The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are one game removed from the end of the season, and their playoff hopes are dead, buried, and waiting for a miracle resurrection. So we can pretty much start talking about next year’s schedule.
As usual, we know almost all of the Bucs’ opponents and games. The six games against divisional opponents are a constant every year: home and away games against the New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers.
In 2017, the Bucs will also face the NFC North, consisting of the Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings.