While most people will be settling in for some nice day-after-Christmas relaxation on Saturday afternoon, the Buccaneers will be in Detroit, trying to give their fans a late Christmas gift in the form of their first playoff berth since 2007.
All Tampa Bay has to do to earn its spot in the postseason is beat the Lions this week, get a Bears loss or take down the Falcons again in Week 17, but let’s be real: Everyone wants to get this done now. It’s been over a decade since the franchise’s last playoff game and almost two decades since its last playoff victory, and with this team, a return to glory should be a realistic possibility.