Buccaneers Are Finally Playoff Hopefuls Again by Doing Things ‘The Right Way’

December 16, 2016   ·   Sean Tomlinson   ·   Jump to comments

The 2016 NFL season was still young back on Oct. 3. It was the first Monday of October, and Week 4 was nearly complete. The time for blaring alarms and well-worn panic buttons hadn't arrived quite yet.
Or at least that's what the Tampa Bay Buccaneers may have been repeatedly telling themselves during quiet moments.
The Buccaneers did more than just sputter to a 1-3 start as the season reached its quarter pole. They did their stumbling while acting as the opponent's speed bag.
After winning their season opener over the Atlanta Falcons, the Bucs then lost three straight games by a combined score of 104-46. They scored only seven points in two of those losses and seemed outmatched against a higher caliber of competition in the defending champion Denver Broncos (a 27-7 loss in Week 4).
Nothing about the Buccaneers at that time hinted at a team capable of being in contention for a division title in mid-December and tied with the Falcons atop the NFC South. And nothing a...

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