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Buccaneers have a chance to make the playoffs

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 2-3 and have a shot at the playoffs, albeit an outside one. They almost certainly need to win the NFC South to get there, which is a challenge with the Atlanta Falcons being 4-1 — but being 2-0 in the division helps in terms of tiebreakers.

Being two games down after five weeks of regular season play isn’t a great starting point, but we’ve seen worse. After all, the Bucs haven’t made the playoffs since the 2008 season.

Football Outsiders gives the Bucs a 9% chance to make the playoffs, and a 6.