Bucs Painted As Dangerous Playoff Team
November 10th, 2026
While Buccaneers fans are hurling blunt objects at walls and burying their Baker Mayfield merch deep in drawers, other Bucs observers have a different mindset.
NFL super insider Mike Florio of NBC Sports issues weekly power rankings during the season. Today, the ProFootballTalk.com founder and guru ranked the Bucs at No. 18 overall in the NFL, and ninth best in the NFC.
That placed the Bucs (3-6) ahead of five teams with better records than their miserable 3-6 mark.
18. Buccaneers (No. 18; 3-6): They’d be dangerous on the road in the playoffs, if they can get there.
Keep in mind the Bucs have no wins against a team with a winning record, while all their NFC South counterparts do.
Joe won’t be able to envision the Bucs as a potential playoff team until they can get their record to within a game of .500. If the Bucs lose in two Sundays at Detroit (6-2), they would need to win three straight against the Panthers, Chargers and Ravens to get to 6-7.
Life in the NFC South landfill sure has a way of altering football perception.
November 10th, 2026 at 9:49 am
Sam old same old Jospeh….
You treat Florio as a god, and he is a Joke, a Tabloid type of journalism….
November 10th, 2026 at 9:49 am
Cart ———————————————————————–> horse.
Let’s start winning before we start talking about how dangerous the team is in the playoffs.
November 10th, 2026 at 9:49 am
We should start JD. At the very least, he adds a dimension of speed at the position. There’s no reason to not play him. QB play couldn’t be much worse. At least, let’s draw up a few plays for him.
November 10th, 2026 at 9:53 am
Funny! I don’t think Florio has watched any of our games. Now, if we are playing teams with losing records in the playoffs, that is another story.
November 10th, 2026 at 9:57 am
Bucs———————————-> SUPER BOWL BABY!!!!!
In Bucky We Trust!!!
November 10th, 2026 at 9:58 am
The Bucs have a terrible offense and a HC/DC who doesn’t think covering the TE in crucial parts of the game is important. Does that sound like a recipe for success?
November 10th, 2026 at 9:58 am
They can be dangerous, but have to find a way to get some help at QB and receivers. Plus the defense and running game has to continue at this pace
November 10th, 2026 at 9:59 am
It isn’t a crazy statement. A 7-10 division winner with a good defense, a running game and a QB that was good in past seasons… is clearly a team that could lose in dramatic fashion to someone good.
November 10th, 2026 at 9:59 am
Oh STOP IT!
3 wins @ kick off on November 22
STOP IT !
Insulting to your audience!
November 10th, 2026 at 10:09 am
49ers and Rams are good but injury prone, looks like the partying caught up to nacua. Bucs played one of top teams on the road and held their own. Zac figured out the run blocking maybe he can figure out the passing before playoffs , maybe he can call a friend or ask the audience
November 10th, 2026 at 10:10 am
If your 11 year veteran QB with129 NFL starts has so badly regressed to staring down receivers with DBs blatantly sitting their routes while missing a wide open receiver right behind the guy pick-6’d you…there’s nothing dangerous about your team. You either have a playoff caliber QB or you don’t. We don’t anymore.
November 10th, 2026 at 10:16 am
The Bucs could win the NFCS with just 4 more wins against 3 really bad teams – 2 of which we have already defeated.
Come on Baker – get your poop in a group and LFG!
November 10th, 2026 at 10:17 am
Bucs have the 32nd (easiest !) ranked remaining strength-of-schedule
with only 2 of 8 remaining games rated “tough” – LAR DET
ATL : (#10) 4 of 8 rated “tough”
CAR (#14) 4 of 9 rated “tough”
NO (#23) 3 of 9 rated “tough”
this could result in :
TB 9-8
NO 9-8
CAR 8-9
ATL 7-10
who thinks the Bucs are gonna go 6-2 ?
