NFL 2026 · Regular season Week 15
What does Saints vs Buccaneers change in the NFL playoff race?
Sun, Dec 20, 2026 · 1:00 PM ET (Dec 21, 03:00 KST)Raymond James Stadium, Tampa
What's at stake
Current standings (120 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 16 NFC teams. Arithmetic, not odds.
Saints win
- BuccaneersNFC #10→#15 seedTragic 9→8
- SaintsNFC #15→#13 seed
- FalconsNFC #11→#10 seed
- CardinalsNFC #12→#11 seed
- CowboysNFC #13→#12 seed
Buccaneers win
- BuccaneersNFC #10→#4 seedoutside the top 7→division leaderTragic 9→-
- SaintsTragic 9→7
- PanthersNFC #4→#10 seeddivision leader→outside the top 7Tragic 10→9
- FalconsTragic 9→8
Tie
- BuccaneersTragic 9→-
- SaintsTragic 9→8
Both teams going in
| Team | Seed | Magic | Tragic | Division magic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SaintsNFC #15 seed · 2-5 | 15 | - | 9 | - |
| BuccaneersNFC #10 seed · 3-5 | 10 | - | 9 | - |
Magic number = wins left to lock a top-7 seed (division magic: first place); tragic number = losses left until elimination. Ties count against the team in question (official tiebreakers such as head-to-head are not applied; equal records are ordered by BALLDONTLIE seed). How we calculate →
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Team records
- Saints2-5
- Buccaneers3-5
Season records as listed by BALLDONTLIE.
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- Seed — seven teams per conference (AFC, NFC) make the playoffs. The four division winners take seeds 1–4 whatever their records; the best three of the rest take seeds 5–7.
- Wild card — seeds 5–7, earned on record without winning the division. Only the No. 1 seed skips the first round (the Wild Card round).
- Tie — a regular-season game still level after a 10-minute overtime ends as a tie, counted as half a win in winning percentage.
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Game data: BALLDONTLIE. Magic numbers, tragic numbers and seeds are computed by this site.