Over the past couple of months, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been decimated by injuries, and the rash of key absences came at the worst possible time. With so many missing pieces unaccounted for, the entire Bucs offense collapsed, and the team as a whole has been in a train wreck state.
Losing to Super Bowl contenders like the New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills, and Los Angeles Rams was bad enough, but after barely surviving the Arizona Cardinals before losing to NFC South rivals the New Orleans Saints, the Buccaneers are so far removed from their previous status as Super Bowl hopefuls that they are fighting to stay above .