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
Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Green Bay Packers boost NFL playoff hopes

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.

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