Vincent Jackson helps boost Bucs to relevance

TAMPA — At 32, Bucs WR Vincent Jackson is entering the December of his career, but his goal was for the Bucs to play meaningful games in the final month of the season and, he hopes, earn a playoff spot. Turns out his wish could be granted.

At 6 feet 6, the Bucs are one game behind Seattle (7-5) for the final NFC wildcard and could draw within a half game of Minnesota (8-5) by the time they leave St. Louis Thursday.

"We've been working pretty hard throughout the year just to give ourselves an opportunity to get here, but it's definitely something now that we're aware of," Jackson said. "It's not something that we think is voodoo to talk about. It's right there, it's in front of us. It's our…