for most of the last month of the season.
After failing to win two of their last five games, the Bucs will miss the playoffs for the first time this decade. It's a feat that's as impressive as it is depressing, and sets the stage for what we all hope is a bounce back season next year from a prideful team that got brutally humbled.
All eyes are on the future now, and the journey back from the wreckage of this season starts with learning who the Bucs will play next season.