The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were looking to make another playoff run after clinching the NFC South to secure their spot in the playoffs, but that won't be coming t

Larry Hartstein has revealed his NFL Wild Card Weekend bets and NFL picks against the spread for Washington vs. Tampa Bay on Sunday Night Football

Ahead of their game against the Washington Commanders, it’s time to release our Tampa Bay Buccaneers Wild Card contest predictions.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers came up inches short in their Wild Card loss to the Washington Commanders. Here's who deserves blame for this heartbreaker.

The penultimate matchup of Wild Card Weekend belongs to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington Commanders. In the Week 1 rematch, the Buccaneers will look to reach the Divisional Round for the second consecutive season, while the Commanders hope to break their 19-year playoff win drought.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers reached the playoffs for a fifth consecutive season and won the NFC South for a fourth consecutive time. Unfortunately, that is where things ended for the Bucs in 2024, as they were knocked out of postseason play by the Washington Commanders in the Wild Card round.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' hopes of another playoff run are over as they dropped their Wild Card game against the Washington Commanders 23-20 on Sunday Night Foo

Maybe the Bucs had gone backward too many times to be very forward-thinking. Whatever the reason, Todd Bowles did not demonstrate a very adventurous spirit during Sunday’s NFC wild-card game when it came to going for it on fourth down.

In the Wild Card playoff, the Commanders contained one of the NFL’s most potent offenses (2024 Bucs: 3 rd in passing yards, 6 th in NY/A; 4 th in rushing yards, 3 rd in Y/A), holding the Bucs to their 4 th lowest passing yardage (183 yds) and their 4 th lowest rushing total (101 net yards) of the season.