NFC EAST AFC EAST Washington 10-6 Indianapolis 13-3 Dallas 8-8 Buffalo 11-5 NY Giants 7-9 Miami 9-7 Arizona 6-10 NY Jets 8-8 Philadelphia 5-11 New England 8-8 NFC CENTRAL AFC CENTRAL Tampa Bay 11-5 Jacksonville 14-2 Minnesota 10-6 Tennessee 13-3 Detroit 8-8 Baltimore 8-8 Green Bay 8-8 Pittsburgh 6-10 Chicago 6-10 Cincinnati 4-12 Cleveland 2-14 NFC WEST St.Louis 13-3 AFC WEST Carolina 8-8 Seattle 9-7 Atlanta 5-11 Kansas City 9-7 San Francisco 4-12 San Diego 8-8 New Orleans 3-13 Oakland 8-8 Denver 6-10 WILD CARD GAMES WILD CARD GAMES Minnesota 27 Dallas 10 Tennessee 22 Buffalo 16 Washington 27 Detroit 13 Miami 20 Seattle 17 DIVISIONAL GAMES DIVISIONAL GAMES St.Louis 49 Minnesota 37 Tennessee 19 Indianapolis 16 Tampa Bay 14 Washington 13 Jacksonville 62 Miami 7 NFC CHAMPIONSHIP AFC CHAMPIONSHIP St.Louis 11 Tampa Bay 6 Tennessee 33 Jacksonvile 14 SUPER BOWL XXXV at the Atlanta Georgia Dome St.Louis 23 Tennessee 16

How close they came - the best defense in the league that was within four minutes of the Super Bowl until Ricky Proehl broke their hearts. But the defense could not carry such a poor offense all season long and with rookie Shaun King at the helm, the Bucs had been admittedly lucky to even reach that stage. The Rams went on to win the Super Bowl whilst Buccaneer fans turned off their TVs thinking how it should have been them there instead.