2010 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The 2010 Tampa Bay Buccaneers went 10–6, finishing 3rd in the NFC South, and missed the playoffs. They scored 341 points and allowed 318.
- Record
- 10–6
- Home
- 4–4
- Road & neutral
- 6–2
- Points
- 341–318
- NFC South
- Place 3 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 341 points, the 13th-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 318, the ninth-fewest. Their point differential was +23.
How the season unfolded
The Buccaneers started 3–1 and were 5–3 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 10–6.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 38–15 over the Seattle Seahawks in Week 16 (December 26, 2010).
Their heaviest loss was 38–13 to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 3 (September 26, 2010).
They scored a season-high 38 points against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 8 (October 31, 2010), winning 38–35.
They shut out the San Francisco 49ers (Week 11).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 5–4.
They played one overtime game and lost it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 3–3 against the NFC South, sweeping the Panthers, splitting with the Saints, and getting swept by the Falcons.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–5 in the regular season.
Postseason
They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 7–9.
Before and after
That was a seven-win improvement on 2009, when they went 3–13.
In 2011, they went 4–12.
2010 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 12, 2010 | vs Cleveland Browns | W 17–14 |
| Week 2 | Sep 19, 2010 | at Carolina Panthers | W 20–7 |
| Week 3 | Sep 26, 2010 | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | L 13–38 |
| Week 5 | Oct 10, 2010 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 24–21 |
| Week 6 | Oct 17, 2010 | vs New Orleans Saints | L 6–31 |
| Week 7 | Oct 24, 2010 | vs St. Louis Rams | W 18–17 |
| Week 8 | Oct 31, 2010 | at Arizona Cardinals | W 38–35 |
| Week 9 | Nov 7, 2010 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 21–27 |
| Week 10 | Nov 14, 2010 | vs Carolina Panthers | W 31–16 |
| Week 11 | Nov 21, 2010 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 21–0 |
| Week 12 | Nov 28, 2010 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 10–17 |
| Week 13 | Dec 5, 2010 | vs Atlanta Falcons | L 24–28 |
| Week 14 | Dec 12, 2010 | at Washington | W 17–16 |
| Week 15 | Dec 19, 2010 | vs Detroit Lions | L 20–23 (OT) |
| Week 16 | Dec 26, 2010 | vs Seattle Seahawks | W 38–15 |
| Week 17 | Jan 2, 2011 | at New Orleans Saints | W 23–13 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2010 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.