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2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season

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2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
OwnerThe Glazer family
Head coachBruce Arians
General managerJason Licht
Offensive coordinatorByron Leftwich
Defensive coordinatorTodd Bowles
Home fieldRaymond James Stadium
Results
Record13–4
Division place1st NFC South
Playoff finishWon Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Eagles) 31–15
Lost Divisional Playoffs (vs. Rams) 27–30
Pro Bowlers
5
AP All-ProsQB Tom Brady (2nd team)
RT Tristan Wirfs (1st team)
Uniform

The 2021 season was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 46th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their third under head coach Bruce Arians.

Draft

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See the main article: 2021 NFL Draft
2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 32 Joe Tryon-Shoyinka OLB Washington
2 64 Kyle Trask QB Florida
3 95 Robert Hainsey OT Notre Dame
4 129 Jaelon Darden WR North Texas from Seattle
5 176 K. J. Britt ILB Auburn
7 251 Chris Wilcox CB BYU from Pittsburgh
259 Grant Stuard OLB Houston

Regular season

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Schedule

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The Buccaneers' 2021 schedule was announced on May 12. As defending Super Bowl champions, the Buccaneers hosted the 2021 NFL Kickoff Game at Raymond James Stadium against the Dallas Cowboys.[1][2]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 9 Dallas Cowboys W 31–29 1–0 Raymond James Stadium Recap
2 September 19 Atlanta Falcons W 48–25 2–0 Raymond James Stadium Recap
3 September 26 at Los Angeles Rams L 24–34 2–1 SoFi Stadium Recap
4 October 3 at New England Patriots W 19–17 3–1 Gillette Stadium Recap
5 October 10 Miami Dolphins W 45–17 4–1 Raymond James Stadium Recap
6 October 14 at Philadelphia Eagles W 28–22 5–1 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
7 October 24 Chicago Bears W 38–3 6–1 Raymond James Stadium Recap
8 October 31 at New Orleans Saints L 27–36 6–2 Caesars Superdome Recap
9 Bye
10 November 14 at Washington Football Team L 19–29 6–3 FedExField Recap
11 November 22 New York Giants W 30–10 7–3 Raymond James Stadium Recap
12 November 28 at Indianapolis Colts W 38–31 8–3 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
13 December 5 at Atlanta Falcons W 30–17 9–3 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap
14 December 12 Buffalo Bills W 33–27 (OT) 10–3 Raymond James Stadium Recap
15 December 19 New Orleans Saints L 0–9 10–4 Raymond James Stadium Recap
16 December 26 at Carolina Panthers W 32–6 11–4 Bank of America Stadium Recap
17 January 2 at New York Jets W 28–24 12–4 MetLife Stadium Recap
18 January 9 Carolina Panthers W 41–17 13–4 Raymond James Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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Division

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NFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(2) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13 4 0 .765 4–2 8–4 511 353 W3
New Orleans Saints 9 8 0 .529 4–2 7–5 364 335 W2
Atlanta Falcons 7 10 0 .412 2–4 4–8 313 459 L2
Carolina Panthers 5 12 0 .294 2–4 3–9 304 404 L7

Conference

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NFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division winners
1[a] Green Bay Packers North 13 4 0 .765 4–2 9–3 .479 .480 L1
2[a] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 13 4 0 .765 4–2 8–4 .467 .443 W3
3[b] Dallas Cowboys East 12 5 0 .706 6–0 10–2 .488 .431 W1
4[b] Los Angeles Rams West 12 5 0 .706 3–3 8–4 .483 .409 L1
Wild cards
5 Arizona Cardinals West 11 6 0 .647 4–2 7–5 .490 .492 L1
6 San Francisco 49ers West 10 7 0 .588 2–4 7–5 .500 .438 W2
7[c] Philadelphia Eagles East 9 8 0 .529 3–3 7–5 .469 .350 L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8[c] New Orleans Saints South 9 8 0 .529 4–2 7–5 .512 .516 W2
9 Minnesota Vikings North 8 9 0 .471 4–2 6–6 .507 .434 W1
10[d] Washington Football Team East 7 10 0 .412 2–4 6–6 .529 .420 W1
11[d][e] Seattle Seahawks West 7 10 0 .412 3–3 4–8 .519 .424 W2
12[d][e] Atlanta Falcons South 7 10 0 .412 2–4 4–8 .472 .315 L2
13 Chicago Bears North 6 11 0 .353 2–4 4–8 .524 .373 L1
14 Carolina Panthers South 5 12 0 .294 2–4 3–9 .509 .412 L7
15 New York Giants East 4 13 0 .235 1–5 3–9 .536 .485 L6
16 Detroit Lions North 3 13 1 .206 2–4 3–9 .528 .627 W1
Tiebreakers[f]
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Green Bay finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on conference record.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dallas finished ahead of LA Rams based on conference record.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Washington finished ahead of Atlanta and Seattle based on head-to-head sweep.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Seattle finished ahead of Atlanta based on win percentage in common games.
  6. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

Postseason

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See also: 2021–22 NFL playoffs
Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap
Wild Card January 16 Philadelphia Eagles (7) W 31–15 1–0 Raymond James Stadium Recap
Divisional January 23 Los Angeles Rams (4) L 27–30 1–1 Raymond James Stadium Recap

References

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  1. ↑ "Who could Tom Brady, Bucs face to kick off 2021 season?". NFL.com. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bucs to host Cowboys for 2021 NFL season kickoff game". wtsp.com. May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
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