Yes, It Can Be Done, Bucs Fans
February 9th, 2026
It can happen again.
Don’t worry, Bucs fans. Just because the Bucs missed the playoffs this year doesn’t mean 2026 will be a throwaway season.
Last night marked the 60th Super Bowl. Both teams missed the playoffs the previous season. That is not unusual in Super Bowl history.
In Super Bowl annals, 14 of the 60 Super Bowl winners were not good enough to make the playoffs the previous season. That’s 23 percent.
So basically, the Bucs, based on Super Bowl history, sort of have a one-in-four shot to win their third Super Bowl a year from now.
(Yes, Joe knows that tee’ed fans up for a Todd Bowles screed.)
In fact, the last time the Bucs won a Super Bowl (2020), the Bucs were not a playoff team the year prior (2019).
Cross your fingers, Bucs fans.