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Bucs Are In A Playoff Chase With Stinking Panthers’ Loss To Packers

It ain’t close to being over. Thanks to the Packers, who beat the Stinking Panthers Thursday night 27-19, the 2-5 Bucs are very much in the race for the NFC South landfill title and a home playoff game. Here are…

Joe Bucs Fan

Published: Friday, 30 October 2026 at 4:00 AM

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JoeBucsFan argues the Tampa Bay Buccaneers remain in the NFC South playoff chase despite a 2-5 record.
The Carolina Panthers dropped to 3-4 following a 27-19 Thursday night loss to the Green Bay Packers.
A win against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday would put Tampa Bay in second place via a tiebreaker.

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JoeBucsFan argues that the 2-5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers remain firmly in the NFC South playoff hunt following the Carolina Panthers' 27-19 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night. Despite dropping five of their first seven games, Tampa Bay sits closely behind their division rivals in a tightly contested, struggling NFC South.

A victory over the Atlanta Falcons this upcoming Sunday would elevate the Buccaneers to second place in the division via a head-to-head tiebreaker. JoeBucsFan notes that Tampa Bay would sit just a half-game out of first place while also holding a head-to-head tiebreaker over Carolina.

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