At 7-8 entering the final week of games, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a chance to earn their first non-losing season since 2016, and just their second since finishing 10-6 in 2010.
Head coach Bruce Arians is spending Christmas with his family, as the team has the day off. Something not common in NFL life, and especially uncommon for Arians.
“...I haven’t had Christmas off in 27 years,” Arians said. “So I’m looking forward to it. Glad that we now played on Saturday.”
If you do the math, this is the first time in Arians’ too-short career as an NFL head coach that he’s spent December 25th entirely with his family.