November 10th, 2026 at 10:20 am
Who’s excited about watching this team go 8-9 and limp into the playoffs to see the Packers or Seahawks come to town in the wildcard round
November 10th, 2026 at 10:20 am
HAHA this team has only won 3 games more than half way through the season. Most of those wins came against losing NFC South Opponents. They are not beating anyone if they made the playoffs. Although I do have to wonder how the Vikings have so many wins this season when there offense actually looks worse than ours and our defense is just as good as there’s is at this point.
November 10th, 2026 at 10:25 am
The way the defense is playing it is not impossible – assuming that the OC remebers how to call an offense and Baker remembers what he does for a living.
November 10th, 2026 at 10:27 am
They’ve got the defense special teams and rushing down
2 wks to get healthy
Work on mistakes/offense
More Gainwell
November 10th, 2026 at 10:29 am
Sam Darnold isnt any better than Baker, give baker jsn , walker, kubiak, kupp, and that seattle defense . it can be done with baker but even mahomes needs players to work with . the only qb in the league that doesnt is probably josh allen but even he has a really good offensive minded coach with james cook and multiple tight ends to throw to
November 10th, 2026 at 10:31 am
90% of you clowns,had a fork in them at the bye!!
Guess What!
Nope!
Trolls still sweatn!
November 10th, 2026 at 10:34 am
I like this here site a great deal, but I also see it largely as a cult. That makes it fun and funny, but not to be taken seriously. There is every reason to believe that this team is much, much better than its record. Statistically–that’s a no brainer. I have to hand it to Joe, he knows how to push a narrative…BAKER IS BROKEN. Ha! Blame the QB. That is predictable. Four dropped passes, three of which would have been first downs. The best receiver on the team has not played a down this year. The team almost never throws on first down. Now Atlanta just threw in the towel on the season, trading their best defensive player for draft choices. We are far better than Caroline and their remaining schedule is monstrous. If New Orleans wins this week, they become the team to beat.
November 10th, 2026 at 10:36 am
It all comes down to highest paid Buc in team history.
Keep playing like a clown and nothing else matters.
Play competent QB and they can be a good team
Play like you’re pay check suggest and this can be a dangerous team.
November 10th, 2026 at 10:37 am
Only if Robinson figures out how to scheme a passing game and allows the O line to block how they know how to block. After the buy week, baker should be fine, but they need to block.
And has anyone seen Godwin?
He changed for the run game and it’s done wonders so maybe it can work.
November 10th, 2026 at 10:38 am
“Although I do have to wonder how the Vikings have so many wins this season when there offense actually looks worse than ours and our defense is just as good as there’s is at this point.”
We have 14 giveaways compared to Minnesotas’ 8 giveaways.
We have 21 takeaways compared to Minnesotas 13 takeaways.
Keep that in mind, because Minnesotas’ offense has scored 71 points just like us, off 8 less extra opportunities in terms of points off turnovers. That’s a difference in efficiency
Vikings are allowed 14.5 ppg which ranks 1st, and we’re 7th allowing 19.8 in raw points, but adjust for scores that happened with the D on the sideline our true ppg as a defense is 17.8 which would rank us 5th.
So 2 good defenses, but one has an offense that puts the ball in the oppositions hands more often than the other. While the offense committing less errors has scored as many points off their respective defenses’ takeaways. Us having 8 more takeaways but having the same points generated points directly at our offenses inability to max out on those instances which I imagine makes a noticeable difference between the two teams.
November 10th, 2026 at 10:44 am
You guys are funny , you keep mentioning how much Baker makes like you are paying him. You do realize we would have the exact same team this year regardless if he makes 40 mil or 55 mil. Who knows maybe Vikings will call JL today and offer a 2nd and Max Brosmer for Baker,,, then you can all be happy and Baker can compete for a Super Bowl .
November 10th, 2026 at 10:53 am
It’s amazing that this team is decent overall EXCEPT FOR THE QB POSITION, which is the most important position on the team…
We just need a decent game manager now.
We have a solid run game, decent special teams, all-pro kicker, and a very good defense this year.
Just Ned to be able to have an average passing game on offense without major turnovers and pick 6’s ….THAT’S IT 🤷🏻♂️!!
Dayummmmm, is that asking for a lot??