Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Value$8.68BHeartbreak#6123.2Founded: 1976 · Metro Area: Tampa · NFC · NFC South · Home: Raymond James Stadium
Top TeamTampaRating through time
Where Tampa Bay Buccaneers sat against the rest of the league at the end of every season it played, from 1976 to 2026. Above average in 14 of 51 seasons.
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The Heartbreak Index3.2 · #612
The Numb · NFL, 2020
The Heartbreak Index3.2 · #612
The Numb · NFL, 2020
- NFL since 20200.4
- NFL final appearance since 20200.2
- NFL deep run since 20200.1
playoff run died early, 2020 · playoff run died early, 2024 · playoff run died early, 2021 · playoff run died early, 2023
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Championships
Pre-Super Bowl titles in slate; Super Bowl era titles in gold.
Championship appearances
Every championship game appearance, win or loss. Solid chip = won; outlined chip = lost. Same pre-Super Bowl / Super Bowl color split as titles.
All-time record
| Regular-season W-L-T | 326-466-1 |
| Win pct | 0.412 |
| Playoff record | 12-13-0 (0.480) |
| Championship appearances | 2 (2 wins) |
| Conference final appearances | 4 (2 wins) |
| Total seasons | 51 |
| .500 or better seasons | 19 |
| Most recent championship | 2020 |
Stadium history
Grouped by physical building. Naming-rights eras nested.
Raymond James Stadium
1998-presentHoulihan's Stadium
1976-1997- Tampa Stadium 1976-1995
- Houlihan's Stadium 1996-1997
Season-by-season1976 to 2026 · 51 seasons · click to expandShow tableHide table
In-progress 2026 row pulled from ESPN public standings, refreshed hourly. Replaced by the canonical workbook row after the season concludes.
Top 12 games
Highest-rated games in franchise history by the site's Game Score (ELO) metric, which combines hype, quality, stakes, and matchup rank. Losses can outrank routine wins because the formula scores game quality, not franchise spin.
Award winners
League-wide awards held by Tampa Bay Buccaneers players or coaches. Pulled from the AP, Bert Bell, Walter Payton, and Super Bowl MVP rolls. Plus 116 Pro Bowl selections all-time.
Super Bowl MVP
- 2002Dexter Jackson · FS
- 2020Tom Brady · QB
AP Defensive Player
- 1979Lee Roy Selmon · RDE
- 1999Warren Sapp · RDT
- 2002Derrick Brooks · RLB
Walter Payton MOY
- 2000Derrick Brooks · RLB
AP Offensive Rookie
- 1997Warrick Dunn · RB
- 2005Cadillac Williams · RB