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The Buccaneers have fired offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard after just one season, per multiple reports.

The change comes on the heels of the Bucs confirming Todd Bowles’s return as head coach for the 2026 season despite the team’s disappointing 8-9 finish. The Tampa Bay Times’ Rick Stroud initially reported his retention and added that significant staff changes were coming, of which this move marks the first domino to fall.

Grizzard, 35, was highly regarded in several circles and reportedly maintained an important role on the offense when Liam Coen led the team to franchise-best offensive output in 2024. When the...

Per the Tampa Bay Times’ Rick Stroud, Todd Bowles confirmed in a text message that he will be returning as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2026.

The topic of Bowles’s employment has been a hot topic since the final month of the season began and only heated up from there, as the Bucs lost 4 out of their last 5 games and 7 out of their last 9. An epic collapse from their conference-best 5-1 start, the Bucs looked stagnant on offense under first-time playcaller Josh Grizzard, while the defense struggled immensely down the stretch and finished...

While the conclusion of the 2025 season for the Buccaneers has largely brought dread and an extreme focus on the coaching staff, the 50th football campaign in Tampa history did yield some bright spots.

Generally speaking, the 2025 NFL Draft class churned out a lot more positive nuggets than negative ones for the Bucs, and we should hopefully see them build on a team core that’s still plenty talented. Let’s review the rookies.

First Round: WR Emeka Egbuka

What felt like a luxury pick at the time in April quickly became a master stroke from GM Jason Licht come...

The Buccaneers’ season is over, and it’s time to look toward the future — including the draft. Now that the regular season is over, the Bucs’ first-round selection has been finalized.

The Bucs finished with an 8-9 record, which slots them in with the 14th overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. Elsewhere in the NFC South, the last-place Saints will be picking at No. 8. The Falcons also finished 8-9 after beating the Saints to finish off the season, and they would be picking at No. 13, right before the Bucs, if they hadn’t traded that pick to the...

The full 2026 NFL schedule will be released this spring, but we do know now which teams the Buccaneers will face in 2026, and which of those matchups will be at home and on the road.

In addition to the usual home/away matchups against the NFC South — the Falcons, Panthers, and Saints — the Bucs will face the NFC North (Packers, Lions, Vikings, and Bears), the AFC North (Bengals, Browns, Steelers and Ravens), and the Rams, Chargers and Cowboys.

It’s hard to predict how tough the Bucs’ 2026 opponents will be based on this season’s performance. The Bears and...

It shouldn’t have come down to the snooze fest between the New Orleans Saints and the Atlanta Falcons to decide whether the Bucs or Panthers would be playoff bound and division winners. But it did, and this just proves the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ continued commitment to Todd Bowles would be indefensible. Known as a defensive-minded head coach, Bowles has failed to deliver a defense that consistently impacts games — or a team that finishes seasons with urgency.

Under Bowles, the Bucs’ defense has routinely ranked middle of the pack or worse in critical categories. Over the past three seasons, Tampa...

– The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Carolina Panthers, 16-14, to improve to 8-9 on the season and regain a share of the NFC South lead. With a win by the New Orleans Saints over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, or a tie, the Buccaneers would earn their sixth straight playoff berth and claim their fifth straight division title. In doing so, the Buccaneers would become the first NFC team since the 1992–1996 Dallas Cowboys to win five straight division titles. The Buccaneers would also join the Buffalo Bills as the only teams in the NFL to make the playoffs...

Well, wins are still wins.

As horrible as the last two months have gone for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, their playoff hopes still glimmer after yet another messy, rain-soaked game in the confines of Raymond James Stadium. Despite the defense almost blowing it, again, the Panthers couldn’t surmount their own mistakes and some questionable officiating as the Bucs won 16-14.

All the same struggles of the last 8-9 games were still apparent in some form — turnovers, unacceptable special teams mistakes, busted coverages / limited pass rush — but a repeat of Tampa’s ball-control heavy game plan from the first...

First Quarter:

Tampa Bay began Saturday’s must-win contest with the ball and their offense put their best foot forward. Baker Mayfield stormed down Raymond James Stadium’s rainy field. A drive that began as most 2025 Buccaneer drives do, with a Bucky Irving run up the middle, ended in the end zone with a Cade Otton touchdown reception. 7-0, Bucs.

Tampa’s defense kept that same energy, coming out stingy on Carolina’s first drive. After a frivolous penalty on the game’s opening snap, Todd Bowles’ crew brought the clamps out. One Carolina punt later and the Buccaneers were back on the...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are home this week for the season finale to take on the 8-8 Carolina Panthers for an NFC South clash to decide the division (sort of). If Carolina wins, they outright win the division. If Tampa Bay wins, they will hope the Saints can defeat the Falcons to claim the division crown.

The Bucs will be without veteran receiver Sterling Shepard as well as cornerback Jamel Dean this week. You can see the rest of the inactives here.

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Staff game picks...

The 7-9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers are home this week to take on the NFC South leading Carolina Panthers. At 8-8, Carolina will look to secure the division and a playoff spot with a win over the Bucs. Tampa Bay, coming off a bad loss to the Miami Dolphins a week ago, didn’t do themselves any favors by dropping a much needed victory in South Florida. They couldn’t secure the victory while being down some role players and their top offensive lineman in Tristan Wirfs. But this week they’ll have all hands on deck (for the most part) to try and...