2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The 2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers went 6–10, finishing 4th in the NFC South, and missed the playoffs. They scored 342 points and allowed 417.
- Record
- 6–10
- Home
- 3–5
- Road & neutral
- 3–5
- Points
- 342–417
- NFC South
- Place 4 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 342 points, the 13th-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 417, the seventh-most. Their point differential was -75.
How the season unfolded
The Buccaneers started 1–3 and were 3–5 after eight games. They lost their last four games to finish 6–10.
Their longest losing streak was four games, from Week 14 to Week 17.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 45–17 over the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 11 (November 22, 2015).
Their heaviest loss was 42–14 to the Tennessee Titans in Week 1 (September 13, 2015).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 5–4.
They played one overtime game and won it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 3–3 against the NFC South, sweeping the Falcons, splitting with the Saints, and getting swept by the Panthers.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 0–4 in the regular season.
Postseason
They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 9–7, three games better than their record.
Before and after
That was a four-win improvement on 2014, when they went 2–14.
In 2016, they went 9–7.
2015 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 13, 2015 | vs Tennessee Titans | L 14–42 |
| Week 2 | Sep 20, 2015 | at New Orleans Saints | W 26–19 |
| Week 3 | Sep 27, 2015 | at Houston Texans | L 9–19 |
| Week 4 | Oct 4, 2015 | vs Carolina Panthers | L 23–37 |
| Week 5 | Oct 11, 2015 | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | W 38–31 |
| Week 7 | Oct 25, 2015 | at Washington | L 30–31 |
| Week 8 | Nov 1, 2015 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 23–20 (OT) |
| Week 9 | Nov 8, 2015 | vs New York Giants | L 18–32 |
| Week 10 | Nov 15, 2015 | vs Dallas Cowboys | W 10–6 |
| Week 11 | Nov 22, 2015 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 45–17 |
| Week 12 | Nov 29, 2015 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 12–25 |
| Week 13 | Dec 6, 2015 | vs Atlanta Falcons | W 23–19 |
| Week 14 | Dec 13, 2015 | vs New Orleans Saints | L 17–24 |
| Week 15 | Dec 17, 2015 | at St. Louis Rams | L 23–31 |
| Week 16 | Dec 27, 2015 | vs Chicago Bears | L 21–26 |
| Week 17 | Jan 3, 2016 | at Carolina Panthers | L 10–38 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2015 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.