premise: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers season was the franchise's 40th season in the National Football League and the second under head coach Lovie Smith. The offseason was marked by the draft selection of All-American Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston first overall in the 2015 NFL Draft.
hypothesis: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have played in 46 NFL seasons. 
reason: The context says that the season was Tampa Bay's 40th in the NFL.  They could not have played in more than 40 seasons. 