Buccaneers: How Strong Can They Finish the Season?
Two Top Opponents
The Bucs are back at .500 ten games into the season. With six games remaining the Bucs play four teams under .500. The other two are against Seattle and Dallas. Tampa is going to be challenged this week when the Seahawks come to town. The Bucs get a break this with Seattle missing Earl Thomas but their offense is clicking at the right time and I can’t see the Bucs pull off two upsets in a row against top ranked teams.
Next they fly across country to take on the Chargers who could be 0-10 or 10-0 if the ball bounced the other way this season. The Bucs should win this game because the Chargers may have actually have a worse home field advantage than the Bucs do. After that they play the Saints twice in three weeks. The Bucs should split against the division rival. In between the Saints they play the hottest team in the NFL in the Dallas Cowboys, which will be tough as we know.
In the final week of the season the Bucs go against division rival Carolina in a game that could have serious implications on the division depending on the Falcons and Panthers remaining games. The Bucs need the Falcons to lose a few games to give them a shot at the playoffs but if they play like they did against the Chiefs the rest of the season, anything can happen. My final record prediction for the Bucs this season is 8-8 just barely missing the playoffs.