The NFC South race seemed to be over long before Sunday when the Falcons lost in overtime at Washington in Week 17. The Buccaneers were facing the sad-sack Saints, who had lost their previous two games by a combined 59-10 score. Once the Buccaneers won, they'd be on their way to the playoffs.

The road to the Super Bowl in the NFC will go through Motown. The Detroit Lions secured a No. 1 seed with a 31-9 victory over the Minnesota Vikings.

Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have clinched the NFC South for a fourth straight season. The Bucs locked up a playoff spot on Sunday thanks to

The Bucs will be facing the Washington Commanders in the opening round of the playoffs. What other matchups have formed?

Not only did the Tampa Bay Buccaneers come back and beat the arch rival New Orleans Saints to clinch both another NFC South title and playoff spot, but Mike Evans eclipsed 1,000 yards in a season for the 11th consecutive time.

They were also part of NFL history, with star wide receiver Mike Evans clearing 1,000 receiving yards on the season, extending his record for consecutive 1,000-yard seasons to start a career, and joining Hall of Famer Jerry Rice as the only players to ever achieve that feat in 11 straight years.