The Buccaneers last played a game at Raymond James Stadium on Nov. 17, and it wasn’t a pretty one. Tampa Bay was completely outclassed in a 34-17 loss to New Orleans, sending its record to 3-7 on the year. At the time, things looked and felt pretty bleak for a team that was once 2-2, especially considering it was going to spend the next two Sundays away from home.
But things came together pretty nicely on those two Sundays (albeit against bad teams), which got the Bucs to 5-7 and kept them mathematically alive in hunt for an NFC Wild Card spot.