It’s wise to pick the Lions, but the Bucs are playing with house money.
And that Detroit defense can be had, they are far from great defensively but they play hard as fukk. Just gotta keep Hutchinson in check
But like you said scoring with them is a tall task
Mike Evans and Chris Godwin should be able to get whatever they want against the Lions' corners.
But I don't like Tampa against Detroit's front seven. Hutch is on fire, McNeil is a quietly outstanding DT and generally that whole defense plays beyond its talent level (despite its weaknesses). The big thing really is that Philly had no desire or want to be in that Wild Card game, and Tampa rightfully dogwalked them even though Philly has several chances to get back in it. Detroit fights you to the end, has an elite offensive playcaller/scheme and has a play in the bag for most any possible situation.
Bucs absolutely have a chance, though. They need a few things to go right along with exploiting key matchups.


