2005 Regular season · Week 2 · Raymond James Stadium
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Buffalo Bills 19–3 at home at Raymond James Stadium in Week 2 of the 2005 regular season on September 18, 2005.
The result moved the Buccaneers to 2–0 and dropped the Bills to 1–1. The Bills finished 2005 at 5–11 and missed the playoffs. The Buccaneers finished 2005 at 11–5 and lost in the Wild Card round. The Bills’ 3 points were their fewest in any game of 2005.
In their previous meeting, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won 31–17 on November 26, 2000. When they met again, the Buffalo Bills won 33–20 on September 20, 2009.
Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.
Series Buccaneers lead the series 2–0 after meeting No. 2 since 2000 Full series history
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