The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are just one game out of a playoff spot after demolishing the Eagles in Philadelphia today as they hold a 5-5 record. They're just one game behind the 6-4 Atlanta Falcons, who lost to the Indianapolis Colts today, and they play those self-same Falcons in just two weeks, when they'll get the chance to leapfrog them. The Falcons and the 7-3 Minnesota Vikings are currently in position to grab the two NFC wild card spots.
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The Falcons aren't the only ones making things easy for the Bucs: almost every direct competitors for a playoff spot lost today: Washington (now 4-6), the Eagles (4-6), the St.