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TB

NFC SOUTH · 4TH

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

0-4 · home 0-3 · away 0-1 · division 0-0

0-4 · home 0-3 · away 0-1

NEXT · WEEK 6 vs PIT Steelers Sun Oct 18 · 1:00 PM ET · CBS Sun Oct 18 · 1:00 PM · CBS TB 64% by 4 Open →
OUR RATING +1.0 13th of 32 · points better than an average team on a neutral field 13th of 32
PROJECTED WINS PROJ WINS - Not published yet.
PLAYOFFS - Not published yet.
WINS VS EXPECTATION WINS VS EXPECTED −2.0 0-4 where our numbers expected 2.0 wins. Positive is running hot; it tends to come back. 0-4, expected 2.0

OUR RATING, WEEK BY WEEK

WeekRating
Preseason+1.6
After week 1+1.5
After week 2+1.4
After week 3+1.1
After week 4+1.0

Points better than an average team on a neutral field. The preseason prior comes from last season and the offseason; the line starts moving after Week 1.

Points better than average, neutral field. Moves after each week.

PLAYOFF ODDS, WEEK BY WEEK

Not published yet.

SCHEDULE

Preseason games are never forecast
P2 at NYJ Jets Fri Aug 14 not forecast W 24-16 P3 vs KC Chiefs Sat Aug 22 not forecast W 16-15 P4 at JAX Jaguars Fri Aug 28 not forecast L 0-19 1 at CIN Bengals Sun Sep 13 TB 43% · by 3, CIN L 27-33 Hit 2 vs CLE Browns Sun Sep 20 TB 58% · by 4 L 19-23 Miss 3 vs MIN Vikings Sun Sep 27 TB 51% · even L 16-23 Miss 4 vs GB Packers Sun Oct 4 TB 49% · even L 14-17 Hit 5 at DAL Cowboys Thu Oct 8 TB 48% · by 1, DAL W 24-16 Miss 6 vs PIT Steelers Sun Oct 18 · 1:00 TB 64% · by 4 · Next → 7 at CAR Panthers Sun Oct 25 · 1:00 TB 49% · even · 8 vs ATL Falcons Sun Nov 1 · 1:00 TB 55% · by 2 · 9 at CHI Bears Sun Nov 8 · 8:20 TB 42% · by 3, CHI ·
Week 10, bye
11 at DET Lions Sun Nov 22 · 1:00 TB 42% · by 4, DET · 12 vs CAR Panthers Mon Nov 30 · 8:15 TB 59% · by 4 · 13 vs LAC Chargers Sun Dec 6 · 1:00 TB 63% · by 4 · 14 at BAL Ravens Sun Dec 13 · 1:00 TB 33% · by 6, BAL · 15 vs NO Saints Sun Dec 20 · 1:00 TB 55% · by 2 · 16 at ATL Falcons Sun Dec 27 · 1:00 TB 44% · by 2, ATL · 17 vs LA Rams Sun Jan 3 · 1:00 TB 44% · by 3, LA · 18 at NO Saints Sun Jan 10 · 1:00 TB 46% · by 1, NO ·

SCHEDULE

P2 at NYJ Jets Fri Aug 14 not forecast W 24-16 P3 vs KC Chiefs Sat Aug 22 not forecast W 16-15 P4 at JAX Jaguars Fri Aug 28 not forecast L 0-19 1 at CIN Bengals Sun Sep 13 TB 43% L 27-33 Hit 2 vs CLE Browns Sun Sep 20 TB 58% L 19-23 Miss 3 vs MIN Vikings Sun Sep 27 TB 51% L 16-23 Miss 4 vs GB Packers Sun Oct 4 TB 49% L 14-17 Hit 5 at DAL Cowboys Thu Oct 8 TB 48% W 24-16 Miss 6 vs PIT Steelers Sun 1:00 PM TB 64% · 7 at CAR Panthers Sun Oct 25 TB 49% · 8 vs ATL Falcons Sun Nov 1 TB 55% · 9 at CHI Bears Sun Nov 8 TB 42% ·
Week 10, bye
11 at DET Lions Sun Nov 22 TB 42% · 12 vs CAR Panthers Mon Nov 30 TB 59% · 13 vs LAC Chargers Sun Dec 6 TB 63% · 14 at BAL Ravens Sun Dec 13 TB 33% · 15 vs NO Saints Sun Dec 20 TB 55% · 16 at ATL Falcons Sun Dec 27 TB 44% · 17 vs LA Rams Sun Jan 3 TB 44% · 18 at NO Saints Sun Jan 10 TB 46% ·

SEASON, IF WE RAN IT 100 TIMES

Not published yet.

REMAINING SCHEDULE, HOW HARD

REMAINING SCHEDULE · 24TH HARDEST

24th hardest of 32 avg opponent rating −0.5
6 PIT 0.0 · 64% 64%
7 CAR −6.4 · 49% 49%
8 ATL −2.7 · 55% 55%
9 CHI +0.6 · 42% 42%
11 DET +5.5 · 42% 42%
12 CAR −6.4 · 59% 59%
13 LAC +0.2 · 63% 63%
14 BAL +6.0 · 33% 33%
15 NO −1.9 · 55% 55%
16 ATL −2.7 · 44% 44%
17 LA +3.2 · 44% 44%
18 NO −1.9 · 46% 46%

Each tile: week, opponent, their rating, our number for TB. Red border: games we currently lean against. Filled: 65% or better.

Week, opponent, our number for TB. Red border: we lean against. Filled: 65% or better.

NFC SOUTH

ATL Falcons 2-2 −2.7 - 2-2 · −2.7 CAR Panthers 2-2 −6.4 - 2-2 · −6.4 NO Saints 1-3 −1.9 - 1-3 · −1.9 TB Buccaneers 0-4 +1.0 - 0-4 · +1.0 Whole conference →

INJURIES, AND WHAT THEY COST US

Baker Mayfield QB QB OUT OUT
Antoine Winfield Jr. S S OUT OUT
SirVocea Dennis LB LB OUT OUT
Benjamin Morrison CB CB OUT OUT

Impact, the rating change with that player out, is not published yet.

KEY PLAYERS, WEEK 5 PROJECTIONS

KEY PLAYERS, WEEK 5

J.Daniels QB 11.4 QB32
B.Irving RB 12.9 RB8
C.Godwin Jr. WR 7.8 WR26
E.Egbuka WR 6.3 WR41
C.Otton TE 8.3 TE5
Depth chart, 48 on the roster →

SEASON SO FAR

Points for / against per game 19.0 / 24.0
Point diff per game −5.0
Home · Away · Division 0-3 · 0-1 · 0-0
Strength of schedule, remaining 24th

Week 5 · published Sun Oct 11 · 5:36 PM ET · run 2026-05-refresh-a83858b6

Week 5 · published Sun Oct 11 · run 2026-05-refresh-a83858b6