TAMPA, Fla. — The Buccaneers needed New Orleans to beat or tie Atlanta on Sunday to win a fifth straight NFC South championship. That did not happen.
After the the Falcons defeated the Saints 19-17, it created a three-way tie in the NFC South, with the Carolina Panthers owning the three-way tiebreaker.
It is the first time Carolina has won the NFC South since 2015.
The Bucs had a promising 6-2 start to the season, but went 2-7 in their final 9 games.