The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are headed back to the playoffs. The Bucs will do so as the champion of the NFC South division for the fourth consecutive season. At 10-7 the Bucs will either be the No. 3 or No.

The Tampa Bay Bucs host the Washington Commanders in the opening round of the 2025 NFL playoffs. The Bucs earned the No. 3 seed in the NFC as the champions of the NFC South while theCommanders qualified for the postseason as a wild card and the No.

The Buccaneers have an 87% chance to make the NFL playoffs, per The Athletic's computer model. NFL.com has the Bucs' playoff odds slightly higher at 89%. The Buccaneers' playoff chances would drop to 29% with a loss to the Saints.