2022 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The 2022 Tampa Bay Buccaneers went 8–9, finishing 1st in the NFC South, and lost in the Wild Card round. They scored 313 points and allowed 358.
- Record
- 8–9
- Home
- 4–4
- Road & neutral
- 4–5
- Points
- 313–358
- NFC South
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Wild Card
Where the season ranked
They scored 313 points, the eighth-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 358, the 13th-fewest. Their point differential was -45.
How the season unfolded
The Buccaneers started 2–2 and were 3–5 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 8–9.
Their longest losing streak was three games, from Week 6 to Week 8.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 19–3 over the Dallas Cowboys in Week 1 (September 11, 2022).
Their heaviest loss was 35–7 to the San Francisco 49ers in Week 14 (December 11, 2022).
They scored a season-high 31 points against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 4 (October 2, 2022), losing 41–31.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 6–4.
They played two games that went to overtime and went 1–1 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 4–2 against the NFC South, sweeping the Saints and splitting with the Falcons and the Panthers.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–4 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Wild Card round, they lost to the Dallas Cowboys 31–14 at home.
Before and after
That was five wins fewer than in 2021, when they went 13–4.
In 2023, they went 9–8 and returned to the playoffs.
2022 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 11, 2022 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 19–3 |
| Week 2 | Sep 18, 2022 | at New Orleans Saints | W 20–10 |
| Week 3 | Sep 25, 2022 | vs Green Bay Packers | L 12–14 |
| Week 4 | Oct 2, 2022 | vs Kansas City Chiefs | L 31–41 |
| Week 5 | Oct 9, 2022 | vs Atlanta Falcons | W 21–15 |
| Week 6 | Oct 16, 2022 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 18–20 |
| Week 7 | Oct 23, 2022 | at Carolina Panthers | L 3–21 |
| Week 8 | Oct 27, 2022 | vs Baltimore Ravens | L 22–27 |
| Week 9 | Nov 6, 2022 | vs Los Angeles Rams | W 16–13 |
| Week 10 | Nov 13, 2022 | vs Seattle Seahawks | W 21–16 |
| Week 12 | Nov 27, 2022 | at Cleveland Browns | L 17–23 (OT) |
| Week 13 | Dec 5, 2022 | vs New Orleans Saints | W 17–16 |
| Week 14 | Dec 11, 2022 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 7–35 |
| Week 15 | Dec 18, 2022 | vs Cincinnati Bengals | L 23–34 |
| Week 16 | Dec 25, 2022 | at Arizona Cardinals | W 19–16 (OT) |
| Week 17 | Jan 1, 2023 | vs Carolina Panthers | W 30–24 |
| Week 18 | Jan 8, 2023 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 17–30 |
| Wild Card | Jan 16, 2023 | vs Dallas Cowboys | L 14–31 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2022 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.