NFC South · 2025

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

8-9 (3-3 NFC South · 6-6 NFC)2nd in the NFC South

Last: W 16-14 vs Carolina Panthers

Rating: -0.319
Adj Off: 22.916
Adj Def: 23.219
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	38.6%20	34.5%29
Early-down pass rate	51.4%19	55.7%7
Plays per game	66.18	60.528
Time of possession	31:533	28:0729
Yards per pass attempt	5.823	6.726
Yards per rush	4.226	4.415
Starting field position	Own 3115	Own 3123

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.00320	+0.01316
Adj. EPA per play	+0.01517	+0.01017
Success rate	43.1%23	45.0%19
Passing EPA per play	+0.06118	+0.08117
Rushing EPA per play	-0.09125	-0.1175
CPOE	-2.526	2.526
Explosive play rate	8.4%15	8.6%20

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	22.418	24.220
Points per drive	2.2219	2.3921
Red zone TD rate	58.2%20	71.9%32
3rd down conversion	41.2%10	39.5%15
Turnovers per game	1.0011	1.297
Sack rate	5.5%13	5.5%23
Penalties per game	5.64	7.53

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 7Wk 1	@21Atlanta FalconsDIV	W23-20	+0.14	+0.07	4.8 / 5.1	7-14 / 6-15	0 / 0
Sep 15Wk 2	@4Houston Texans	W20-19	+0.15	-0.08	4.9 / 5.8	6-14 / 2-9	0 / 0
Sep 21Wk 3	32New York Jets	W29-27	-0.01	-0.13	5.5 / 4.4	4-13 / 3-11	0 / 2
Sep 28Wk 4	8Philadelphia Eagles	L25-31	-0.12	-0.07	5.6 / 3.5	3-13 / 5-14	2 / 0
Oct 5Wk 5	@1Seattle Seahawks	W38-35	+0.40	+0.34	7.4 / 8.6	7-11 / 6-9	0 / 2
Oct 12Wk 6	11San Francisco 49ers	W30-19	+0.27	-0.09	7.1 / 5.4	3-8 / 7-16	0 / 2
Oct 20Wk 7	@6Detroit Lions	L9-24	-0.34	-0.08	3.8 / 5.8	4-16 / 3-13	2 / 2
Oct 26Wk 8	@25New Orleans SaintsDIV	W23-3	-0.16	-0.48	3.8 / 3.9	3-13 / 8-16	1 / 4
Nov 9Wk 10	5New England Patriots	L23-28	+0.05	+0.19	5.5 / 7.5	5-13 / 5-14	0 / 1
Nov 16Wk 11	@3Buffalo Bills	L32-44	+0.07	+0.28	5.3 / 7.7	9-16 / 6-11	3 / 2
Nov 23Wk 12	@2Los Angeles Rams	L7-34	-0.40	+0.08	2.9 / 6.0	7-17 / 4-10	2 / 0
Nov 30Wk 13	28Arizona Cardinals	W20-17	-0.03	-0.03	5.2 / 6.4	7-16 / 3-8	0 / 2
Dec 7Wk 14	25New Orleans SaintsDIV	L20-24	-0.15	+0.00	4.4 / 5.0	3-13 / 5-11	1 / 1
Dec 11Wk 15	21Atlanta FalconsDIV	L28-29	+0.14	+0.19	5.5 / 7.1	4-9 / 5-11	1 / 1
Dec 21Wk 16	@27Carolina PanthersDIV	L20-23	+0.08	+0.10	5.0 / 5.2	8-14 / 6-12	1 / 0
Dec 28Wk 17	@26Miami Dolphins	L17-20	+0.04	+0.06	6.0 / 5.8	6-13 / 4-12	3 / 0
Jan 3Wk 18	27Carolina PanthersDIV	W16-14	+0.02	-0.04	5.1 / 6.1	8-15 / 1-8	1 / 3

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 8	97%	343/543	63.2%	3693	6.8	26	11	+0.06

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
7Bucky IrvingYr 2	37%	173	588	3.4	1	30	-0.13
1Rachaad WhiteYr 4	28%	132	572	4.3	4	40	+0.05
44Sean TuckerYr 3	18%	86	320	3.7	7	8	-0.07

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
2Emeka EgbukaWR R	11%	63	938	14.9	6	+0.04
88Cade OttonTE Yr 4	11%	59	572	9.7	1	+0.04
17Sterling ShepardWR Yr 10	7%	39	371	9.5	1	-0.05
14Chris Godwin Jr.WR Yr 9	6%	33	360	10.9	2	+0.29
13Mike EvansWR Yr 12	5%	30	368	12.3	3	+0.09
15Tez JohnsonWR R	5%	28	322	11.5	5	+0.30

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
90Logan HallDE Yr 4	18	2	1.5	6	1
50Vita VeaDT Yr 8	16	7	4.5	13	0
96Greg GainesDT Yr 7	12	3	2.0	2	0
95Elijah RobertsDE R	10	2	2.0	5	0
92Elijah SimmonsDL R	3	1	0.0	0	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
8SirVocea DennisLB Yr 3	66	10	3.0	5	1
54Lavonte DavidOLB Yr 14	61	8	3.5	3	1
0Yaya DiabyLB Yr 3	29	13	7.0	1	0
98Anthony NelsonLB Yr 7	21	3	3.0	2	1
43Chris BraswellLB Yr 2	21	4	1.0	0	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
23Tykee SmithDB Yr 2	61	13	1	0
31Antoine Winfield Jr.SAF Yr 6	53	8	2	1
25Jacob ParrishCB R	50	7	2	0
27Zyon McCollumCB Yr 4	45	6	1	0
35Jamel DeanCB Yr 7	38	9	3	2
21Benjamin MorrisonCB R	19	4	0	0
29Christian IzienSAF Yr 3	16	0	0	1

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
4Chase McLaughlinYr 7	32/38	84%	65	32/33	128

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
9Riley DixonYr 10	63	44.7	62	29	4