Well, everyone, I'd say the Bucs reallllly lucked out here. Games against
Denver, Chicago and Kansas City come before the cold weather. That's a
huge break. Plus, they close the season with two straight home games
during the holidays. That's a huge advantage (for both the team and
its beat writers!). Only drawback for them might be the two pairs of
back-to-back road games: Cowboys followed by the Chiefs and, later,
Panthers followed by Falcons.

-- Stephen Holder, Times Staff Writer