2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season

2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
Owner	The Glazer family
President	Darcie Glazer Kassewitz
Head coach	Bruce Arians
General manager	Jason Licht
Offensive coordinator	Byron Leftwich
Defensive coordinator	Todd Bowles
Home field	Raymond James Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	2nd NFC South
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Washington) 31–23; Won Divisional Playoffs (at Saints) 30–20; Won NFC Championship (at Packers) 31–26 ; Won Super Bowl LV (vs. Chiefs) 31–9
Pro Bowlers	OLB Jason Pierre-Paul
AP All-Pros	LB Devin White (2nd team); LB Lavonte David (2nd team)
Uniform
	← 2019; Buccaneers seasons; 2021 →;

The 2020 season was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 45th in the National Football League (NFL) and their second under head coach Bruce Arians.

Final roster

**2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers final roster**

	Quarterbacks 12 Tom Brady 11 Blaine Gabbert 4 Ryan Griffin 6 Drew Stanton Running backs 28 Leonard Fournette 27 Ronald Jones II 25 LeSean McCoy 30 Ke'Shawn Vaughn Wide receivers 81 Antonio Brown 13 Mike Evans 14 Chris Godwin 18 Tyler Johnson 85 Jaydon Mickens RS 10 Scotty Miller 17 Justin Watson Tight ends 82 Antony Auclair 84 Cameron Brate 87 Rob Gronkowski 88 Tanner Hudson		Offensive linemen 73 Joe Haeg T 66 Ryan Jensen C 62 Ted Larsen G 74 Ali Marpet G 76 Donovan Smith T 64 Aaron Stinnie G 72 Josh Wells T 78 Tristan Wirfs T Defensive linemen 94 Khalil Davis DE 92 William Gholston DE 95 Jeremiah Ledbetter DE 96 Steve McLendon NT 56 Rakeem Nuñez-Roches NT 79 Pat O'Connor DE 93 Ndamukong Suh DE 50 Vita Vea NT		Linebackers 58 Shaquil Barrett OLB 41 Deone Bucannon MLB 54 Lavonte David ILB 49 Cam Gill OLB 51 Kevin Minter ILB 98 Anthony Nelson OLB 90 Jason Pierre-Paul OLB 45 Devin White ILB Defensive backs 26 Andrew Adams SS 43 Ross Cockrell CB 24 Carlton Davis CB 35 Jamel Dean CB 32 Mike Edwards FS 23 Sean Murphy-Bunting CB 29 Ryan Smith CB 33 Jordan Whitehead SS 31 Antoine Winfield Jr. FS Special teams 8 Bradley Pinion P 3 Ryan Succop K 97 Zach Triner LS		Reserve lists 44 Kenjon Barner RB (IR-DFR) 65 Alex Cappa G (IR) 48 Jack Cichy MLB (IR) 5 John Franklin III WR (IR) 80 O. J. Howard TE (IR) 22 T. J. Logan RB (IR) 62 Brad Seaton OT (Opt-out) 62 A. Q. Shipley C (IR) Practice squad 57 Quinton Bell OLB 15 Cyril Grayson WR 34 Javon Hagan S 16 Travis Jonsen WR 1 Greg Joseph K (Protected) 86 Codey McElroy TE 36 Herb Miller CB 75 John Molchon G (Protected) 89 Josh Pearson WR 91 Benning Potoa'e NT 52 Garrison Sanborn LS 71 Kobe Smith DE 70 Earl Watford G 9 Matt Wile P Rookies in italics 53 active, 9 inactive, 16 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Stadium	Result
1	August 14	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Heinz Field	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2	August 22	Jacksonville Jaguars	Raymond James Stadium
3	August 29	Tennessee Titans	Raymond James Stadium
4	September 3	at Cleveland Browns	FirstEnergy Stadium

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium	Recap
1	September 13	at New Orleans Saints	L 23–34	0–1	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Recap
2	September 20	Carolina Panthers	W 31–17	1–1	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
3	September 27	at Denver Broncos	W 28–10	2–1	Empower Field at Mile High	Recap
4	October 4	Los Angeles Chargers	W 38–31	3–1	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
5	October 8	at Chicago Bears	L 19–20	3–2	Soldier Field	Recap
6	October 18	Green Bay Packers	W 38–10	4–2	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
7	October 25	at Las Vegas Raiders	W 45–20	5–2	Allegiant Stadium	Recap
8	November 2	at New York Giants	W 25–23	6–2	MetLife Stadium	Recap
9	November 8	New Orleans Saints	L 3–38	6–3	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
10	November 15	at Carolina Panthers	W 46–23	7–3	Bank of America Stadium	Recap
11	November 23	Los Angeles Rams	L 24–27	7–4	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
12	November 29	Kansas City Chiefs	L 24–27	7–5	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
13	Bye
14	December 13	Minnesota Vikings	W 26–14	8–5	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
15	December 20	at Atlanta Falcons	W 31–27	9–5	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Recap
16	December 26	at Detroit Lions	W 47–7	10–5	Ford Field	Recap
17	January 3	Atlanta Falcons	W 44–27	11–5	Raymond James Stadium	Recap

