TAMPA, Fla. — The Buccaneers needed New Orleans to beat or tie Atlanta on Sunday to win a fifth straight NFC South championship. That did not happen.
After the the Falcons defeated the Saints 19-17, it created a three-way tie in the NFC South, with the Carolina Panthers owning the tiebreaker.
It is the first time Carolina has won the NFC South since 2015 and they will move on to host a Wild Card round playoff game.
The Bucs had a promising 6-2 start to the season, but went 2-7 in their final 9 games.