NFL History: Ranking the 30 best wild card teams in NFL history

Ranking the 30 best wild card teams in NFL history: 3. ’20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Hey, this is the defending Super Bowl Champions. Tom Brady went to Tampa Bay after two decades in New England and won the Super Bowl on his first try. It wasn’t always easy, but the Bucs were able to overcome some early-season adversity to win it all.

After a 38-3 loss to the New Orleans Saints, the Bucs seemed like they didn’t have the right chemistry and Brady looked, dare we say it, old. He threw three crucial interceptions, and the entire football media world was burying the Bucs.

Going into December, the Bucs were seriously in jeopardy of missing the playoffs. They won every game in December, and they kept that momentum in the playoffs.

The Bucs struggled a little bit in the Wild Card round against the Washington Football Team. However, that was the only time they would struggle on this run again. They dispatched that same Saints team pretty easily in the Divisional Round. This time, Drew Brees threw three interceptions and he left the game of football watching Brady walk-off in victory.

Then, there was a strange game between the Bucs and Packers in the NFC Championship Game. Brady threw three interceptions, but he also threw three touchdowns. It was a volatile performance, but the Bucs defense held on in the fourth quarter and the Bucs were Super Bowl-bound.

We know what happened next. It was a week of celebrating Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs while wondering if Brady could pull out some magic since that was the only way the Bucs could win. What actually happened was a dominant defensive performance that will go down in the record books. The Bucs defense was so dominant, the Chiefs spent the offseason fixing the offensive line. Brady won the Super Bowl for the first time as a wild card, and it might be his most satisfying win as a QB.