TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Lovie Smith didn't come right out and say it, but he believes his team still can make a run for the playoffs in the NFC.
"There is no margin for error as we see it now," Smith said. "Yes, this is the final stage of our growth, rebirth, whatever you want to call it, is to finish [undefeated] on this back stretch. If you look at our season, we went 1-3 the first quarter, 2-2 the second. It's a must we go 3-1 this third quarter and finish it up with 4-0 the last.