Despite losing three straight games and four out of their last five to drop from 5-1 to 6-5, the Bucs still held a narrow lead in the NFC South heading into Week 13, which fell on the final weekend of November.

Simeon Rice has been inducted into the Bucs Ring of Honor, also making a stout case for the Hall of Fame induction he deserves

The Cardinals (3-9) have dropped four in a row and nine of 10 overall. They've lost seven times by four or fewer points and came up short against the NFC South-leading Bucs (7-5) despite finishing with 386 yards of total offense to outgain an opponent for a fifth time in their nine losses.

The Los Angeles defense has been excellent this season, but Baker Mayfield is going to show up for a primetime game, especially if he ends up getting Bucky Irving and Chris Godwin back. Even if he doesn't, the Bucs should be able to get to 20+ points in this spot.

Two key fourth-down stops in the fourth quarter and a trick-play touchdown catch by left tackle Tristan Wirfs helped the Bucs hang on to a 20-17 win over Arizona on Sunday that kept them atop the NFC

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost a narrow game against Drake Maye and the New England Patriots, 28-23, but it didn't appear from watching that the game was as clos