I feel for fans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers right now. On the heels of one of the hottest offenses in the NFL, they won the NFC South, made the playoffs, and barely lost in the Wild Card Round off of a doinked-in field goal.

The season did not end the way that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers wanted, falling to the Washington Commanders 23-20 this past weekend in the first round of the playoffs. This is a talented team who unfortunately had a couple of holes in the roster that didn’t allow for them to hit their potential.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-7) have home-field advantage in the playoffs against the Washington Commanders (12-5) in the NFC Wild Card round on Sunday, January 12, 2025 at Raymond James Stadium. Washington has a 3-2 record against Tampa Bay in their last five matchups.

The penultimate matchup of Wild Card Weekend belongs to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington Commanders. In the Week 1 rematch, the Buccaneers will look to reach the Divisional Round for the second consecutive season, while the Commanders hope to break their 19-year playoff win drought.

After falling to the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft, Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Bucky Irving defied the odds and had a banner season as a rookie. The former Oregon Ducks rusher is set for a productive future despite falling short.