(Tampa) The Tampa Bay Buccaneers know how winding the road to the Super Bowl is. It is precisely to make this course easier that the reigning champions are determined to secure home ground advantage for the playoffs.
Building on their 9-3 record, the Buccaneers hold a four-game lead over rivals in the National Association’s Southern Section, the Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints. with five games to play.
Florida’s first section title since 2007 would mean at least one home game in the playoffs. However, head coach Bruce Arians and his players want more after successfully completing the feat of winning the Vince Lombardi Trophy as a drafted team last year.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians
Granted, the Buccaneers became the first team to win the Super Bowl in their own stadium last February. But to pull off the feat, they first had to win three away games as the fifth seed.
Even though four of the five teams remaining for the Buccaneers currently have a negative record, Arians remains on the lookout and doesn’t want the reigning champions to take anything for granted.
“You don’t really mean it. If you start thinking about January, you’re going to get beaten up and you’ll have to play away, that’s for sure, ”explains the Buccaneers driver.
“You have to take it from day to day and at the end of it, it makes a whole lot”, adds Arians. “However, everyone understands the importance of the moment. We’re number three at the moment. Every victory, every game is of great importance. It’s pleasant “.
The 2020 Buccaneers were only the seventh drafted team to get their hands on the Super Bowl. Arians was also an assistant coach with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2005 when they pulled off the same feat.
Sunday’s victory in Atlanta by a score of 30-17 took Tampa Bay to 4-3 on opposing courts. By comparison, his record is 5-0 at home.
“We need to correct some aspects. We’re not perfect, and we don’t pretend to be, ”said quarterback Tom Brady.
“We show up for work every day and try to be the best version of ourselves. We have yet to play our best game of the season, and we hope to be able to do so in the next few weeks. ”