2018 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The 2018 Tampa Bay Buccaneers went 5–11, finishing 4th in the NFC South, and missed the playoffs. They scored 396 points and allowed 464.
- Record
- 5–11
- Home
- 4–4
- Road & neutral
- 1–7
- Points
- 396–464
- NFC South
- Place 4 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 396 points, the 12th-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 464, the second-most. Their point differential was -68.
How the season unfolded
The Buccaneers started 2–2 and were 3–5 after eight games. They lost their last four games to finish 5–11.
Their longest losing streak was four games, from Week 8 to Week 11.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 27–9 over the San Francisco 49ers in Week 12 (November 25, 2018).
Their heaviest loss was 48–10 to the Chicago Bears in Week 4 (September 30, 2018).
They scored a season-high 48 points against the New Orleans Saints in Week 1 (September 9, 2018), winning 48–40.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 4–7.
They played one overtime game and won it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 2–4 against the NFC South, splitting with the Saints and the Panthers and getting swept by the Falcons.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–4 in the regular season.
Postseason
They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 9–7, four games better than their record.
Before and after
That matched the win total of 2017, when they went 5–11.
In 2019, they went 7–9.
2018 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 9, 2018 | at New Orleans Saints | W 48–40 |
| Week 2 | Sep 16, 2018 | vs Philadelphia Eagles | W 27–21 |
| Week 3 | Sep 24, 2018 | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | L 27–30 |
| Week 4 | Sep 30, 2018 | at Chicago Bears | L 10–48 |
| Week 6 | Oct 14, 2018 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 29–34 |
| Week 7 | Oct 21, 2018 | vs Cleveland Browns | W 26–23 (OT) |
| Week 8 | Oct 28, 2018 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 34–37 |
| Week 9 | Nov 4, 2018 | at Carolina Panthers | L 28–42 |
| Week 10 | Nov 11, 2018 | vs Washington | L 3–16 |
| Week 11 | Nov 18, 2018 | at New York Giants | L 35–38 |
| Week 12 | Nov 25, 2018 | vs San Francisco 49ers | W 27–9 |
| Week 13 | Dec 2, 2018 | vs Carolina Panthers | W 24–17 |
| Week 14 | Dec 9, 2018 | vs New Orleans Saints | L 14–28 |
| Week 15 | Dec 16, 2018 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 12–20 |
| Week 16 | Dec 23, 2018 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 20–27 |
| Week 17 | Dec 30, 2018 | vs Atlanta Falcons | L 32–34 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2018 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.