On Sunday, New Orleans was defeated in a win-and-in match. In Week 18, they get another chance to play the Carolina Panthers, and boy, are they lucky to get it.

. It was a dismal effort from beginning to end, and should Tampa Bay carry over that mindset into the postseason, it will be quickly eliminated.

We assigned grades to each team phase and, not surprisingly, were not very impressed. View our rankings in the section below:

Here, where even do I begin? I suppose one could begin by discussing a few positive aspects: Chris Godwin arrived late, but wide receiver Trey Palmer also displayed some talent—despite a huge blunder that we’ll discuss in a moment.

Four times did the Bucs turn the ball over: twice through the fault of quarterback Baker Mayfield, once from Rachaad White and once from Palmer after he stumbled after collecting a deep pass. In addition, the offense was largely ineffective, averaging two points per play on third down throughout the day and hardly ever reaching midfield. The run game was terrible; it kept hitting barriers up in the middle of the line, never quite getting back to its early-season level.

This was one of the worst games the offense has played this season. Although playcalling had a role in it (more on that in a moment), the players’ performance was just below average.