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The 2025 NFL playoffs are just around the corner as we enter the month of December. There are only five weeks left in the regular season, which means that the NFC playoff picture is becoming a lot clearer. As usual, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers find themselves in a good position to win the NFC South again this season.
Tampa is 7-5 headed into Week 14 and has a slim lead over Carolina at 7-6. The Buccaneers and Panthers have yet to play this season, and will have both of their matchups take place in the final three weeks of the season. In all likelihood, those two games will decide the victor in the NFC South.
Meanwhile, the Saints are in the first steps of a rebuild under rookie head coach Kellen Moore.
Their 2-10 record may not be impressive, but Moore has the Saints playing some good football. In fact, New Orleans has lost four games by just one score this season, which shows that they are getting steamrolled every week.
But there is a clear talent gap between these two teams, which could lead to an ugly result.
Can the Saints pull off a huge upset against the Buccaneers this weekend? Or are fans in store for a good old fashioned one-sided blow out?
Below we will explore three bold predictions ahead of the Week 14 clash between the Saints and Buccaneers.
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Mayfield has not been his usual dangerous self during the 2025 NFL season.
The veteran quarterback only has 2,600 passing yards with 19 touchdowns and five interceptions with just five games left in the regular season. He exceeded 4,000 passing yards and has 28+ touchdown in each of the past two seasons. But that feels hopelessly out of reach now.
But just because the yards aren’t there doesn’t mean that Baker is washed.
Mayfield has showed up big in multiple games this season, most recently against the Patriots back in November.
If Mayfield can have a good game against a stout defense like New England, I don’t see why he can’t do it against a directionless New Orleans teams either.
I’m predicting that Baker will have more total yards than the entire Saints offense in Week 14. That may sound disrespectful, but the Saints have not gone over 300 total yards in a game since their shocking win against the Panthers.
Keep in mind, Baker could add some yards on the ground too.
The Buccaneers love having Bucky back in the lineup.
Irving played well in his Week 13 return against the Cardinals. The second-year running back had 17 carries for 61 rushing yards and a touchdown. He also added two receptions for 20 yards.
Bucky has yet to have a truly monster game in 2025 because of his long injury absence. But...
