2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The 2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers went 2–14, finishing 4th in the NFC South, and missed the playoffs. They scored 277 points and allowed 410.
- Record
- 2–14
- Home
- 0–8
- Road & neutral
- 2–6
- Points
- 277–410
- NFC South
- Place 4 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 277 points, the fourth-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 410, the eighth-most. Their point differential was -133.
Their 2–14 record was tied for the worst in the NFL.
How the season unfolded
The Buccaneers started 1–3 and were 1–7 after eight games. They lost their last four games to finish 2–14.
Their longest losing streak was six games, from Week 12 to Week 17.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 27–7 over Washington in Week 11 (November 16, 2014).
Their heaviest loss was 56–14 to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 3 (September 18, 2014).
They scored a season-high 31 points against the New Orleans Saints in Week 5 (October 5, 2014), losing 37–31.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 1–9.
They played two games that went to overtime and went 0–2 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 0–6 against the NFC South, getting swept by the Panthers, the Falcons, and the Saints.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 1–6 in the regular season.
Postseason
They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 7–8–1, 5.5 games better than their record.
Before and after
That was two wins fewer than in 2013, when they went 4–12.
Their two wins are the franchise’s fewest in any season since 1999.
In 2015, they went 6–10.
2014 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 7, 2014 | vs Carolina Panthers | L 14–20 |
| Week 2 | Sep 14, 2014 | vs St. Louis Rams | L 17–19 |
| Week 3 | Sep 18, 2014 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 14–56 |
| Week 4 | Sep 28, 2014 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 27–24 |
| Week 5 | Oct 5, 2014 | at New Orleans Saints | L 31–37 (OT) |
| Week 6 | Oct 12, 2014 | vs Baltimore Ravens | L 17–48 |
| Week 8 | Oct 26, 2014 | vs Minnesota Vikings | L 13–19 (OT) |
| Week 9 | Nov 2, 2014 | at Cleveland Browns | L 17–22 |
| Week 10 | Nov 9, 2014 | vs Atlanta Falcons | L 17–27 |
| Week 11 | Nov 16, 2014 | at Washington | W 27–7 |
| Week 12 | Nov 23, 2014 | at Chicago Bears | L 13–21 |
| Week 13 | Nov 30, 2014 | vs Cincinnati Bengals | L 13–14 |
| Week 14 | Dec 7, 2014 | at Detroit Lions | L 17–34 |
| Week 15 | Dec 14, 2014 | at Carolina Panthers | L 17–19 |
| Week 16 | Dec 21, 2014 | vs Green Bay Packers | L 3–20 |
| Week 17 | Dec 28, 2014 | vs New Orleans Saints | L 20–23 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2014 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.