The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took care of business, winning their 1 p.m. game in the Superdome against the New Orleans Saints.
Now the Bucs play a waiting game. Wait for the outcome of the Bears-Packers game. Wait for the outcome of the Giants-Redskins game. If the Packers and the Giants lose, then the Bucs make the playoffs. If either the Packers or Giants win, then the Bucs wait until next year for a crack at the playoffs.
That the Bucs remain in the playoff hunt this late in the season stands as a credit to the entire Buccaneers' organization. The team has suffered season-ending injuries to a slew of starters, including early-round 2010 draft picks Brian Price and Gerald McCoy. Also lost were star corner Aquib Talib, center Jeff Faine, right guard Davin Joseph, and sam linebacker Quincy Black. As if that wasn't enough, the team lost rookie starting safety Cody Grimm, who was filling in for one of the Bucs' best players in the secondary, Tanard Jackson, who was lost to a year-long league suspension.
The front office did a great job of finding players to replace those lost to injury. The coaches did a great job preparing those players to compete on Sunday. And the players, for the most part have delivered.
The FOX broadcast pointed out that the Bucs are the only team to start 10 rookies and finish with a winning record. Tampa Bay has a 10-6 record.
Go Bears. Go Redskins.
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