The Bucs seemed to have it all figured out. Three of the remaining four games against sides with losing records; win them, and you're in the playoffs. The critics agreed and bemoaned the Tampa's 'easy 2010 schedule' (whilst seemingly forgetting we had to play the Saints and Falcons twice, along with the Ravens and Steelers who both stand at 11-4). And so it was simple. A botched snap causing a missed extra point, and we'd beaten the unpredictable Redskins. One down, two to go. But the week 15 Detroit Lions weren't the pushover that the script had writte them to be, edging to victory with a last gasp field goal.
And so now the following week's victory over Seattle seems rather moot: the Bucs now need to beat the Saints in the final game of the season. Yes, the same Saints that defeated us by twenty five points in week three, lead by the madden-curse evading super-human Drew Brees. Oh, and since they managed to beat the Superbowl bound Falcons in the Georgia Dome last week - handing Matt Ryan only his second ever home loss - we now have to hope that the Packers and the Giants both lose as well. And as if the situation needed to get any worse, the Packers will now be facing a somewhat 'rookie' version of the 11-4 Bears since the Eagles embarrassment against the Vikings last night means the Bears will be the no.2 seed regardless of what happens. Fantastic!
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