After the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the New Orleans Saints, 23-3, on Sunday in the Caesars Superdome, Head Coach Todd Bowles capped his postgame locker room speech with the one thing his players most wanted to hear: "I will see you next Monday."

As he had promised, Bowles rewarded the team for the victory that pushed its record to 6-2 heading into a much-anticipated bye week by giving the players the whole week off. The Buccaneers are banged up and possibly even a bit emotionally drained after a series of close games in September and October, and a relatively long period to rest and recuperate should help before the second half playoff chase.

For us, it's a chance to look back at how the Buccaneers got to the bye. Their 6-2 record equals the best eight-game start in franchise history and

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