NFC EAST NFC CENTRAL NFC WEST Washington 10-6 Tampa Bay 11-5 St.Louis 13-3 Dallas 8-8 Minnesota 10-6 Carolina 8-8 NY Giants 7-9 Detroit 8-8 Atlanta 5-11 Arizona 6-10 Green Bay 8-8 San Francisco 4-12 Philadelphia 5-11 Chicago 6-10 New Orleans 3-13 AFC EAST AFC CENTRAL AFC WEST Indianapolis 13-3 Jacksonville 14-2 Seattle 9-7 Buffalo 11-5 Tennessee 13-3 Kansas City 9-7 Miami 9-7 Baltimore 8-8 San Diego 8-8 NY Jets 8-8 Pittsburgh 6-10 Oakland 8-8 New England 8-8 Cincinnati 4-12 Denver 6-10 Cleveland 2-14 WILD CARD GAMES Minnesota 27 Dallas 10 Washington 27 Detroit 13 Tennessee 22 Buffalo 16 Miami 20 Seattle 17 DIVISIONAL GAMES Tampa Bay 14 Washington 13 St.Louis 49 Minnesota 37 Jacksonville 62 Miami 7 Tennessee 19 Indianapolis 16 CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES St.Louis 11 Tampa Bay 6 Tennessee 33 Jacksonvile 14 SUPER BOWL XXXV at the Atlanta Georgia Dome St.Louis 23 Tennessee 16

How close they came - the best defense in the league that was within four minutes of the Super Bowl until Ricky Proehl broke their hearts. But the defense could not carry such a poor offense all season long and with rookie Shaun King at the helm, the Bucs had been admittedly lucky to even reach that stage. The Rams went on to win the Super Bowl whilst Buccaneer fans turned off their TVs thinking how it should have been them there instead.