NFC South · 2018

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

5-11 (2-4 NFC South · 4-8 NFC)4th in the NFC South

Last: L 32-34 vs Atlanta Falcons

Rating: -2.323
Adj Off: 23.810
Adj Def: 26.029
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	30.3%30	39.4%8
Early-down pass rate	59.1%5	57.1%6
Plays per game	69.23	63.922
Time of possession	30:3016	30:0117
Yards per pass attempt	7.72	7.330
Yards per rush	4.031	5.025
Starting field position	Own 2631	Own 2921

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.04212	+0.10230
Adj. EPA per play	+0.02313	+0.05329
Success rate	44.8%14	49.0%31
Passing EPA per play	+0.1629	+0.19531
Rushing EPA per play	-0.23132	-0.04325
CPOE	3.39	7.732
Explosive play rate	9.0%17	12.0%32

Situational

Scoring, red zone finishing, money downs, ball security, protection and discipline.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	24.812	29.031
Points per drive	2.507	2.5628
Red zone TD rate	60.8%17	76.8%30
3rd down conversion	46.0%3	40.3%22
Turnovers per game	2.3132	0.9429
Sack rate	5.3%11	6.1%16
Penalties per game	7.328	7.93

Rank out of 32 teams, regular season only. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like pace and pass rate.

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Result	Off EPA	Def EPA	Y/P	3rd down	TO
Sep 9Wk 1	@2New Orleans SaintsDIV	W48-40	+0.47	+0.19	9.2 / 7.8	8-13 / 4-9	0 / 2
Sep 16Wk 2	10Philadelphia Eagles	W27-21	+0.10	-0.00	7.7 / 5.6	4-10 / 5-15	2 / 2
Sep 24Wk 3	8Pittsburgh Steelers	L27-30	-0.04	+0.14	6.7 / 6.9	3-9 / 3-11	4 / 1
Sep 30Wk 4	@7Chicago Bears	L10-48	-0.12	+0.49	5.2 / 8.7	3-12 / 4-8	3 / 0
Oct 14Wk 6	@15Atlanta FalconsDIV	L29-34	+0.24	+0.24	8.1 / 6.5	5-8 / 8-13	2 / 0
Oct 21Wk 7	24Cleveland Browns	W26-23OT	-0.09	-0.14	5.3 / 4.9	6-13 / 3-14	5 / 0
Oct 28Wk 8	@25Cincinnati Bengals	L34-37	+0.08	+0.08	6.9 / 6.6	10-18 / 5-13	4 / 0
Nov 4Wk 9	@16Carolina PanthersDIV	L28-42	+0.00	+0.23	4.6 / 7.5	5-12 / 4-10	2 / 0
Nov 11Wk 10	26Washington Commanders	L3-16	-0.11	+0.06	7.5 / 5.2	6-10 / 5-13	4 / 0
Nov 18Wk 11	@22New York Giants	L35-38	+0.19	+0.29	7.5 / 6.9	6-9 / 4-9	4 / 0
Nov 25Wk 12	28San Francisco 49ers	W27-9	+0.15	-0.04	6.1 / 5.8	7-13 / 1-8	0 / 2
Dec 2Wk 13	16Carolina PanthersDIV	W24-17	+0.01	-0.05	5.3 / 7.0	6-13 / 3-8	1 / 4
Dec 9Wk 14	2New Orleans SaintsDIV	L14-28	-0.05	+0.01	4.3 / 5.0	6-14 / 6-12	1 / 2
Dec 16Wk 15	@6Baltimore Ravens	L12-20	-0.17	+0.06	5.2 / 5.3	3-10 / 9-16	2 / 1
Dec 23Wk 16	@13Dallas Cowboys	L20-27	-0.10	-0.04	5.1 / 4.9	4-13 / 3-9	2 / 0
Dec 30Wk 17	15Atlanta FalconsDIV	L32-34	+0.16	+0.19	7.5 / 6.7	4-10 / 6-13	1 / 1

Key players

Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them; defenders by tackles. Regular season only. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	C/A	Cmp%	Yds	Y/A	TD	INT	EPA/play
3Jameis WinstonYr 4	60%	244/378	64.5%	2992	7.9	19	14	+0.13
14Ryan FitzpatrickYr 14	39%	164/246	66.7%	2366	9.6	17	12	+0.21

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
25Peyton BarberYr 3	60%	234	871	3.7	5	20	-0.17
32Jacquizz RodgersYr 8	8%	33	106	3.2	1	38	-0.11
27Ronald JonesR	6%	23	44	1.9	1	7	-0.30

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
13Mike EvansWR Yr 5	14%	86	1524	17.7	8	+0.43
10Adam HumphriesWR Yr 4	12%	76	816	10.7	5	+0.37
12Chris Godwin Jr.WR Yr 2	9%	59	842	14.3	7	+0.36
11DeSean JacksonWR Yr 11	7%	41	774	18.9	4	+0.19
80O.J. HowardTE Yr 2	5%	34	565	16.6	5	+0.53
84Cameron BrateTE Yr 5	5%	30	289	9.6	6	+0.10

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
90Jason Pierre-PaulDE Yr 9	48	15	12.5	20	1
50Vita VeaDT R	21	4	3.0	4	0
93Gerald McCoyDT Yr 9	17	6	6.0	21	0
97Vinny CurryDE Yr 7	15	5	2.5	7	0
91Beau AllenDT Yr 5	15	2	0.0	3	0
92William GholstonDT Yr 6	7	1	1.0	7	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
54Lavonte DavidOLB Yr 7	94	11	3.5	2	0
53Adarius TaylorILB Yr 5	41	4	1.0	5	1
58Kwon AlexanderMLB Yr 4	34	5	1.0	2	0
94Carl NassibLB Yr 3	22	10	6.5	2	0
59Devante BondLB Yr 3	16	0	0.0	0	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
31Jordan WhiteheadFS R	61	4	0	0
21Justin EvansS Yr 2	43	2	1	0
24Brent GrimesCB Yr 13	42	6	0	1
39Isaiah JohnsonFS Yr 3	40	2	1	0
33Carlton Davis IIICB R	36	4	0	1
36M.J. StewartSAF R	31	3	0	0
29Ryan SmithCB Yr 3	31	6	1	1

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
5Cairo SantosYr 5	14/18	78%	45	22/23	64

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
9Bryan AngerYr 7	57	45.0	64	15	4