Bucs are NFC's third Super Bowl favorite

Neil Greenberg analyzes the most likely Super Bowl matchups, with the Buccaneers coming in as the third favorite to emerge from the NFC:

“[Tampa Bay’s] path to the Super Bowl is the third easiest in the conference thanks both to being good at football and a first-round game against the 7-9 Washington Football Team. The Bucs are 8½-point favorites over Washington. …

And according to data from TruMedia, Tampa Bay was nine points per game better than expected after accounting for the down, distance and field position of each play on offense and defense. Only Green Bay exceeded expectations by a greater margin (10 points per game).”

Full article: The Washington Post