Even though the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were on their bye week this Sunday, that didn't stop the team from making some serious progress in the playoff race.
The Bucs didn't even need to play a single snap to jump all the way up to the No. 2 see in the NFC, thanks to key losses in games that bounced Tampa Bay's way. Up in Green Bay the Packers dropped a stunner to Dave Canales and the Panthers, while the Vikings went into Detroit and did what the Bucs couldn't do and beat the Lions.
It was the loss by Green Bay that helped Tampa Bay out the most.