The Miami Dolphins are out of playoff contention and facing a Tampa Bay Buccaneers squad that desperately needs a win.

With a loss, the Buccaneers could be eliminated Sunday and hand the NFC South crown to the Carolina Panthers.

But wins haven’t come easy for Tampa Bay in the latter half of the year. The Bucs come to Hard Rock Stadium with three consecutive losses and defeats in six of their last seven games. That nosedive has turned a 6-2 start to the year into a 7-8 record that has Tampa Bay’s playoff hopes hanging by a thread.

Will the Dolphins play spoiler and guarantee the Buccaneers a losing record? Here’s how pundits predict the Week 17 matchup will go:

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USA Today’s Week 17 picks

Jarrett Bell: Buccaneers, 27-17Nick Brinkerhoff: Buccaneers, 28-17Chris Bumbaca: Buccaneers, 25-21Nate Davis: Buccaneers, 31-16Tyler Dragon: Buccaneers, 25-18Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz: Buccaneers, 24-23NFL.com

NFL.com’s Week 17 picks

Ali Bhanpuri: Buccaneers, 27-21Brooke Cersosimo: Buccaneers, 28-20Dan Parr: Buccaneers, 28-22Gennaro Filice: Buccaneers, 28-21Tom Blair: Buccaneers, 26-20ESPN

ESPN’s Week 17 picks

Stephania Bell: BuccaneersMatt Bowen: BuccaneersMike Clay: BuccaneersJeremy Fowler: BuccaneersDan Graziano: BuccaneersKalyn Kahler: BuccaneersPamela Maldonado: DolphinsEric Moody: BuccaneersJason Reid: BuccaneersLindsey Thiry: BuccaneersSam Wickersham: BuccaneersCBS Sports

CBS Sports’ Week 17 picks

Pete Prisco: BuccaneersJared Dubin: BuccaneersRyan Wilson: BuccaneersJohn Breech: BuccaneersTyler Sullivan: BuccaneersDave Richard: BuccaneersJamey Eisenberg: BuccaneersBottom line

If not for ESPN’s Pamela Maldonado, it would be a clean sweep for the Buccaneers. Here’s the final tally:

Buccaneers: 28Dolphins: 1