And   then   after   all   those   losing   seasons,   all   those   jokes   and   ridicule,   the   Tampa   Bay   Buccaneers became   World   Champions.   With   new   coach   Jon   Gruden   at   the   helm,   the   Bucs   recorded   their   best- ever   record   at   12-4   and   progressed   to   Super   Bowl   XXXVII   with   a   win   over   their   nemesis,   the Philadelphia   Eagles   in   the   cold.   The   Raiders   fell   in   San   Diego   and   history   was   made.   For   all   the great   numbers   posted   by   Tampa   Bay   defenses   over   the   previous   years,   this   edition   was   truly spectacular shutting down teams all season.

NFC EAST Philadelphia 12-4 NY Giants 10-6 Washington 7-9 Dallas 5-11 NFC NORTH Green Bay 12-4 Minnesota 6-10 Chicago 4-12 Detroit 3-13 NFC SOUTH Tampa Bay 12-4 Atlanta 9-6-1 New Orleans 9-7 Carolina 7-9 NFC WEST San Francisco 10-6 St.Louis 7-9 Seattle 7-9 Arizona 5-11 WILD CARD GAMES Atlanta 27 Green Bay 7 San Francisco 39 NY Giants 38 DIVISIONAL GAMES Philadelphia 20 Atlanta 6 Tampa Bay 31 San Francisco 6 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Tampa Bay 27 Philadelphia 10

AFC EAST NY Jets 9-7 New England 9-7 Miami 9-7 Buffalo 8-8 AFC NORTH Pittsburgh 10-5-1 Cleveland 9-7 Baltimore 7-9 Cincinnati 2-14 AFC SOUTH Tennessee 11-5 Indianapolis 10-6 Jacksonville 6-10 Houston 4-12 AFC WEST Oakland 11-5 Denver 9-7 San Diego 8-8 Kansas City 8-8 WILD CARD GAMES NY Jets 41 Indianapolis 0 Pittsburgh 36 Cleveland 33 DIVISIONAL GAMES Tennessee 34 Pittsburgh 31 Oakland 30 NY Jets 10 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Oakland 41 Tennessee 24

SUPER BOWL XXXVII  at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego Tampa Bay 48 Oakland 21