Finally, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers got back to winning ways last Sunday, and while they were far from convincing, they were able to do what it took to squeak past a potentially dangerous Jacoby Brissett and his struggling Arizona Cardinals. The win came after a string of defeats to Super Bowl contenders in the New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills, and Los Angeles Rams, causing the Bucs stock to correspondingly fall.
But the Buccaneers should be on the rise with the easiest strength of schedule in the NFC going forward. The thing is, those games may not be as easy on the field as they are on paper, because the reason these games are easier is that the Bucs will be facing their NFC South rivals.