They may not get much coverage entering the playoffs, but the Buccaneers are certainly the biggest dark horse in the bracket. Considering their experience and how well their quarterback and wide receiver are playing, Tampa Bay is the last team any of the elite squads want to be playing in the playoffs.

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.

We now know all the playoff teams, their seeds and playoff matchups after the Detroit Lions convincingly beat the Minnesota Vikings to end the regular season. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers clinched the NFC South Division with a fourth-quarter rally past the New Orleans Saints,