The ESPN analyst is backing the Buccaneers to make the playoffs this year

We’re in the home stretch of the regular season, which is the perfect time for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to turn their season around. After a four-game losing streak that threatened to derail the team’s good start, the Bucs have rattled off back-to-back wins to take full advantage of the growing chaos in the NFC.

Atlanta is in the midst of a three-game losing streak that has helped put the Bucs back in the NFC South race. There’s still a lot of work to be done before they become true contenders, but Tampa Bay is just a week away from potentially taking control of its fate for the rest of the season.

If the Falcons lose on Sunday and the Buccaneers win, Tampa Bay will be back at the top of the division. Atlanta will still own the tiebreaker, but the Bucs will control the field and would simply have to win to punch a playoff ticket.

The Stars are prepared as Atlanta faces a tough game in Minnesota while the Bucs host a two-win Raiders team. No one should start counting chickens yet, but it’s time to get excited about the season being back on track.

It’s not just Bucs fans who are feeling this, as the national media is starting to pay attention to what’s happening in Tampa Bay again.

Dan Graziano looked at a team that is currently outside the playoff field with the best chance of sneaking in and believes the Bucs have the best chance.

“According to ESPN’s Football Power Index, Tampa Bay has a 56.5% chance of making the playoffs, which is higher than any NFC South team. So I would have happily gone for the Cardinals or Rams and stuck to what I said.” “Here last week, I can’t ignore the math or the fact that the Falcons really aren’t playing well,” Graziano argued.

Atlanta hitting a wall really helped Tampa Bay, as it ended a losing streak that bled the Bucs’ season dry. The Falcons were one of the hottest teams in football, but it looks like they peaked early and are now doing so badly that the only thing left to debate about them is whether Michael Penix Jr . will face Kirk Cousins ​​and save the season.

This is how far the Falcons have fallen, and the Bucs are in the perfect position to take advantage and cruise past them.

This was always the phase of games where the Bucs either caved or kept their mouths shut; Games against the Giants, Panthers and Raiders are included should win. So far they’ve done that, and while the Panthers game was closer than anyone would have liked and this Sunday’s game represents another potential pitfall, Tampa Bay is perfectly positioned to make up for the loss that nearly derailed things would have brought.

What caused those losses remains to be determined, but last week the Bucs ended a game in overtime for the first time this year. This is a huge step in the right direction and the team has a chance to prove they are gaining momentum with another win on Sunday against the Raiders.

If that happens, Graziano probably won’t be the only one picking the Bucs to make the playoffs.

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