2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season

2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
Owner	The Glazer family
Head coach	Bruce Arians
General manager	Jason Licht
Offensive coordinator	Byron Leftwich
Defensive coordinator	Todd Bowles
Home field	Raymond James Stadium
Results
Record	13–4
Division place	1st NFC South
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Eagles) 31–15; Lost Divisional Playoffs (vs. Rams) 27–30
Pro Bowlers	5 QB Tom Brady; OT Tristan Wirfs; OG Ali Marpet; C Ryan Jensen; OLB Shaquil Barrett;
AP All-Pros	QB Tom Brady (2nd team); RT Tristan Wirfs (1st team)
Uniform
	← 2020; Buccaneers seasons; 2022 →;

The 2021 season was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 46th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their third under head coach Bruce Arians.

Draft

2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	32	Joe Tryon-Shoyinka	OLB	Washington
2	64	Kyle Trask	QB	Florida
3	95	Robert Hainsey	OT	Notre Dame
4	129	Jaelon Darden	WR	North Texas	from Seattle
5	176	K. J. Britt	ILB	Auburn
7	251	Chris Wilcox	CB	BYU	from Pittsburgh
7	259	Grant Stuard	OLB	Houston

Regular season

Schedule

The Buccaneers' 2021 schedule was announced on May 12. As defending Super Bowl champions, the Buccaneers hosted the 2021 NFL Kickoff Game at Raymond James Stadium against the Dallas Cowboys.^[1]^[2]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 9	Dallas Cowboys	W 31–29	1–0	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
2	September 19	Atlanta Falcons	W 48–25	2–0	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
3	September 26	at Los Angeles Rams	L 24–34	2–1	SoFi Stadium	Recap
4	October 3	at New England Patriots	W 19–17	3–1	Gillette Stadium	Recap
5	October 10	Miami Dolphins	W 45–17	4–1	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
6	October 14	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 28–22	5–1	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap
7	October 24	Chicago Bears	W 38–3	6–1	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
8	October 31	at New Orleans Saints	L 27–36	6–2	Caesars Superdome	Recap
9	Bye
10	November 14	at Washington Football Team	L 19–29	6–3	FedExField	Recap
11	November 22	New York Giants	W 30–10	7–3	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
12	November 28	at Indianapolis Colts	W 38–31	8–3	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
13	December 5	at Atlanta Falcons	W 30–17	9–3	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Recap
14	December 12	Buffalo Bills	W 33–27 (OT)	10–3	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
15	December 19	New Orleans Saints	L 0–9	10–4	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
16	December 26	at Carolina Panthers	W 32–6	11–4	Bank of America Stadium	Recap
17	January 2	at New York Jets	W 28–24	12–4	MetLife Stadium	Recap
18	January 9	Carolina Panthers	W 41–17	13–4	Raymond James Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Division

NFC South
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	13	4	0	.765	4–2	8–4	511	353	W3
New Orleans Saints	9	8	0	.529	4–2	7–5	364	335	W2
Atlanta Falcons	7	10	0	.412	2–4	4–8	313	459	L2
Carolina Panthers	5	12	0	.294	2–4	3–9	304	404	L7

Conference

NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division winners
1^[a]	Green Bay Packers	North	13	4	0	.765	4–2	9–3	.479	.480	L1
2^[a]	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	13	4	0	.765	4–2	8–4	.467	.443	W3
3^[b]	Dallas Cowboys	East	12	5	0	.706	6–0	10–2	.488	.431	W1
4^[b]	Los Angeles Rams	West	12	5	0	.706	3–3	8–4	.483	.409	L1
Wild cards
5	Arizona Cardinals	West	11	6	0	.647	4–2	7–5	.490	.492	L1
6	San Francisco 49ers	West	10	7	0	.588	2–4	7–5	.500	.438	W2
7^[c]	Philadelphia Eagles	East	9	8	0	.529	3–3	7–5	.469	.350	L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8^[c]	New Orleans Saints	South	9	8	0	.529	4–2	7–5	.512	.516	W2
9	Minnesota Vikings	North	8	9	0	.471	4–2	6–6	.507	.434	W1
10^[d]	Washington Football Team	East	7	10	0	.412	2–4	6–6	.529	.420	W1
11^[d]^[e]	Seattle Seahawks	West	7	10	0	.412	3–3	4–8	.519	.424	W2
12^[d]^[e]	Atlanta Falcons	South	7	10	0	.412	2–4	4–8	.472	.315	L2
13	Chicago Bears	North	6	11	0	.353	2–4	4–8	.524	.373	L1
14	Carolina Panthers	South	5	12	0	.294	2–4	3–9	.509	.412	L7
15	New York Giants	East	4	13	0	.235	1–5	3–9	.536	.485	L6
16	Detroit Lions	North	3	13	1	.206	2–4	3–9	.528	.627	W1
Tiebreakers^[f]
↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Green Bay finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on conference record. ↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Dallas finished ahead of LA Rams based on conference record. ↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory. ↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Washington finished ahead of Atlanta and Seattle based on head-to-head sweep. ↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Seattle finished ahead of Atlanta based on win percentage in common games. ↑ 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

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
Wild Card	January 16	Philadelphia Eagles (7)	W 31–15	1–0	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
Divisional	January 23	Los Angeles Rams (4)	L 27–30	1–1	Raymond James Stadium	Recap

References

↑ "Who could Tom Brady, Bucs face to kick off 2021 season?". NFL.com. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
↑ "Bucs to host Cowboys for 2021 NFL season kickoff game". wtsp.com. May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021.

[13-4-3] 1.0 ^1.1 Green Bay finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on conference record.

[12-5-4] 2.0 ^2.1 Dallas finished ahead of LA Rams based on conference record.

[9-8-5] 3.0 ^3.1 Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.

[7-10a-6] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Washington finished ahead of Atlanta and Seattle based on head-to-head sweep.

[7-10b-7] 5.0 ^5.1 Seattle finished ahead of Atlanta based on win percentage in common games.

[8] 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.

[1] "Who could Tom Brady, Bucs face to kick off 2021 season?". NFL.com. Retrieved 8 February 2021.

[2] "Bucs to host Cowboys for 2021 NFL season kickoff game". wtsp.com. May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021.

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