27. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (LW: 25)
So much for a breakthrough. Tampa Bay had quietly been playing a much better brand of football than its now 2-11 record would indicate. In retrospect, their previous six games, during which they were outscored by a total of only ten points, looks less like a function of improved play than weak opponents – Minnesota, Atlanta, Washington, and Chicago are the first to note. The Buccaneers suffered their worst loss since Week 6 when they traveled to Detroit on Sunday, and they now head to Carolina to face a 4-8-1 team that actually has a chance to win the division.
