The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in a very different place than they started at the beginning of the year, but they're at the very same place they've been the past

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The Bucs are coming off two devastating losses and their power rankings spot is in a freefall.

If the Panthers can beat the Saints on Sunday, they would be positioned to clinch the NFC South the following week against the Buccaneers.

Losing five of six, Tampa Bay has plummeted in NFL.com's Power Rankings. Tough losses and blown leads now haunt a team clinging to a share of first place.

The Bucs in the NFL Draft have been on a heater thanks to the work of Jason Licht and his staff. They have done so well that they have seen people even depart to get their own teams to run, like assistant turned full-time general manager for the Las Vegas Raiders, John Spytek.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie squad and cheerleaders visited patients at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg on Tuesday.

Amid another lost season for the Falcons, Kirk Cousins delivered a night he and his team won't soon forget. Atlanta rallied from 14 points down in the fourth quarter for a stunning 29-28 win over the Buccaneers. Zane Gonzalez nailed a 43-yard field goal as time expired to cap an incredible rally.