NFC South · 2023

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

9-8 (4-2 NFC South · 7-5 NFC)1st in the NFC South · No. 4 seed

Last: L 23-31 at Detroit Lions

Rating: +1.411
Adj Off: 21.417
Adj Def: 20.05
Playoffs: 100%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	36.8%22	35.7%24
Early-down pass rate	50.9%19	56.0%9
Plays per game	63.522	65.514
Time of possession	29:2523	30:3514
Yards per pass attempt	6.214	6.425
Yards per rush	3.732	3.97
Starting field position	Own 2915	Own 275

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.00912	-0.02017
Adj. EPA per play	-0.00113	-0.03013
Success rate	40.6%27	43.8%19
Passing EPA per play	+0.1107	+0.06022
Rushing EPA per play	-0.16627	-0.1645
CPOE	0.119	1.119
Explosive play rate	8.6%17	8.9%19

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	20.520	19.17
Points per drive	1.9222	1.869
Red zone TD rate	57.1%16	50.7%4
3rd down conversion	41.5%10	40.9%23
Turnovers per game	1.069	1.5310
Sack rate	5.9%13	6.7%14
Penalties per game	5.920	5.523

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 10Wk 1	@18Minnesota Vikings	W20-17	-0.10	-0.10	3.8 / 5.9	6-17 / 6-14	0 / 3
Sep 17Wk 2	22Chicago Bears	W27-17	+0.19	-0.17	6.7 / 4.6	8-15 / 6-13	0 / 2
Sep 25Wk 3	15Philadelphia Eagles	L11-25	-0.16	+0.09	3.9 / 6.0	5-10 / 10-16	2 / 2
Oct 1Wk 4	@9New Orleans SaintsDIV	W26-9	+0.07	-0.32	5.5 / 3.3	8-15 / 5-14	1 / 3
Oct 15Wk 6	6Detroit Lions	L6-20	-0.25	+0.12	4.7 / 5.6	2-12 / 9-16	1 / 0
Oct 22Wk 7	26Atlanta FalconsDIV	L13-16	-0.07	-0.03	5.2 / 6.3	6-12 / 7-13	2 / 3
Oct 26Wk 8	@4Buffalo Bills	L18-24	+0.07	+0.09	4.8 / 6.4	4-15 / 7-13	0 / 1
Nov 5Wk 9	@19Houston Texans	L37-39	+0.17	+0.20	5.3 / 7.7	3-13 / 3-11	1 / 1
Nov 12Wk 10	25Tennessee Titans	W20-6	+0.04	-0.21	5.7 / 3.5	7-15 / 6-15	1 / 1
Nov 19Wk 11	@2San Francisco 49ers	L14-27	-0.05	+0.22	4.4 / 7.4	7-14 / 4-10	2 / 0
Nov 26Wk 12	@23Indianapolis Colts	L20-27	-0.09	+0.06	5.3 / 5.7	5-13 / 2-11	2 / 1
Dec 3Wk 13	31Carolina PanthersDIV	W21-18	-0.03	-0.10	5.8 / 4.1	6-15 / 3-15	1 / 1
Dec 10Wk 14	@26Atlanta FalconsDIV	W29-25	-0.02	+0.01	4.3 / 6.3	6-16 / 5-13	0 / 1
Dec 17Wk 15	@7Green Bay Packers	W34-20	+0.38	+0.04	7.8 / 5.7	7-11 / 6-12	1 / 1
Dec 24Wk 16	14Jacksonville Jaguars	W30-12	+0.10	-0.15	4.8 / 4.8	10-19 / 3-9	0 / 4
Dec 31Wk 17	9New Orleans SaintsDIV	L13-23	-0.10	+0.07	7.0 / 4.7	2-8 / 8-18	4 / 0
Jan 7Wk 18	@31Carolina PanthersDIV	W9-0	-0.10	-0.30	3.8 / 4.0	6-16 / 2-12	0 / 2
Jan 15WC	15Philadelphia Eagles	W32-9	+0.16	-0.16	6.2 / 5.1	6-14 / 0-9	0 / 0
Jan 21Div	@6Detroit Lions	L23-31	+0.05	+0.17	6.7 / 5.9	4-12 / 6-14	2 / 0

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
6Baker MayfieldYr 6	100%	364/566	64.3%	4044	7.1	28	10	+0.05

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
1Rachaad WhiteYr 2	62%	272	990	3.6	6	64	-0.06
22Chase EdmondsYr 6	11%	49	176	3.6	0	14	-0.08
Ke'Shawn Vaughn	5%	24	42	1.8	0	2	-0.54
44Sean TuckerR	3%	15	23	1.5	0	2	-0.38

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
14Chris Godwin Jr.WR Yr 7	15%	83	1024	12.3	2	+0.35
13Mike EvansWR Yr 10	14%	79	1255	15.9	13	+0.40
88Cade OttonTE Yr 2	8%	47	455	9.7	4	+0.19
10Trey PalmerWR R	7%	39	385	9.9	3	-0.12

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
50Vita VeaDT Yr 6	28	8	5.5	9	2
9Joe Tryon-ShoyinkaDE Yr 3	28	6	5.0	7	1
94Calijah KanceyDT R	19	9	4.0	12	0
90Logan HallDE Yr 2	11	2	0.5	1	0
92William GholstonDT Yr 11	10	0	0.0	0	0
96Greg GainesDT Yr 5	7	0	1.0	5	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
54Lavonte DavidOLB Yr 12	86	12	4.5	5	0
45Devin WhiteLB Yr 5	49	5	2.5	6	2
7Shaquil BarrettLB Yr 10	33	3	4.5	2	1
0Yaya DiabyLB R	25	10	7.5	0	0
98Anthony NelsonLB Yr 5	21	5	3.0	1	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
31Antoine Winfield Jr.SAF Yr 4	76	12	3	6
23Ryan NealDB Yr 6	52	0	0	0
27Zyon McCollumCB Yr 2	49	9	0	2
29Christian IzienSAF R	47	2	2	1
35Jamel DeanCB Yr 5	46	4	0	0
24Carlton Davis IIICB Yr 6	40	9	2	0
30Dee DelaneyDB Yr 6	17	5	2	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
4Chase McLaughlinYr 5	29/31	94%	57	33/33	120

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
5Jake CamardaYr 2	77	50.1	74	26	9