NFL Power Rankings Week 17: Saints top seed, Ravens control destiny

NFL Power Rankings, Week 17: Saints clinch top seed, Ravens take over AFC North

By Dan Parzych | Dec 24, 2018

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - DECEMBER 23: Alvin Kamara #41 of the New Orleans Saints scores a touchdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the first half at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on December 23, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) /

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25. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (24)

Even though it was a long shot, football fans were interested to see if the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had what it takes to pull off a major upset on the road against the Dallas Cowboys to shake up the NFC playoff picture a little bit. Unfortunately, it was the Buccaneers that came up short for the third game in a row, leaving the team with plenty of questions in need of answering this offseason when it comes to Jameis Winston.

Starting off the regular season on a rough note without Winston as a result of a suspension was difficult for Tampa Bay to deal with. And while the quarterback position has been quite a roller-coaster ride this season when seeing how the team has gone back-and-forth since Ryan Fitzpatrick has shined at times, it’s been Winston leading the offense in recent weeks.

One of the main reasons why Tampa Bay was most likely leaning in this direction was due to trying to figure out if Winston was worth keeping around heading into the 2019 season, or if they would be better off searching for someone else. Winston has come up big at times since taking over again for Fitzpatrick, but some of the mistakes made on Sunday shows why the Buccaneers are uncertain about their quarterback.

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