2001 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The 2001 Tampa Bay Buccaneers went 9–7, and lost in the Wild Card round. They scored 324 points and allowed 280.
- Record
- 9–7
- Home
- 5–3
- Road & neutral
- 4–4
- Points
- 324–280
- Postseason
- Lost Wild Card
Where the season ranked
They scored 324 points, the 15th-most among the 31 teams, and allowed 280, the eighth-fewest. Their point differential was +44.
How the season unfolded
The Buccaneers started 2–2 and were 4–4 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 9–7.
Their longest winning streak was three games, from Week 11 to Week 13.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 41–14 over the Minnesota Vikings in Week 7 (October 28, 2001).
Their heaviest loss was 27–3 to the Chicago Bears in Week 14 (December 16, 2001).
They scored a season-high 48 points against the New Orleans Saints in Week 15 (December 23, 2001), winning 48–21.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 6–6.
They played two games that went to overtime and went 1–1 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–5 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Wild Card round, they lost to the Philadelphia Eagles 31–9 on the road.
Before and after
That was one win fewer than in 2000, when they went 10–6.
In 2002, they went 12–4 and returned to the playoffs.
2001 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 9, 2001 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 10–6 |
| Week 3 | Sep 30, 2001 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 16–20 |
| Week 4 | Oct 7, 2001 | vs Green Bay Packers | W 14–10 |
| Week 5 | Oct 14, 2001 | at Tennessee Titans | L 28–31 (OT) |
| Week 6 | Oct 21, 2001 | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | L 10–17 |
| Week 7 | Oct 28, 2001 | vs Minnesota Vikings | W 41–14 |
| Week 8 | Nov 4, 2001 | at Green Bay Packers | L 20–21 |
| Week 9 | Nov 11, 2001 | at Detroit Lions | W 20–17 |
| Week 10 | Nov 18, 2001 | vs Chicago Bears | L 24–27 |
| Week 11 | Nov 26, 2001 | at St. Louis Rams | W 24–17 |
| Week 12 | Dec 2, 2001 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 16–13 (OT) |
| Week 13 | Dec 9, 2001 | vs Detroit Lions | W 15–12 |
| Week 14 | Dec 16, 2001 | at Chicago Bears | L 3–27 |
| Week 15 | Dec 23, 2001 | vs New Orleans Saints | W 48–21 |
| Week 16 | Dec 29, 2001 | vs Baltimore Ravens | W 22–10 |
| Week 17 | Jan 6, 2002 | vs Philadelphia Eagles | L 13–17 |
| Wild Card | Jan 12, 2002 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 9–31 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2001 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.