2023 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
The 2023 season is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 48th in the National Football League, their tenth under the leadership of general manager Jason Licht and their second under head coach Todd Bowles. They are attempting to improve upon their 8–9 record from the previous season and enter this season as defending back-to-back NFC South champions.
2023 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season | |
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Owner | The Glazer family |
General manager | Jason Licht |
Head coach | Todd Bowles |
Home field | Raymond James Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 3–3 |
Division place | 2nd NFC South |
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This will be their first season since 2019 without quarterback Tom Brady, after he announced his second retirement from the NFL on February 1, 2023.[1] On March 15, the Buccaneers signed free agent quarterback Baker Mayfield, who subsequently earned the starting job during training camp.[2] For the first time since 2012, Tampa Bay wore their orange throwback uniforms. The Buccaneers donned their "Creamsicle" jerseys and "Bucco Bruce" helmets against Detroit in Week 6.[3]
Draft
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 19 | Calijah Kancey | DT | Pittsburgh | |
2 | 48 | Cody Mauch | OT | North Dakota State | From Detroit via Green Bay |
3 | 82 | YaYa Diaby | DE | Louisville | |
5 | 153 | SirVocea Dennis | LB | Pittsburgh | |
171 | Payne Durham | TE | Purdue | Compensatory Pick | |
6 | 181 | Josh Hayes | CB | Kansas State | From Indianapolis |
191 | Trey Palmer | WR | Nebraska | From Green Bay via LA Rams, Houston and Philadelphia | |
196 | Jose Ramirez | DE | Eastern Michigan |
Draft trades
- The Buccaneers traded a fourth-round selection to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for 2022 fifth and sixth-round selections (157th and 235th overall).
- The Buccaneers traded LB Grant Stuard and a seventh-round selection to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for a sixth-round selection.
- The Buccaneers traded a 2022 sixth-round selection (206th overall) to the New York Jets in exchange for NT Steve McLendon and a seventh-round selection.
- The Buccaneers traded G Shaq Mason and a seventh-round pick (230th overall) to the Houston Texans in exchange for a sixth-round selection.
Name | Position | College | Ref. |
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Jeremy Banks | LB | Tennessee | [4] |
Taye Barber | WR | TCU | |
Brandon Bouyer-Randle | LB | UConn | |
Ronnie Brown | RB | Shepherd | |
Evans Deckers | LS | Duke | |
Silas Dzansi | OT | Virginia Tech | |
Luke Haggard | Indiana | ||
Keenan Isaac | CB | Alabama State | |
Christian Izien | S | Rutgers | |
Rakim Jarrett | WR | Maryland | |
Nelson Mbanasor | DE | Texas State | |
Kaevon Merriweather | S | Iowa | |
Ryan Miller | WR | Furman | |
Chris Murray | C | Oklahoma | |
Raiqwon O'Neal | WR | UCLA | [5] |
Derrek Pitts | CB | NC State | [4] |
Tanner Taula | TE | Illinois State | |
Sean Tucker | RB | Syracuse | |
Kade Warner | WR | Kansas State | |
Markees Watts | OLB | Charlotte | [6] |
Kedrick Whitehead | S | Delaware | |
Staff
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Current roster
Preseason
The Buccaneers' preseason opponents and schedule was announced in the spring.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 17–27 | 0–1 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap |
2 | August 19 | at New York Jets | W 13–6 | 1–1 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 26 | Baltimore Ravens | W 26–20 | 2–1 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap |
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Time (ET) | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | TV | Recap |
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1 | September 10 | 1:00 p.m. | at Minnesota Vikings | W 20–17 | 1–0 | U.S. Bank Stadium | CBS | Recap |
2 | September 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Chicago Bears | W 27–17 | 2–0 | Raymond James Stadium | Fox | Recap |
3 | September 25 | 7:15 p.m. | Philadelphia Eagles | L 11–25 | 2–1 | Raymond James Stadium | ABC | Recap |
4 | October 1 | 1:00 p.m. | at New Orleans Saints | W 26–9 | 3–1 | Caesars Superdome | Fox | Recap |
5 | Bye | |||||||
6 | October 15 | 4:25 p.m. | Detroit Lions | L 6–20 | 3–2 | Raymond James Stadium | Fox | Recap |
7 | October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Atlanta Falcons | L 13–16 | 3–3 | Raymond James Stadium | Fox | Recap |
8 | October 26 | 8:15 p.m. | at Buffalo Bills | Highmark Stadium | Prime Video | |||
9 | November 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at Houston Texans | NRG Stadium | CBS | |||
10 | November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Tennessee Titans | Raymond James Stadium | CBS | |||
11 | November 19 | 4:05 p.m. | at San Francisco 49ers | Levi's Stadium | Fox | |||
12 | November 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | CBS | |||
13 | December 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Carolina Panthers | Raymond James Stadium | CBS | |||
14 | December 10 | 1:00 p.m. | at Atlanta Falcons | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | CBS | |||
15 | December 17 | 1:00 p.m. | at Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Fox | |||
16 | December 24 | 4:05 p.m. | Jacksonville Jaguars | Raymond James Stadium | CBS | |||
17 | December 31 | 1:00 p.m. | New Orleans Saints | Raymond James Stadium | Fox | |||
18 | TBD (January 6/7) | TBD | at Carolina Panthers | Bank of America Stadium | TBD |
Notes
- Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
- Networks and times from Weeks 7–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
- The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.
