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Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1-5 in the 2026 regular season so far · points 119–138

Showing the 2021–2026 regular seasons (covered history). Regular season and playoffs are separate unless a window says otherwise.

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Metric	Value	Comparison	Games	Evidence
Blown double-digit leads	6	Tied 13th-most of 32 teams	91	Strong sample
Late fourth-quarter losses	8	Tied 12th-most of 32 teams	91	Strong sample
Giveaways	109	Tied 20th-most of 32 teams	91	Strong sample
Giveaway rate	1.85%	23rd-highest of 32 teams	91	Strong sample
Turnover margin	+14	24th-worst of 32 teams	91	Strong sample
Longest losing run	4	Tied 25th-longest of 32 teams	91	Strong sample
Points allowed per game	21.6	20th-most of 32 teams	91	Strong sample
Points scored per game	23.9	22nd-fewest of 32 teams	91	Strong sample
Scoring margin per game	+2.2	23rd-worst of 32 teams	91	Strong sample
Sack rate allowed	5.2%	28th-highest of 32 teams	91	Strong sample
Win percentage	49-42 (.538)	19th-worst of 32 teams	91	Strong sample
Penalty yards per game	47.5	27th-most of 32 teams	91	Strong sample

Misery Timeline

Dated evidence

Oct 18, 2026 · Blown lead
Blew a 13-point lead vs Pittsburgh Steelers
Lost 19-26 in overtime after leading by 13.
Oct 4, 2026 · Losing run
4 straight losses
Sep 13, 2026 to Oct 4, 2026
Sep 20, 2026 · Blown lead
Blew a 10-point lead vs Cleveland Browns
Lost 19-23 after leading by 10.
Dec 28, 2025 · Losing run
4 straight losses
Dec 7, 2025 to Dec 28, 2025
Dec 21, 2025 · Late loss
Late loss to Carolina Panthers
Led or tied (20-20) inside the final 5 minutes, lost 20-23.
Dec 11, 2025 · Blown lead
Blew a 14-point lead vs Atlanta Falcons
Lost 28-29 after leading by 14.
Nov 23, 2025 · Losing run
3 straight losses
Nov 9, 2025 to Nov 23, 2025
Nov 23, 2025 · Blowout loss
Lost by 27 to Los Angeles Rams
7-34 · Week 12
Nov 10, 2024 · Losing run
4 straight losses
Oct 21, 2024 to Nov 10, 2024
Nov 4, 2024 · Late loss
Late loss to Kansas City Chiefs
Led or tied (17-17) inside the final 5 minutes, lost 24-30.
Oct 21, 2024 · Blown lead
Blew a 10-point lead vs Baltimore Ravens
Lost 31-41 after leading by 10.
Oct 3, 2024 · Late loss
Late loss to Atlanta Falcons
Led or tied (30-27) inside the final 5 minutes, lost 30-36.
Sep 22, 2024 · Blowout loss
Lost by 19 to Denver Broncos
7-26 · Week 3
Nov 5, 2023 · Blown lead
Blew a 10-point lead vs Houston Texans
Lost 37-39 after leading by 10.
Nov 5, 2023 · Losing run
4 straight losses
Oct 15, 2023 to Nov 5, 2023
Dec 18, 2022 · Blown lead
Blew a 17-point lead vs Cincinnati Bengals
Lost 23-34 after leading by 17.
Dec 11, 2022 · Blowout loss
Lost by 28 to San Francisco 49ers
7-35 · Week 14
Nov 27, 2022 · Late loss
Late loss to Cleveland Browns
Led or tied (17-10) inside the final 5 minutes, lost 17-23.
Oct 27, 2022 · Losing run
3 straight losses
Oct 16, 2022 to Oct 27, 2022
Oct 23, 2022 · Blowout loss
Lost by 18 to Carolina Panthers
3-21 · Week 7
Oct 31, 2021 · Late loss
Late loss to New Orleans Saints
Led or tied (27-26) inside the final 5 minutes, lost 27-36.

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