Standings

Division

NFC South
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ New Orleans Saints	12	4	0	.750	6–0	10–2	482	337	W2
⁽⁵⁾ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	11	5	0	.688	4–2	8–4	492	355	W4
Carolina Panthers	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	350	402	L1
Atlanta Falcons	4	12	0	.250	1–5	2–10	396	414	L5

Conference

NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Green Bay Packers	North	13	3	0	.813	5–1	10–2	.428	.387	W6
2^[a]	New Orleans Saints	South	12	4	0	.750	6–0	10–2	.459	.406	W2
3^[a]	Seattle Seahawks	West	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	.447	.404	W4
4	Washington Football Team	East	7	9	0	.438	4–2	5–7	.459	.388	W1
Wild cards
5	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	11	5	0	.688	4–2	8–4	.488	.392	W4
6	Los Angeles Rams	West	10	6	0	.625	3–3	9–3	.494	.484	W1
7^[b]	Chicago Bears	North	8	8	0	.500	2–4	6–6	.488	.336	L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8^[b]	Arizona Cardinals	West	8	8	0	.500	2–4	6–6	.475	.441	L2
9	Minnesota Vikings	North	7	9	0	.438	4–2	5–7	.504	.366	W1
10^[c]	San Francisco 49ers	West	6	10	0	.375	3–3	4–8	.549	.448	L1
11^[c]^[d]	New York Giants	East	6	10	0	.375	4–2	5–7	.502	.427	W1
12^[d]	Dallas Cowboys	East	6	10	0	.375	2–4	5–7	.471	.333	L1
13^[e]	Carolina Panthers	South	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	.531	.388	L1
14^[e]	Detroit Lions	North	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	.508	.350	L4
15	Philadelphia Eagles	East	4	11	1	.281	2–4	4–8	.537	.469	L3
16	Atlanta Falcons	South	4	12	0	.250	1–5	2–10	.551	.391	L5
Tiebreakers^[f]
↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 New Orleans finished ahead of Seattle based on conference record. ↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Chicago finished and clinched the 7th and final playoff spot ahead of Arizona based on better win percentage in common games (against Detroit, the NY Giants, Carolina, and the LA Rams, Chicago finished 3–2, while Arizona finished 1–4). ↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 San Francisco finished ahead of the NY Giants based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Dallas (see below). ↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 NY Giants won tiebreaker over Dallas based on division record. ↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Carolina finished ahead of Detroit based on head-to-head victory. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

Postseason

Playoff round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
Wild Card	January 9	at Washington Football Team (4)	W 31–23	1–0	FedExField	Recap
Divisional	January 17	at New Orleans Saints (2)	W 30–20	2–0	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Recap
NFC Championship	January 24	at Green Bay Packers (1)	W 31–26	3–0	Lambeau Field	Recap
Super Bowl LV	February 7	vs.^[A] Kansas City Chiefs (A1)	W 31–9	4–0	Raymond James Stadium	Recap

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Despite being played in the Buccaneers home stadium, the Super Bowl is still officially considered a neutral site game.

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[11-4-2] 1.0 ^1.1 New Orleans finished ahead of Seattle based on conference record.

[8-8-3] 2.0 ^2.1 Chicago finished and clinched the 7th and final playoff spot ahead of Arizona based on better win percentage in common games (against Detroit, the NY Giants, Carolina, and the LA Rams, Chicago finished 3–2, while Arizona finished 1–4).

[6-10a-4] 3.0 ^3.1 San Francisco finished ahead of the NY Giants based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Dallas (see below).

[6-10b-5] 4.0 ^4.1 NY Giants won tiebreaker over Dallas based on division record.

[5-11-6] 5.0 ^5.1 Carolina finished ahead of Detroit based on head-to-head victory.

[7] When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

[SuperBowl-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Despite being played in the Buccaneers home stadium, the Super Bowl is still officially considered a neutral site game.

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