Week 1: at Minnesota Vikings
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Buccaneers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
Vikings | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Date: September 10
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 66,741
- Referee: Scott Novak
- TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Matt Ryan and AJ Ross
- Recap, Game Book
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Tampa Bay traveled to Minnesota in Week 1 with Baker Mayfield making his first start as quarterback. Mayfield threw for 173 yards and two touchdown passes, as the Buccaneers won on Opening Day for the third year in a row. Chase McLaughlin kicked a 57-yard go-ahead field goal with 5:10 left in regulation. Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins threw for 344 yards and two touchdowns, but lost two fumbles, and threw an interception at the goal line. With the upset victory over the Vikings, the Buccaneers started off the season 1-0.
Week 2: vs. Chicago Bears
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Buccaneers | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
- Date: September 17
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 89 °F (32 °C)
- Game attendance: 62,976
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
- TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Daryl Johnston and Pam Oliver
- Recap, Game Book
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Tampa Bay won their home opener and improved to 2–0 with a 27–17 victory over the Bears. Baker Mayfield threw for 317 yards and one touchdown pass. Baker connected with Mike Evans for a 70-yard reception early in the second quarter, which led to the first Buccaneers touchdown. He later found Evans for a 32-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter. With 2:12 left in regulation, the Bears were backed up at their own 6 yard line and trailing by 3 points. Justin Fields' pass attempt was tipped and intercepted by Shaquil Barrett who muscled his way into the endzone for a touchdown. Barrett's "pick-6" sealed the win for Tampa Bay.
Week 3: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 25 |
Buccaneers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
- Date: September 25
- Game time: 7:15 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 90 °F (32 °C)
- Game attendance: 65,426
- Referee: Adrian Hill
- TV announcers (ABC): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Lisa Salters
- Recap, Game Book
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Tampa Bay hosted Philadelphia on Monday Night Football. Jalen Hurts threw for 277 yards and D'Andre Swift rushed for 130 yards as the Eagles defeated the Buccaneers 25–11. The Buccaneers defense gave up 201 yards on the ground. Baker Mayfield threw an interception (the team's first turnover of the season), and the offense did not reach the endzone until 9:22 remaining in the fourth quarter. Ronde Barber was honored at halftime after being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Tampa Bay picked up their first loss of the season, falling to 2-1.
Week 4: at New Orleans Saints
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Buccaneers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 26 |
Saints | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: October 1
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 70,003
- Referee: Shawn Hochuli
- TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Robert Smith and Jen Hale
- Recap, Game Book
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Tampa Bay defeated division rival New Orleans by the score of 26–9 and took over sole possession of first place in the NFC South. Quarterback Baker Mayfield threw three touchdown passes and Chris Godwin had eight catches for 114 yards. Derek Carr started at quarterback for New Orleans, and Alvin Kamara returned from a three-game suspension, but the Saints offense struggled, and failed to reach the endzone. Mike Evans caught three balls for 40 yards, but left the game around halftime with a hamstring injury.[7]
Week 6: vs. Detroit Lions
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
Buccaneers | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
- Date: October 15
- Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 77 °F (25 °C)
- Game attendance: 65,854
- Referee: Clay Martin
- TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Daryl Johnston and Pam Oliver
- Recap, Game Book
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Tampa Bay wore their orange throwback ("Creamsicle") uniforms and "Bucco Bruce" helmets against Detroit.[3] The Buccaneers were unable to get much of anything going on offense. They were held out of the endzone, and managed only two field goals. Jared Goff put up 353 yards passing, and threw two touchdown passes as the Lions won 20–6. In the first quarter, at their own 8-yard line, Baker Mayfield had Mike Evans wide open down field for what could have been a 92-yard touchdown pass. Instead, the pass was tipped at the line of scrimmage by Isaiah Buggs and intercepted by Charles Harris. The Lions scored a field goal off of the turnover, and would never trail the rest of the game.
