NFL · 2026

Tampa Bay BuccaneersNFC South - .000 pct vSun 20 Sep, 1:00 PM EDT Cleveland BrownsAFC North - .000 pct

Match resultTampa Bay 64%Tie <1%Cleveland 36%

What this game means

The three ways this game can go. Pick a result to see where it leaves every race each club is in.

At projected kickoff, this game is expected to move their regular-season chances by 6% on average. The result scenarios below are conditional on today's forecast cutoff, showing where each result leads from this forecast.

The result is worth up to 14 points in the Playoffs race.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Playoffs34%
Division22%
Conferenceseason odds1%
Byeseason odds3%
Cleveland Browns
Playoffs30%
Division15%
Byeseason odds2%
Tampa Bay winPlayoffsTampa Bay Buccaneers34%36%▲ +2Cleveland Browns30%10%▼ -20
TiePlayoffsTampa Bay Buccaneers34%23%▼ -11Cleveland Browns30%18%▼ -12
Cleveland winPlayoffsTampa Bay Buccaneers34%22%▼ -12Cleveland Browns30%22%▼ -8

The race they're in

Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.

AFC North · winner qualifies direct

NFC South · winner qualifies direct

The wild card · top 7 in the AFC qualify

The wild card · top 7 in the NFC qualify