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Defending champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers enter playoffs in dramatically different position

TAMPA, Fla. – One year ago, quarterback Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers embarked on a three-game road playoff odyssey that ended at home with a Super Bowl championship at Raymond James Stadium.

This season, the Bucs pursuit of a repeat begins Sunday when they host the Philadelphia Eagles (1 p.m. ET, FOX) in the wild-card round of the playoffs.

A 6-seed last year, the Bucs, despite having Brady, were given a 15.2% chance of reaching the Super Bowl at the beginning of the postseason -- fifth of all playoff teams -- by ESPN Analytics.