2006 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The 2006 Tampa Bay Buccaneers went 4–12, finishing 4th in the NFC South, and missed the playoffs. They scored 211 points and allowed 353.
- Record
- 4–12
- Home
- 3–5
- Road & neutral
- 1–7
- Points
- 211–353
- NFC South
- Place 4 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 211 points, the second-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 353, the 12th-most. Their point differential was -142.
How the season unfolded
The Buccaneers opened with four straight losses and were 2–6 after eight games. They went 1–3 over the final four weeks to finish 4–12.
Their longest losing streak was four games, from Week 1 to Week 5.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 22–7 over the Cleveland Browns in Week 16 (December 24, 2006).
Their heaviest loss was 38–10 to the Dallas Cowboys in Week 12 (November 23, 2006).
They scored a season-high 31 points against the Chicago Bears in Week 15 (December 17, 2006), losing 34–31.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 3–3.
They played one overtime game and lost it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 0–6 against the NFC South, getting swept by the Falcons, the Panthers, and the Saints.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 1–7 in the regular season.
Postseason
They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 8–8, four games better than their record.
Before and after
That was seven wins fewer than in 2005, when they went 11–5.
In 2007, they went 9–7 and returned to the playoffs.
2006 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 10, 2006 | vs Baltimore Ravens | L 0–27 |
| Week 2 | Sep 17, 2006 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 3–14 |
| Week 3 | Sep 24, 2006 | vs Carolina Panthers | L 24–26 |
| Week 5 | Oct 8, 2006 | at New Orleans Saints | L 21–24 |
| Week 6 | Oct 15, 2006 | vs Cincinnati Bengals | W 14–13 |
| Week 7 | Oct 22, 2006 | vs Philadelphia Eagles | W 23–21 |
| Week 8 | Oct 29, 2006 | at New York Giants | L 3–17 |
| Week 9 | Nov 5, 2006 | vs New Orleans Saints | L 14–31 |
| Week 10 | Nov 13, 2006 | at Carolina Panthers | L 10–24 |
| Week 11 | Nov 19, 2006 | vs Washington | W 20–17 |
| Week 12 | Nov 23, 2006 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 10–38 |
| Week 13 | Dec 3, 2006 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 3–20 |
| Week 14 | Dec 10, 2006 | vs Atlanta Falcons | L 6–17 |
| Week 15 | Dec 17, 2006 | at Chicago Bears | L 31–34 (OT) |
| Week 16 | Dec 24, 2006 | at Cleveland Browns | W 22–7 |
| Week 17 | Dec 31, 2006 | vs Seattle Seahawks | L 7–23 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2006 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.