TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have 10 wins and are on the brink of clinching their first division title since 2007.
Still, the reigning Super Bowl champions don’t feel they’re playing nearly as well as they’re capable.
“We all know we can play a lot better than that,” Tom Brady said after Sunday’s 33-27 overtime victory over the Buffalo Bills nudged the Bucs (10-3) closer to their first NFC South title in 14 years.
The Bucs won for the fourth straight time since dropping back-to-back games at New Orleans and Washington, but needed the 700th touchdown pass of Brady’s career to escape with a win after squandering a 21-point halftime lead.
The three-time defending division champ Saints, who trail Tampa Bay by four games with four to play, visit on Sunday night.
“I have so much respect for that team and especially that defense and what Sean (Payton) does with whoever they have playing quarterback. It’s going to be a heck of a ballgame,” Bucs coach Bruce Arians said.
“T-shirt and hat games are big. They’re fun locker rooms,” the coach added….
