2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The 2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers went 4–12, finishing 4th in the NFC South, and missed the playoffs. They scored 288 points and allowed 389.
- Record
- 4–12
- Home
- 3–5
- Road & neutral
- 1–7
- Points
- 288–389
- NFC South
- Place 4 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 288 points, the third-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 389, the 12th-most. Their point differential was -101.
How the season unfolded
The Buccaneers opened with four straight losses and were 0–8 after eight games. They went 1–3 over the final four weeks to finish 4–12.
Their longest winning streak was three games, from Week 10 to Week 12.
Their longest losing streak was eight games, from Week 1 to Week 9.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 27–6 over the Buffalo Bills in Week 14 (December 8, 2013).
Their heaviest loss was 42–17 to the New Orleans Saints in Week 17 (December 29, 2013).
They scored a season-high 41 points against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 11 (November 17, 2013), winning 41–28.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 2–5.
They played one overtime game and lost it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 1–5 against the NFC South, splitting with the Falcons and getting swept by the Saints and the Panthers.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 0–8 in the regular season.
Postseason
They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 8–7–1, 4.5 games better than their record.
Before and after
That was three wins fewer than in 2012, when they went 7–9.
In 2014, they went 2–14.
2013 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 8, 2013 | at New York Jets | L 17–18 |
| Week 2 | Sep 15, 2013 | vs New Orleans Saints | L 14–16 |
| Week 3 | Sep 22, 2013 | at New England Patriots | L 3–23 |
| Week 4 | Sep 29, 2013 | vs Arizona Cardinals | L 10–13 |
| Week 6 | Oct 13, 2013 | vs Philadelphia Eagles | L 20–31 |
| Week 7 | Oct 20, 2013 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 23–31 |
| Week 8 | Oct 24, 2013 | vs Carolina Panthers | L 13–31 |
| Week 9 | Nov 3, 2013 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 24–27 (OT) |
| Week 10 | Nov 11, 2013 | vs Miami Dolphins | W 22–19 |
| Week 11 | Nov 17, 2013 | vs Atlanta Falcons | W 41–28 |
| Week 12 | Nov 24, 2013 | at Detroit Lions | W 24–21 |
| Week 13 | Dec 1, 2013 | at Carolina Panthers | L 6–27 |
| Week 14 | Dec 8, 2013 | vs Buffalo Bills | W 27–6 |
| Week 15 | Dec 15, 2013 | vs San Francisco 49ers | L 14–33 |
| Week 16 | Dec 22, 2013 | at St. Louis Rams | L 13–23 |
| Week 17 | Dec 29, 2013 | at New Orleans Saints | L 17–42 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2013 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.