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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2026 Regular season
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Injuries & availability
Week 7 at Carolina Panthers
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Schedule
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Analytics
Season performance
2026 regular season · 6 completed games.
- Points/game
- 19.8
- Points allowed/game
- 23.0
- Point differential
- -19
No. 25 NFL
No. 17 NFL
No. 24 NFL
Scoring metrics use completed regular-season games. NFL ranks share ties and appear only with complete league coverage.
Efficiency
2026 regular season · 6 completed games
- Net EPA/play
- -0.029
- Offense EPA/play
- -0.122
- Defense EPA/play allowed
- -0.093
No. 18 NFL
No. 29 NFL
No. 3 NFL
EPA estimates scoring value. Uses nflverse’s passer adjustment, including sacks; rushing includes scrambles and kneels. Lower defensive EPA is better.
Offense
2026 regular season · 6 completed games
- Passing EPA/dropback
- -0.234
- Rushing EPA/rush
- 0.028
- Yards/play
- 4.66
No. 32 NFL
No. 5 NFL
No. 25 NFL
Dropbacks are attempts plus sacks. Yards/play includes sack losses. Rates weight every game by its attempts and plays.
Possession & disruption
2026 regular season · 6 completed games
- Turnover differential
- -3
- Sack differential
- -11
- Yards/play allowed
- 5.01
No. 22 NFL
No. 32 NFL
No. 9 NFL
Differentials are takeaways minus giveaways and sacks made minus sacks allowed. Lower yards allowed is better.
2026 team leaders
Regular season · 6 completed games · Production credited to this team
Passing
Baker Mayfield
615 yards · 2 TD
Rushing
Bucky Irving
452 yards · 2 TD
Receiving
Emeka Egbuka
240 yards · 2 TD
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