The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' game against the San Francisco 49ers could be crucial for their playoff hopes.
Times are dire for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers over halfway through the season. The team is on a bad skid that has seen them lose four of their last five games, and they have to play a San Francisco 49ers team that it hasn't beaten since 2018. And according to Pro Football Focus, there is a lot at stake for Tampa Bay's playoff chances when they play the 49ers on Sunday.
Per PFF, Tampa Bay has the highest swing for playoff probability according to their model in Week 10. As it stands, the Bucs a little over 30% chance of making the playoff per the PFF model, and their game against the 49ers has aREAD MORE: Buccaneers Drop In Week 10 Power Rankings After Overtime Loss To Chiefsin the NFL at 4-5. Despite that, though, they have a head-to-head win over the No. 2 -seed Washington Commanders and the No.
The Bucs are no strangers to this situation. They lost six of seven games in the middle stretch of their 2023 season to drop to 4-7, but they ended up winning five of their next six to make the playoffs at 9-8. That will be much harder this year, however, as they made the playoffs as a division winner and the 6-3 Atlanta Falcons — who hold the 2-0 sweep over Tampa Bay — will be much harder to best in that regard.
The Bucs may need to play almost perfect after the bye week, but they'll try to do so with one of the easiest remaining strength of schedules in the NFL. It will be possible, but very difficult, at 4-6, but Tampa Bay would much rather try it at 5-5 with a win over the 49ers before their Week 11 bye.River Wells is a sports journalist from St. Petersburg, Florida, who has covered the Tampa Bay Buccaneers since 2023. He graduated with a journalism degree from the University of Florida in 2021.
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