Week 7: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Buccaneers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
- Date: October 22
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 79 °F (26 °C)
- Game attendance: 62,620
- Referee: Ronald Torbert
- TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink
- Recap, Game Book
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The Tampa Bay defense forced three turnovers in the red zone. In the final two minutes, the Buccaneers drove to the Falcons 8 yard line. Chase McLaughlin kicked a 36-yard field goal to tie the score at 13–13 with 45 seconds left. However, Younghoe Koo kicked a 51-yard field goal as time expired, and Atlanta won 16–13.
Week 8: at Buffalo Bills
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Buccaneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bills | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: October 26
- Game time: 8:15 p.m. EDT
- Referee: Scott Novak
- TV announcers (Prime Video): Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit and Kaylee Hartung
- Preview
Division
NFC South | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 115 | 133 | W1 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 103 | 104 | L2 |
New Orleans Saints | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 133 | 127 | L2 |
Carolina Panthers | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 112 | 186 | L6 |
Conference
# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division leaders | |||||||||||
1 | Philadelphia Eagles | East | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 1–0 | 4–0 | .468 | .463 | W1 |
2[lower-alpha 1] | Detroit Lions | North | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 1–0 | 4–1 | .533 | .469 | L1 |
3[lower-alpha 1] | San Francisco 49ers | West | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 2–0 | 4–1 | .457 | .424 | L2 |
4 | Atlanta Falcons | South | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 2–0 | 3–2 | .467 | .333 | W1 |
Wild cards | |||||||||||
5[lower-alpha 2] | Seattle Seahawks | West | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 1–1 | 4–1 | .350 | .296 | W1 |
6[lower-alpha 2] | Dallas Cowboys | East | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 1–0 | 1–2 | .375 | .346 | W1 |
7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | South | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 1–1 | 3–3 | .548 | .381 | L2 |
In the hunt | |||||||||||
8[lower-alpha 3] | Minnesota Vikings | North | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 1–0 | 3–2 | .522 | .350 | W2 |
9[lower-alpha 3] | Los Angeles Rams | West | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 2–1 | 2–2 | .565 | .400 | L1 |
10[lower-alpha 3] | Washington Commanders | East | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 0–2 | 2–3 | .429 | .333 | L1 |
11[lower-alpha 3] | New Orleans Saints | South | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 1–1 | 1–2 | .386 | .211 | L2 |
12 | Green Bay Packers | North | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 1–1 | 2–2 | .452 | .357 | L3 |
13[lower-alpha 4] | New York Giants | East | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 1–1 | 2–3 | .553 | .286 | W1 |
14[lower-alpha 4] | Chicago Bears | North | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 0–2 | 1–3 | .468 | .429 | W1 |
15 | Arizona Cardinals | West | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 0–3 | 1–5 | .522 | .667 | L4 |
16 | Carolina Panthers | South | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0–2 | 0–5 | .585 | .000 | L6 |
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 5] | |||||||||||
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Legend | |||||||||||
w — Clinched wild card | |||||||||||
x — Clinched playoff berth | |||||||||||
y — Clinched division | |||||||||||
z — Clinched first-round bye and home-field advantage |
Awards
References
- "Tom Brady says he is retiring from football 'for good'". ESPN.com. February 1, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- Edholm, Eric (March 15, 2023). "Buccaneers signing QB Baker Mayfield to one-year deal". NFL.com. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- "Buccaneers unveil 'Creamsicle' throwback uniforms". NFL.com. July 12, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- "Tampa Bay Buccaneers Undrafted Free Agents Signing Tracker". si.com. April 29, 2023.
- Smith, Scott (May 12, 2023). "Bucs Officially Announce 18 UDFA Signings". buccaneers.com. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- Williams, Charean (May 15, 2023). "Buccaneers announce signings of David Moore, Markees Watts, Kedrick Whitehead". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- "Baker Mayfield has 3 TD passes, ailing Derek Carr ineffective as Buccaneers top Saints 26-9". ESPN.com. October 1, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.