NFC CENTRAL AFC EAST Minnesota 8-7-1 New England 11-5 Green Bay 8-7-1 Miami 11-5 Detroit 7-9 NY Jets 8-8 Chicago 7-9 Buffalo 5-11 Tampa Bay 5-11 Baltimore 5-11 NFC EAST AFC CENTRAL Dallas 12-4 Pittsburgh 14-2 Philadelphia 7-9 Houston 10-6 Washington 8-8 Cleveland 8-8 St.Louis 6-10 Cincinnati 4-12 NY Giants 6-10 AFC WEST NFC WEST Denver 10-6 LA Rams 12-4 Oakland 9-7 Atlanta 9-7 Seattle 9-7 New Orleans 7-9 San Diego 9-7 San Francisco 2-14 Kansas City 4-12 WILD CARD GAMES WILD CARD GAMES Atlanta 14 Philadelphia 13 Houston 17 Miami 9 DIVISIONAL GAMES DIVISIONAL GAMES Dallas 27 Atlanta 20 Houston 31 New England 14 LA Rams 34 Minnesota 10 Pittsburgh 33 Denver 10 NFC CHAMPIONSHIP AFC CHAMPIONSHIP Dallas 28 LA Rams 0 Pittsburgh 34 Houston 5 SUPER BOWL XIII Pittsburgh 35 Dallas 31

When the third-year Bucs lost their first two games, it looked like more of the same for the joke franchise in the NFL. But then rookie Doug Williams led the team to four wins in six games before breaking his jaw and the young and talented defense began to make its mark around the league. No longer would there be easy games and hilarity about this franchise - the Buccaneers were about to have their day.