1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
Schedule
Notes: All times in North American Eastern Time. (UTC–4 and UTC–5 during Standard Time)

1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season

Section Title: Schedule
Table Section Text: Notes: All times in North American Eastern Time. (UTC–4 and UTC–5 during Standard Time)

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Kickoff	Game site	TV	Attendance	Record

1	September 4, 1988	Philadelphia Eagles	L 41–14	1:00	Tampa Stadium	CBS	43,502	0–1

2	September 11, 1988	at Green Bay Packers	W 13–10	1:00	Lambeau Field	CBS	52,584	1–1

3	September 18, 1988	Phoenix Cardinals	L 30–24	1:00	Tampa Stadium	CBS	35,034	1–2

4	September 25, 1988	at New Orleans Saints	L 13–9	1:00	Louisiana Superdome	CBS	66,714	1–3

5	October 2, 1988	Green Bay Packers	W 27–24	1:00	Tampa Stadium	CBS	40,003	2–3

6	October 9, 1988	at Minnesota Vikings	L 14–13	1:00	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	CBS	55,274	2–4

7	October 16, 1988	at Indianapolis Colts	L 35–31	1:00	Hoosier Dome	CBS	53,135	2–5

8	October 23, 1988	Minnesota Vikings	L 49–20	1:00	Tampa Stadium	CBS	48,020	2–6

9	October 30, 1988	Miami Dolphins	L 17–14	1:00	Tampa Stadium	NBC	67,352	2–7

10	November 6, 1988	at Chicago Bears	L 28–10	1:00	Soldier Field	CBS	56,892	2–8

11	November 13, 1988	at Detroit Lions	W 23–20	1:00	Pontiac Silverdome	CBS	25,956	3–8

12	November 20, 1988	Chicago Bears	L 27–15	1:00	Tampa Stadium	CBS	67,070	3–9

13	November 27, 1988	at Atlanta Falcons	L 17–10	1:00	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	CBS	14,020	3–10

14	December 4, 1988	Buffalo Bills	W 10–5	1:00	Tampa Stadium	NBC	49,498	4–10

15	December 11, 1988	at New England Patriots	L 10–7 OT	1:00	Sullivan Stadium	CBS	39,889	4–11

16	December 18, 1988	Detroit Lions	W 21–10	1:00	Tampa Stadium	CBS	37,778	5–11

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