2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The 2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers went 9–7, finishing 2nd in the NFC South, and missed the playoffs. They scored 354 points and allowed 369.
- Record
- 9–7
- Home
- 4–4
- Road & neutral
- 5–3
- Points
- 354–369
- NFC South
- Place 2 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 354 points, tied for the 14th-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 369, the 15th-fewest. Their point differential was -15.
How the season unfolded
The Buccaneers started 1–3 and were 3–5 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 9–7.
Their longest winning streak was five games, from Week 10 to Week 14.
Their longest losing streak was three games, from Week 2 to Week 4.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 36–10 over the Chicago Bears in Week 10 (November 13, 2016).
Their heaviest loss was 40–7 to the Arizona Cardinals in Week 2 (September 18, 2016).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 6–4.
They played one overtime game and lost it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 4–2 against the NFC South, sweeping the Panthers and splitting with the Falcons and the Saints.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–3 in the regular season.
Postseason
They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 9–7.
Before and after
That was a three-win improvement on 2015, when they went 6–10.
In 2017, they went 5–11.
2016 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 11, 2016 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 31–24 |
| Week 2 | Sep 18, 2016 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 7–40 |
| Week 3 | Sep 25, 2016 | vs Los Angeles Rams | L 32–37 |
| Week 4 | Oct 2, 2016 | vs Denver Broncos | L 7–27 |
| Week 5 | Oct 10, 2016 | at Carolina Panthers | W 17–14 |
| Week 7 | Oct 23, 2016 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 34–17 |
| Week 8 | Oct 30, 2016 | vs Oakland Raiders | L 24–30 (OT) |
| Week 9 | Nov 3, 2016 | vs Atlanta Falcons | L 28–43 |
| Week 10 | Nov 13, 2016 | vs Chicago Bears | W 36–10 |
| Week 11 | Nov 20, 2016 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 19–17 |
| Week 12 | Nov 27, 2016 | vs Seattle Seahawks | W 14–5 |
| Week 13 | Dec 4, 2016 | at San Diego Chargers | W 28–21 |
| Week 14 | Dec 11, 2016 | vs New Orleans Saints | W 16–11 |
| Week 15 | Dec 18, 2016 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 20–26 |
| Week 16 | Dec 24, 2016 | at New Orleans Saints | L 24–31 |
| Week 17 | Jan 1, 2017 | vs Carolina Panthers | W 17–16 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2016 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.