The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were looking to make another playoff run after clinching the NFC South to secure their spot in the playoffs, but that won't be coming t

In the end, the little things sunk the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers came up inches short in their Wild Card loss to the Washington Commanders. Here's who deserves blame for this heartbreaker.

The Washington Commanders are the underdogs, but by less than a touchdown (+3), in this year’s Wild Card Round of the NFC playoffs, where they will meet the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Raymond

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' hopes of another playoff run are over as they dropped their Wild Card game against the Washington Commanders 23-20 on Sunday Night Foo

Maybe the Bucs had gone backward too many times to be very forward-thinking. Whatever the reason, Todd Bowles did not demonstrate a very adventurous spirit during Sunday’s NFC wild-card game when it came to going for it on fourth down.

In the Wild Card playoff, the Commanders contained one of the NFL’s most potent offenses (2024 Bucs: 3 rd in passing yards, 6 th in NY/A; 4 th in rushing yards, 3 rd in Y/A), holding the Bucs to their 4 th lowest passing yardage (183 yds) and their 4 th lowest rushing total (101 net yards) of the season.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers entered the 2024 NFL Playoffs with cautious optimism. They have navigated a season defined by dramatic highs and frustrating lows. Moments of brilliance hinted at the team’s potential.

The Buccaneers season ended at the hands of the Washington Commanders on a heartbreaking last second field goal 23-20. Both sides of the football just simply were not good enough on Sunday night and it resulted in the Bucs being a one and done in the playoffs.

Each week following every Bucs game, we’ll take a closer look at the snap count distribution for Tampa Bay on offense and defense. We’ll assess what we can learn from who played the most and least in the game.