▁Bay ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁team ▁which ▁has ▁not ▁made ▁the ▁play offs ▁as ▁a ▁wild - card . ▁ ▁Each ▁team ▁has ▁finished ▁last ▁in ▁the ▁division ▁at ▁least ▁twice ▁since ▁the ▁division ' s ▁formation . ▁Prior ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁no ▁team ▁has ▁finished ▁last ▁in ▁the ▁division ▁in ▁consecutive ▁seasons . ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁division ▁to ▁place ▁last ▁in ▁the ▁division ▁in ▁consecutive ▁seasons , ▁and ▁have ▁recently ▁finished ▁last ▁for ▁the ▁fourth ▁consecutive ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁N FC ▁South ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁NFL ▁division ▁where ▁no ▁member ▁team ▁has ▁swe pt ▁the ▁division ▁during ▁a ▁regular ▁season . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁out right ▁last ▁place ▁finish er ▁in ▁the ▁division ▁( i . e .: ▁tie break ers ▁were ▁not ▁necessary ▁to ▁determine ▁who ▁finished ▁last ). ▁That ▁stre ak ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁season , ▁when ▁T ampa ▁Bay , ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁and ▁Carolina ▁all ▁finished ▁at ▁ 7 – 9 . ▁This ▁happened ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁where ▁both ▁Atlanta ▁and ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁finished ▁ 4 – 1 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Carolina ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁N FC ▁South ▁title . ▁No ▁other ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁division ▁has ▁managed ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁until ▁New ▁Orleans ▁defeated ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁on