Buccaneers' Playoff Hopes: Can They Secure the NFC South?

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00:00Pretty simple for the Buccaneers, Joe.

00:02The Saints have already been eliminated.

00:04They have not looked great the last two weeks

00:06with Spencer Rattler under center.

00:08The Buccaneers, as a two-touchdown favorite at home,

00:12need a win, and with a win,

00:15the Bucs win the NFC South in one additional rankle.

00:19Because the Bucs need to win the game

00:21just to earn a playoff spot and a division,

00:24that could be really big for the playoff picture as a whole.

00:28Because, again, the Buccaneers win.

00:31They claim the NFC South.

00:32The Buccaneers win,

00:34and the Rams lose to the Seahawks at home on Sunday.

00:38L.A. would fall to the four seed.

00:40Tampa would be the three seed.

00:42So, Joe, again, with these big spreads,

00:45having one side that needs it,

00:47the other side that is already thinking about 2025.

00:50Will the Bucs win outright first?

00:53Can Tampa cover as nearly a two-touchdown favorite at home second?

00:59Yes, absolutely, they can cover this.

01:02And they have covered this.

01:04I mean, over the last three games,

01:05they're averaging a little over seven yards of play, Ben.

01:09And with a division title at stake,

01:12they are, there's not going to be any

01:13taking the foot off the gas here by Baker Mayfield and company.

01:16Plus, they're facing a Saints team

01:18that has managed to score 10 total points

01:21in the last two games here.

01:22They put up 51 in the first game.

01:25They intercepted Spencer Radler twice.

01:28Todd Bowles in that defense,

01:29what do you think their second crack at them?

01:31What do you think they're going to do in this one, Ben?

01:33This, they will leave nothing a chance in this one.

01:36Expect them to keep their foot on the gas.