NFL · 2026
Tampa Bay BuccaneersNFC South - .000 pct vSun 20 Dec, 1:00 PM EST New Orleans SaintsNFC South - .000 pct
Match resultTampa Bay 59%Tie <1%New Orleans 40%
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 9% 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 19 points in the Playoffs race.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Playoffs34%
Division22%
Conferenceseason odds1%
Byeseason odds3%
New Orleans Saints
Playoffs36%
Division24%
Conferenceseason odds1%
Byeseason odds3%
Tampa Bay winPlayoffsTampa Bay Buccaneers34%33%▼ -1New Orleans Saints36%27%▼ -9
TiePlayoffsTampa Bay Buccaneers34%20%▼ -14New Orleans Saints36%32%▼ -4
New Orleans winPlayoffsTampa Bay Buccaneers34%17%▼ -17New Orleans Saints36%46%▲ +10
The race they're in
Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.
NFC South · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
0-0-0AtlantaDivision34%0-0-0.000-0-0-0New OrleansDivision24%0-0-0.000-0-0-0Tampa BayDivision22%0-0-0.000-The wild card · top 7 in the NFC qualify