49ers vs. Buccaneers 2013, Week 15: San Francisco pushes to the postseason

• Debrief: Brady and the Patriots run out of luck (for now)

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Greg Schiano has helped turn the Bucs’ season around a bit after an 0-8 start, but they fall to 4-10 on the season and Schiano’s job appears far from safe. The Buccaneers will instead be looking ahead to next April’s draft, but there are still two more games left in the season.

The Niners’ season could officially be extended very soon. They’ll clinch a spot if several other teams lose in Week 15.

In a year filled with bad Tampa Bay Buccaneers things, this is the bad Tampa Bay Buccaneers-iest:

That’s a reverse on a kickoff return between Eric Page and Russell Shepard, a move that could have helped them move the ball tens of yards down the field if properly executed. Instead, the toss got botched and instead of being down 23-14, the Bucs were all of a sudden down 30-14. Good move, Schiano!

A 52-yard touchdown with 62 yards of runway and Davis’s body needed to go 65 yards. Watch out for that tree, Vernon Davis:

It appears that Davis is okay and he walked off the field under his own power, though with concussion concerns all over the NFL, they won’t take any chances in evaluating the tight end.

Here is a closer look at both sides as we get close to wrapping up another NFL regular season.

Sander Philipse at Bucs Nation examines whether or not Schiano has done enough to save his job for the 2014 season:

Game Date/Time and Location: Sunday, Dec. 15, 1 p.m. ET at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla.

TV schedule and distribution map: FOX; The506.com

Goldson avoided a suspension earlier in the season for his helmet-to-helmet hit on Jaron Brown, but he is someone the league is keeping a close eye on.

The Bucs signed Goldson to a five-year, $41.25 million contract in the offseason to help shore up their pass defense, in addition to trading for All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis. Tampa Bay leads the league with 21 interceptions this season. Though Goldson only has one of his own, his presence is certainly felt on the field and perhaps the fear of a big hit from the safety could have targets going in the direction of his teammates.

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Jim Harbaugh and the 49ers will be hoping the latter group takes the field, giving Colin Kaepernick another chance to get on track going into the playoffs. A win on Sunday in Tampa Bay, combined with a Arizona loss and a loss by Dallas or Philadelphia, would clinch a playoff spot for the defending NFC champions.

The six experts on our SB Nation panel are all picking the 49ers to get the playoff-clinching victory, and they’re hardly alone. Over at CBS Sports, just one of their panel of experts is picking the Buccaneers to pull off the upset, and at ESPN each expert has San Fransisco.