It’s official: Bucs locked into fourth seed

I'm sure most of you are sharp enough to figure this out, but just in case you failed to do the math, today's loss locks the Bucs into the fourth seed in the NFC playoffs.

That's pretty much a minor detail at this point, but it does help clarify the playoff picture a bit. The Bucs are now even more likely to meet the Giants in the first round of the playoffs. The Giants have a two-game lead in the wildcard race pending the outcome of tonight's Minnesota-Washington game. If Minny loses, they will fall out of contention for the No. 5 seed.

The fourth seed meets the No. 5 seed in the first round, so that's pretty much what you should expect unless something dramatic changes.

EDIT: Most of you have probably figured this out, but the Bucs will host the Giants after their victory over Buffalo coupled with the Vikings' loss to the Redskins.