The New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks are good football teams. The two ball clubs that are playing in this season’s are complete teams with offensive, defensive, and special teams success.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers don’t have any of that, at least not consistently anyway.
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The Bucs finished the season falling short of the playoffs and short of another division title. With lots of injuries and plenty of miscues that made for many head-scratching moments, it served the team right to not earn a playoff spot much less play like a Super Bowl contender. And oddsmakers don’t believe they will be in next season’s Super Bowl.
According to our friends over at FanDuel, the Bucs are + 5000 to win the Super Bowl in 2027. For some context, the Falcons have the same odds, the Panthers +15000, and the Saints are at +17500. So the NFC South is not highly regarded.
The Seahawks are at the top of the list at +750.
It was an odd season for Tampa Bay. We didn’t really know what the team was about, nor what their identity was. We’ll see if next season brings some good fortunes, but who knows.