Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Green Bay Packers boost NFL playoff hopes

Tampa can clinch the division and a postseason spot when they host the Carolina Panthers on New Year’s Day

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers kept their playoffs chances alive with a come-from-behind Christmas victory against the Arizona Cardinals (Darryl Webb/AP)

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers kept their NFL playoff chances in their own hands with a come-from-behind 19-16 overtime victory against the Arizona Cardinals on Christmas Day.

The visitors stayed top of the NFC South after overcoming a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit in Glendale, with kicker Ryan Succop the hero with four field goals including the winning 40-yarder in overtime that capped a nine-play, 66-yard drive.