Are The Bucs Better Than They Are Perceived To Be?
Yes, they are better than us in recent years, it's just a violation of forum guidelines to suggest any division rival is better.
2 rings>1
Divisional round > no playoffs
Bowles> Allen
Truth hurts.
Well, I wasn't suggesting a division rival is better than the Saints. That would be absurd. I was mainly pointing out that Saints fans focus on the Clowns as our nemesis and seem to sleep on the Yuks due to their overall team history actually being worse than the Saints but in the past 4 years TB has flown under the radar for overall accomplishments, Brady or not. That Truth does Hurt.
I also included some stuff that dates back to the inception of the NFC South which was formed in realignment in 2022. So, I'll also post some positives in which the Saints have the upper hand within the division and in particular, the Buccaneers, over the span of the 22 NFCS seasons, along with the all-time series.
Since the NFC South was formed in 2002 all 4 teams have played 355 regular season games. The Saints have won the most of all 4 teams. The Bucs the least.
Saints Regular Season Record 2002-2023
203 Wins, 152 Losses, 0 Ties (Winning Percentage .572)
Falcons Regular Season Record 2002-2023
178 Wins, 176 Losses, 1 Tie (Winning Percentage .503)
Panthers Regular Season Record 2002-2023
168 Wins, 186 Losses, 1 Ties (Winning Percentage .475)
Buccaneers Regular Season Record 2002-2023
160 Wins, 195 Losses, O Ties (Winning Percentage .451)
The Saints lead the all-time series against the Buccaneers 40-25.
The Saints lead the all-time NFC South Division series against the Buccaneers 27-17.
The Saints have an all-time record of 412 Wins, 468 Losses, and 5 Ties. (Winning Percentage .466)
The Buccaneers have an all-time record of 308 Wins, 450 Losses, and 1 Tie. (Winning Percentage .405)
The Saints have won the NFC South 7 times, the Buccaneers have won the NFCS 6 times.
The Saints have the fewest last place finishes in the division with 2.
The Buccaneers have the most last place finishes in the division with 10.
The longest Win Streak the Buccaneers have had against the Saints as NFC South opponents is 3 games, once.
The Saints have had Win Streaks against the Buccaneer as NFC South opponents of 3 games, 5 games, and 7 games.
The longest Win Streak the Buccaneers have had against the Saints in the all-time history is 3 games, once.
The Saints have had Win Streaks against the Buccaneers in the all-time series history of 3 games once, 4 games once, 5 games once, 6 games once, and 7 games once.
Of the last 10 regular season games between the Saints and the Buccaneers the Saints have Won 7, the Buccaneers 3.
To sum up, the Saints have dominated the Buccaneers in the all-time series as well as in the NFC South all-time series.